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Leave a tributeBecky Woolery-Fredrickson
I miss you so.
Love, Mary Cordero
My fav memory of Uncle Rich's birthday is when we all played put the collar on the Uncle!
He cracked up.
He loves Hawaii, golf and good food and good drink! He was so much like Jesus as the fellowship and love of God, humans and seeing/showing kindness was his daily passion.
Live out your passion today in his honor!
F R E E FREE & that phrase will always keep your spirit alive in our home. I love you always & miss you very much. ❤️
With love and respect, Becky Woolery-Fredrickson and Family
I have known many people throughout my life; heroes and friends that I have been blessed to have known. But of all of them, I have never known a man who embodied the spirit of Jesus Christ as Richard Hoynes. Truly, if Jesus were a man today, he would have ben Father Rick.
I am not a religious man, but had I known more like Father Rick, maybe I would have been.
He never saw life as mean or tragic; he was most cheerful and optimistic person I have ever met. Never an unkind word, and always with a smile and laugh. I looked forward to any time we got to spend together.
I miss him sorely, with his intellect and wit, in these trying times.
With Love,
Your Sis
I shall not miss you, as you are very often in my thoughts... and thanks.
Philip
Every time we played together, he referred to me as 'Sticky fingers'. He always had a smile on his face, as well as his heart.
One of the few people I've passed in life that I can honestly say was a good man. His passing was such a loss.
Rich, I am pressing on with your hope of making the CHOC Walk our annual tradition to preserve our future generation. I will be there again this year and I know you'll be there with me too! I love you and miss you dearly!
Rest In Peace my friend.
In Christ, Stuart Schafer
My heart, the heart of my family will always be deeply in Fr. Richard's debt.
With love, your sister in Christ, Sr. Mary Lopez.
Friend @.SJOG
From my friend Missy
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Becky Woolery-Fredrickson
I am so honored to have shared so many spiritual blessings with Father Richard. It all started when I attended his mass services as a teenager. His love and happiness touched my life. From that moment I knew he would be the one to bless my matrimony and my three children. Thank you Father Richard for your godly services and may you rest in heavenly peace.
Fr. Richard Almost Missed Our Wedding in April 2015
My wife Therese and I are forever grateful that Fr. Richard presided over our wedding on April 18, 2015.
A bit of a scary-turned-fun story to share...Fr. Richard did not show up for our matrimonial at St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Little Tokyo when all the parties (except him) were ready to start. We remember the panic and all the frantic calls we made to reach him. Fr. Richard was missing, and of course we cannot do the church wedding without the priest, right? We had the families/friends visiting from out of town, some from the East coast and from Japan! What are we going to do? Fr. Richard had to go to Las Vegas for a funeral the day before and apparently drove back the night before because the church staff found his car on the premises. What happened to him? Given his health conditions (which deteriorated later that year), we were worried something might have happened to him.
It turned out that Fr. Richard was sleeping in his room just across the parking from the chapel, so deeply that he could not hear the buzz on the door or the calls! The church staff was able to open the door and wake him up! Well, we were totally behind the schedule but had the happy ending as he was able to complete the wedding after all! My wife and I will cherish our time and memory with Fr. Richard and continue pray for his soul. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Fr. Richard!
Naoki and Therese Sekiya