Ronnie Beasley
FAMILY OF RIKKI,I JUST HEARD OF RIKKI'S DEATH. WE GREW UP TOGETHER IN DOUBLE CHURCHES & HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND -- GREAT GUY--WE WERE INSEPARABLE UNTIL JR. HIGH /HIGH SCHOOL AS HE WENT TO EDDY JR AND THEN BAKER -- HIS DAD'S LAUNDRY. i SPENT MANY, MANY DAYS WITH HIM, BUNKY, MR/MRS. RICHARDSON, TOO. IF WE WERE NOT PLAYING BALL AT THE PLAYGROUND AT DOUBLE CHURCHES GRAMMAR SCHOOL YOU COULD PROBABLY FIND US IN THE WOODS BEHIND HIS HOUSE, AT OUR "CLUBHOUSE." HE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO "GIVE YOU 'THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK'" I CHERISH THE TIME WE KNEW EACH OTHER. WE LOST TOUCH AFTER HIGH SCHOOL (I WENT TO CHS & THEN PLAYED BALL AT THE CITADEL IN CHARLESTON, SC); BUT I DID SEE HIM ONCE IN THE '70S WHEN HE WORKED FOR COLUMBUS IRON WORKS).OH, WHAT MEMORIES! PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS AS I THINK OF HIM OFTEN. I'M NOW A RESIDENT AT THE VETERANS VICTORY HOUSE NURSING HOME IN WALTERBORO, SC. -- MAY HE REST IN PEACE. GOD BLESS YOU.