James and family,
My condolences and prayers are with you all during this time.
Jason B.

May Sue,
I am so sorry about Ricky's passing. I know that he was the love of your life and that you were so fortunate to have "found" each other again. You are in my prayers.
Sincere condolences to you and his family.
Jo Ann

To James, Mary Sue and Rick's Mom: I worked with Rick at Springhaven for about 14 years. He was a great guy and wonderful friend. We often shared things our kids were doing. He was always interested in both my son and daughter. Matthew, my son, also thought very highly of Rick, Rick always was picking on him. He always made us laugh and was a fantastic co-worker. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. In Christ, Patty Ballengee

Mary Sue,
I am so sorry to hear about Rick. The two of you were such a compliment to each other and an everlasting example of true love. I will always remember his gentle spirit, his big smile, his big heart and most importantly his devotion to you.
You and your family are in my prayers.

I was sad to hear of Ricky's passing. I knew him from college days and have fond memories we shared during faternity events. Please accept my sympathy.

Mary Sue,

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. I'm
sure you will cherish the short time that you
had together. May God's peace be with you and
the entire Krout family.

Mary Sue and the Krout Family,

I am so sorry to learn of Ricky's passing. I enjoyed Ricky's personality and smile in high school and know you will all miss him very much. Remembering your family in my prayers.

James and family,

We are truly heartsick to learn of your father's recent illness and death. Everything happened so quickly. Although we did not know Rick that well, we have such fond memories of you with your kind and loving spirit. You've always held a special place in our hearts. We pray that God will comfort you and your family at this time and ease your pain. Your memories will sustain you in the days ahead. When I would see your Dad, I would ask about you. He was certainly a proud Dad and Grandfather.

God bless you,
Kris and David Bailey
Wendy Watson and Matthew Bailey

To My Dearest Friend Mary Doug and her Family:

Although I have not seen Ricky in so many years, when I heard of his sudden passing, I immediately remembered his handsome face, laughing and teasing everyone, with a wonderful sense of humor and caring for all around him. They say God takes his favorites earlier than we'd like, and now has a wonderful, loving son, father, husband, brother, and friend.

May the love of your family and friends be a strong arm of comfort, during this very sad time. My prayers, thoughts, and love are with you and your family. Love, Dee Dee and Gene Mover

Mary Douglas,
Please know that you and your family are being held closely in the Light of our thoughts and prayerful concerns. Life just isn't fair.
Love,
Linda & Juan Whittington

Mary Douglas, Our love and pain are with you.
Pete and Florence Handwerk
Jan Handwerk/Liz Diener

To the Krout Family:

Our entire family grieves Rick's loss with you. We will always love Rick and we will always cherish all of the wonderful and special memories of our time together. We pray that you are comforted by the knowledge that your entire family is closely held in prayer and that Rick is now embraced in the loving arms of God.

My heartfelt condolences to Ricky's entire family. I lost touch with him once we graduated high school and had not heard anything about him until my brother made me aware of his passing. I will always remember our high school days and the time we spent on the football field. Go with God my friend.

Ed Miles

To the Krout Family,
I wanted to express my sympathy to the entire family. I had the pleasure of working for Rick at PCH for several years. He was always caring and considerate of his employees and always made us laugh. We will miss him.

Dear Mrs. Krout, James, Homer, and Betty,
Please know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. I have many happy memories of college football games and activities with Rick and friends. I am so sorry for your loss.
Fondly,
Sue Luterick

I had the great fortune on my first day of Kindergarten to meet my lifelong friend James and by extension further blessed to count Rick as one of the many Fathers in our extended family of friends. I will always remember Mr. Krout for his genuine interest in all of James’ friends, never too busy to help any of us with our many activities and never too distant to take responsibility for keeping us all on the straight and narrow. He had fun with us, he made sure we were playing fair and learning the lessons of being both good winners and good losers. Little did we know we were getting a good education on how to be Father.
Mandi and I would like to express our sincerest sympathies to the entire Krout family. You have all been never too far from our thoughts and certainly never out of our prayers. His passing is a great loss yet we have all been much blessed for having had him in our lives.

God Bless,
Craig and Mandi

Mamma Krout, Debbie, and Krout family,

You're in my prayers and in my heart
Tho I know you grieve for Ricky, I also know that you will celebrate his life.

With Love, Cat

My heart goes out to you Mary Sue & Mrs. Krout and all of Ricky's family. I couldn't believe. Words can't express my feeling of sorrow. Please know that we will be thinking about you.
Warmly,
Pam & Michael McNeece, Jacksonville, Florida

My thoughts, prayers, love, and sympathy go out to Ricky's family and friends during this very sad time. You could not grow up around the 3 1/2 Street playground and not hear, tell, or be a part of a story or two about Ricky; he was, and always will be, a true Hopewell legend. He remains a lovely part of my childhood and teenage memories forever. Again, my sympathy to all who knew and loved him; he will be missed.

I am very sad to learn of the passing of my friend Rick. He lived for several years in an apartment on the property that I manage, and I talked with him every day. He was a dear man, who was a big help to me at the property. When he moved, I was very sorry to see him go, and we all missed him very much. It is such a shame that he didn't live very long after retirement. I wish I could attend the services but due to the distance, am unable to do so. My deepest sympathies go out to his wife, mother and other family members. Rick had many friends in Princeton, and will be missed by all.
Sincerly,
Kaye Williams

Rick took good care of his family and his neighbors. He always took care of my mother, my sister and me when my dad traveled so much while I was growing up. Rick was there to calm me when our basset hound, Molly, was hit by a car after the blizzard of '93. James, please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I will always have fond memories of your dad.

I am so sorry to hear about Ricky's death. The last time I saw Ricky was at Paul's memorial service. I know he will be missed by friends and family members. My sincere sympathy goes out to his family. Sincerely, Ruth Ann

To the Krout Family,
Words can not express my sorrow. Ricky was an amazing man and a pleasure to have known; always brightening our world with his smile and laughter. Please know that you are all in our prayers.

Ricky will forever echo within our thoughts, our words, our hearts, and in time he will again bring a smile to our faces with his memory.

I know he is one of Heaven’s brightest angels.

Susan Blaha Evans

Mary,

so sorry to see of the passing of your son. we will keep you in our prayers

deb & gary higginbotham