tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post166185678925403369..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: In Memoriam David Michael Ritoch +William Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-61316540720869825722011-11-24T21:23:40.137-06:002011-11-24T21:23:40.137-06:00Chris,
Your sainted father was really just quotin...Chris,<br /><br />Your sainted father was really just quoting St. Basil the Great - wise man that your father was!<br /><br />We love you guys. Hope you're able to stop in on the way to bring Eileen to her final resting place on earth.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-76113496190111407292011-11-24T21:14:24.653-06:002011-11-24T21:14:24.653-06:00I picked "Jesus Christ My Sure Defense" ...I picked "Jesus Christ My Sure Defense" and "A mighty Fortress Is Our God" because they WERE sang at my dad's funeral in Garfield NJ in 81 as I recall. Melanie picked "Jerusalem the Golden".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-20273353558662789832011-11-24T21:10:38.352-06:002011-11-24T21:10:38.352-06:00Pastor, thank-you for the moving tribute to David....Pastor, thank-you for the moving tribute to David. Mom,David and Judy will be missed. We grieve because we are selfish beings. We mourn for ourselves because we will miss them. Friday night there was much celebration in heaven. I remember my dad prior to his passing in 1981 telling me that compared to the eternity we will spend with our loved ones, our life here on Earth is just a blink of God's eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-77083693240783133252011-11-22T16:15:30.859-06:002011-11-22T16:15:30.859-06:00Thanks, George and David.
Jeaux, I wish you cou...Thanks, George and David. <br /><br />Jeaux, I wish you could have been at the funeral. I was so worried about the hymns - because I knew exactly what David would want. I had debated contacting Melanie about it. She had them down to a T. We sang "Jesus Christ, my sure defense" and "A Mighty Fortress" and OF COURSE we closed with "Jerusalem the Golden." I could just HEAR Ray telling me with tears in his eyes how much he loved singing that hymn - and I think we sang it at every funeral in Garfield! Today I couldn't sing it very well because of the tears, but it was immensely comforting all the same. Pax!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-20238268855166778202011-11-22T06:48:09.355-06:002011-11-22T06:48:09.355-06:00Yes, and you two did prove me wrong many times...e...Yes, and you two did prove me wrong many times...especially with your beautiful music. May it comfort you to know that David will be eternally singing praises and one day you will sing with him again.<br />It is my deep and sincere prayer that the shock and sadness pass and you are soon left with loving memories, less pain, and the peace that passes all understanding...the peace that you and David ALWAYS shared. How much God loves you to have given you a friend like David! Oh how much God loves David to have given him a friend like you!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247832035842344275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-10506853594561355882011-11-21T11:27:37.862-06:002011-11-21T11:27:37.862-06:00I'm so sorry to read of this, Pastor. May the...I'm so sorry to read of this, Pastor. May their memory be eternal.David Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868519827605827991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-31312163770538037452011-11-20T22:02:40.053-06:002011-11-20T22:02:40.053-06:00I knew David slightly at seminary. If I remember r...I knew David slightly at seminary. If I remember right, he & I went out on one of the training calls for the pastoral evangelism class. Dialog Evangelism II, ugh. <br /><br />Thank you for the moving tribute, Pr. Weedon. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-65179243817755379232011-11-20T21:11:35.261-06:002011-11-20T21:11:35.261-06:00Thanks, Kevin. And I've been thinking about y...Thanks, Kevin. And I've been thinking about you and your wife - how are things going?William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-85133739650936996872011-11-20T21:05:18.074-06:002011-11-20T21:05:18.074-06:00I'm also sorry to hear of your loss, Will. May...I'm also sorry to hear of your loss, Will. May the tender mercies of Jesus visit you often in the days ahead. Thanks so much for sharing your memories of him and the song you wrote together.Kevin Scheullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719201144398710072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-37183044610544467412011-11-20T20:19:43.846-06:002011-11-20T20:19:43.846-06:00Ah, yes, you mean Blue Earth, MN. That is where I ...Ah, yes, you mean Blue Earth, MN. That is where I was a vicar, so he was there a year ahead of me. My sympathies to you on the loss of a friend. Sounds very tragic.Kevin Buchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269004345249428619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-60706765022979881312011-11-20T20:14:09.434-06:002011-11-20T20:14:09.434-06:00Blue Springs, Minnesota, Kevin.Blue Springs, Minnesota, Kevin.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-87167466190229821042011-11-20T19:49:30.946-06:002011-11-20T19:49:30.946-06:00Pastor,
I recall David, but not enough details co...Pastor,<br /><br />I recall David, but not enough details come to mind. He was at the Sem around the time I was there (93-97). Do you recall where he served his vicarage?Kevin Buchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269004345249428619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-16935473382058740712011-11-20T19:29:18.994-06:002011-11-20T19:29:18.994-06:00This is the same guy Pastor Snyder mentioned on FB...This is the same guy Pastor Snyder mentioned on FB. I'm not a stranger to untimely death and loss -- maybe precisely because of that stories like this get to me. Been there. Wouldn't wish it on anyone. But I am confident that the same Spirit that preserved me from acting like the natural me will be with you too.Terry Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122266461403246084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-13512804116958280482011-11-20T18:45:44.043-06:002011-11-20T18:45:44.043-06:00Thanks, Harvey and Robert. I thought throughout t...Thanks, Harvey and Robert. I thought throughout the day today how fitting the readings for Last Sunday. They were a dripping of sweet balm onto raw and open wounds, and I've been comforted by them all day. And the haunting "Mitten wir im Leben sind..."William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-14285324630929472462011-11-20T18:14:31.622-06:002011-11-20T18:14:31.622-06:00How very strange and very wonderful that we were w...How very strange and very wonderful that we were with them at the Lord's altar on Saturday. <br /><br />God bless you, Pastor.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256521141760741012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-59219991660250868522011-11-20T18:02:11.132-06:002011-11-20T18:02:11.132-06:00I said on ALPB I would pray for your friends famil...I said on ALPB I would pray for your friends family and you but oh now to read how you are friends and how he became a spiritual son of your ministry... oh, how sad sometimes is the entrance into eternity for us who cannot continue yet in companionship... may God bless until you share the new unbroken bread forever... HarveyPastor Harvey S. Mozolakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343181299520104917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-8272786378175560302011-11-20T17:06:27.895-06:002011-11-20T17:06:27.895-06:00Thanks, Jeremy. Means a lot - the most wonderful ...Thanks, Jeremy. Means a lot - the most wonderful thing about the body of Christ - knit together in love!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-48162193104706264312011-11-20T15:29:19.297-06:002011-11-20T15:29:19.297-06:00I'm so sorry to hear of your loss Will.
Tha...I'm so sorry to hear of your loss Will. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your fond memories of your friend. I'll be praying for you and the family of your friend.<br /><br />I pray for the peace of our Lord Jesus to hold you close. <br /><br />JeremyJeremy Loeschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089904111110332096noreply@blogger.com