This memorial website was created in the memory for
Richard K. Foley 
Richard was a loving husband, father, son, brother & friend. He was born in Tamuning, Guam on April 30, 1973 and went to walk with Lord on February 13, 2005 at the age of only 31 years old.
We will remember him today, forever and always. 
The memories you have made with us sustain us & bring comfort while
we pick up the pieces of our broken hearts. 



Richard,
I want you to know how blessed I am to have been your wife. I take great pride when I say your name. When I look at our son, it reminds me of our life, our love and the endless devotion you brought to our family.
I am honored to have known you and so very blessed because of you.
Thank you my love! Until we are together again.
Love,
Your Wife for Life!

This is the letter I wrote to him and read at his funeral.

My Dearest Richard,

As I sit here to search for the answers of how you left this world, I am deeply saddened. There are so many things that I want to tell you but missed my last opportunity to ever get a response.

My heart aches, my bones hurt; my eyes are still scanning the room looking for you. I just seem to be repeating the same question, “WHY?” The hardest part of that question is; I will never get an answer.

Our precious son misses you deeply. He told me that it was your time to go, but did say we will all meet again. He wears your dirty shirt at night when he sleeps and gets so much comfort and restful sleep, and to tell you the truth babe, so do I.

I can still smell you; feel your hand on my back, your kiss on my lips and your laugh in every room. I can still see your face and your smile that looks like the sun and your dimples that are so deep they look like the Grand Canyon, you know babe, I am sure going to miss all of it.

What can I say, “I LOVE YOU MORE THAN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AND BACK AGAIN!”





I don’t believe you will never know how truly blessed I feel to have had you in my life. The void you have left in my heart and in my life can and never will be replaced. You have taught me so much that I hope I can pass it on to our son just like you would have done. You have taught me to have faith, to love without boundaries or limitations, to give of myself and expect nothing in return except the satisfaction of doing what needed to be done to help others. You taught me to love and be loved. You welcomed me into your family and they have embraced me as one of their own.

Babe, I honestly don’t know if I could have even come close to giving you what you have given me. Your love, dedication and support are and always have been unconditional. I don’t understand why after we have weathered the hard times together and life is good for us, you then decided to leave? I will never know exactly why but know that GOD has called you home. I am not mad at you or GOD because I know what time I have shared with you and all I’ve learned, GOD must have needed some help. I feel so much better knowing that heaven is a more peaceful and harmonious place because you are there. 

I feel cheated, ten years together was not long enough, and our son did not have enough time to know how truly beautiful of a man you are.

Babe, who will I come to when I need to talk and never be judged? Who will be my calming force and say all the right things which always end with laughter and a hug? How will I ever be able to live my life without my best friend, provider, husband, lover and soul-mate? How can I live my life knowing the one person who holds my heart in the palm of their hands, has left me? How do I function day to day when all I know is waking up to you, talking to you to get through the day and going to sleep with you by my side at night?

I will miss all the times we’ve shared from the in-depth conversations about life and what we want to get from it; to creating and accomplishing our “Foley Family Goals.” I will miss the times we raced to see who could get the remote to either watch the History channel, Sci-Fi or my channel Lifetime. I will miss you coming home and saying, “Hi Family, I’m Home!”

Since you had to leave, may I ask one last thing?
Please watch over us and when the time comes we are to meet again, be sure the stairway is built and it leads straight to you. I want to be the one to say, “Hi Family, I’m Home!”

I hope you have found peace on your journey home and you know that you have been welcomed by so many people that when I get there we will be just as happy then as we are now.

It’s that time my love, IT IS TIME FOR ME TO SET YOU FREE. PLEASE SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND SOAR, SOAR HIGH AND FREE. 




I will send you home with a poem that resembles everything I believe you would want everyone in this room to hear;

Miss me- But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no right in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul that is free?
Miss me a lot, but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember that love that we once shared
Miss me- But Let Me Go
For this is a journey we all must make
And each must go alone
It’s all a part of the Master’s plan
A step on the road called home
When you are lonely & sick at heart
Go to friends we know
Bury your sorrow in doing good deeds
Miss me- But Let Me Go! 






WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AND BACK AGAIN!!

Our Family
(The Three Musketeers)


Our Boy!

True Love

Ry & I at my cousin's wedding!

Missing you

 

Ryan J. Foley



Brotherly, Sisterly Love!

Ryan & Naomi
Growing up fast

What was originally written on Richard's website

There are so many things about Richard that I could say, but the magnitude of what I want this site to represent needs to be built by not just me; but all he has touched.

I am so blessed for the time that I had with Richard, he was my everything. He gave me a beautiful son, a wonderful life and a world that I knew nothing about. He taught me how to love and be loved, to give and expect nothing in return. He was and still is my hero, my mentor, my love and my husband. He is such a wonderful person.

I will miss him today, forever and always. I still want him here, and need to tell him things. The hardest part about all of this, he was only 31 years old. He passed away from Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy (Enlarged Heart) but to be honest, they could have said anything and no answer they ever will give me will make this situation better or bring him home to us. He was called home to a better place, I can not be upset about that. I can only thank God, for the time he allowed me to have with Richard and the love that Richard gave me. I am forever grateful and will always want him to come home, but know that we will meet again someday! 





There is a little poem that I would like to add because when I read it not only did it give me the chills but it made such a powerful impact on me. 

The Broken Chain
We knew little that morning that God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you  the day God called you home. 

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one the chain will link again. 

I love you Richard!
Be at peace my love, my  best friend, my husband, my angel, my hero!



     If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. 

  Happy moments, praise God. 
   Difficult moments, seek God.                        
    Quiet moments, worship God. 
   Painful moments, trust God. 
    Every moment, thank God. 

 

Look at Ry, he looks just like you.