We will always and forever miss your wise, gentle, compassionate and fun loving nature Rick. Keep watching over and pulling for us down here while enjoying another year with our precious Father God and Jesus Christ, our Savior! Please give my love to all our Angels with you in Heaven. See you when it's time!

Happy Birthday in Heaven with our Savior, Rick! What a day of rejoicing!
Hug everyone for me, please, til I can do it myself! Love always, Audrey

What a joy to have known Rick! What an example he was to us all.
Cannot wait to see him in heaven.

Today would have been my sweet husband, Rick, 65th Birthday! Although it's been hard & I miss him every day, I know where he is & that he would not trade being with his Lord for anything or anyone! All of our days have been numbered, by the Lord. Some to go sooner than others and it's a tough grieving process, for their loved ones. I really can't fathom how we, who love & miss them, terribly, can carry on, without believing in all the Biblical promices & truths of life eternal, in Christ alone by faith alone, & in His finished work of love on the cross! His Spirit helps us carry on, looking forward to the day when we see the face of the One we love & serve, & the faces of those who have gone before us! It is well with my soul! I'm praying it is well with yours also? Faith Hope & Love!

Happy Birthday in Heaven with our Lord and Savior, Rick. Your beautiful family carries on your legacy, and lives daily for God, so we can all be united again one day, when the Lord calls us home. My beloved George has joined our heavenly family now and I know he was welcomed warmly and lovingly by you, our Mamas and Fran along with our many other loved ones, gone before us. Until we can all be united once more, watch over us all as we strive to serve our Lord. What a wonderful day of rejoicing that will surely be! All our Love, Audrey and Family
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Happy birthday in Heaven Rick. I still miss you, and I'll see you when the Lord calls me home.

Thinking of you today, Rick and hope you're keeping an eye on my George for us! Your beautiful family feels the loss of your wonderful presence here with us, daily Rick, but finds much comfort in knowing you are with our Lord and Savior and that we will all be reunited again one day in paradise! Love and hugs to all our loved ones there with you, til we are together once more, Praising God!

Happy Birthday in Heaven with our Lord and Savior, Rick. Your beautiful family carries on your legacy, and lives daily for God, so we can all be united again one day, when the Lord calls us home. My wonderful George has joined our heavenly family since our last correspondence and I know he was welcomed warmly and lovingly by you, our Mamas and Fran along with our many other loved ones, gone before us. Until we can all be united once more, watch over us all as we strive to serve our Lord. What a wonderful day of rejoicing that will surely be! All our Love, Audrey and Family

Hi Rick! We still miss you so much, down here. The world is a mess, but I know you're on the inside track to God's divine intention, and will be watching over all your beautiful family. Give Mama and Fran and all our loved ones gone before us, big hugs from us as we wait for our turn to be reunited with our Lord and Savior and all of you. Love knows no bounderies! 
Love, George and Audrey

I am thinking about you today, Rick. I still miss you, and I'm looking forward to being with you again when I get Home.

Coni, much Grace and Peace to you and your family

My sweet husband, you are forever in my heart & missed so much, daily! I hope the Lord allows you to see snippets of all your family from time to time, I think that world be a pleasure rather than a pain. I know our reunion will be a wonderful occasion & I hope my life is making you smile. Save me a place beside you at the Lords banquet table. I'm awaiting that glorious day when Jesus & you meet me there or he returns for all His family! I'm climbing toward eternity as you instructed! Thanks for loving me with a Christlike love, even when I didn't deserve it & you had to tell me to behave!! I love you so much....  Coni

I think of Rick often. His heart for serving. He was the ultimate deacon and a true blessing at Covenant Community Church. I cant wait to get to heaven and see him. He was and is truly loved.
I know he is resting well and waiting for his family to join him in the future.

We will always love you Rick! See you in heaven!

Happy Earthly Birthday Rick! We miss you! We still have the big blue diesel truck that we bought from you as you were closing your business in 2006! It is still running strong and serving us well!!! We remember you fondly each time we hop in it to head out on a trip! 

Thinking of you today, Rick, and missing you, mostly for my Sister and your precious children, grandchildren, mother and siblings. Your presence and influence are still so greatly felt among those who lived and loved your spiritual path and we will never forget what an awesome man of God you are. Until we meet again, give our love to all with you, and do your best to help the Lord to guide us home when it's our time to re-unite! Sending love to you all!    
Audrey, George and Family 

Happy Birthday from down here again, Rick. I know you've been watching over your beautiful family and all your loved ones. Isn't it amazing how fast the children have grown! I know you are so proud of each and every one of them and are probably visiting your Mom today as they all celebrate your life and hers, as you always have. Let them all feel your loving presence as it would mean the world to them, and know how much we all miss you dearly. Give Mama a big hug from me please and let all the family know how much we love and miss you all. Tell Jesus I can't wait to see His face! 'Til we meet up on heaven's shores, please help God watch over us all and know how much we love you!

Happy Birthday in Heaven Rick! We miss your face so much at all the family gatherings, but your strong faithful presence is ALWAYS there! Give love and hugs to all our loved ones, and have a Birthday celebration that we can feel down here, where we wait until we all can be together to celebrate our Lord together. Sending eternal love,
Audrey and George

I have been thinking of Rick for the past week. I miss him, and our church really misses his faithful service. I am praying today for Conni, the children, grandchildren and all who had the privilege of knowing Rick as a friend and brother-in-Christ.

Remembering my good friend and brother-in-Christ on his birthday. Much love to Coni, the children and grandchildren.

Coni, I imagine today was a tough day for you. Just know that you're in our thoughts and prayers more than you realize. Rick was a really special person and had such a testimony about the love of Jesus. We all miss him.

On Rick's birthday, I pray for all of you left behind. He is rejoicing, but I know only a glimpse of how much you miss him. He was so tenderhearted, and compassionate for kids, and you-his family, and for hurting men that he would minister to. He loved so very well. He was a taste of Jesus for all of us. I miss him, too.

To all of Rick's large and loving family. May God continue to bless all of you as He has so richly done in the past. May you have sweet memories of Rick and his awesome ministry to everyone that he met...he was an awesome and loving person. We all miss him a lot! God bless you all!

Celebrating the life of Richard Dean Hartman, God's faithful servant, loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to all who shared his love of Our Lord. May he rest in peace in His loving arms until we all meet again in Heaven. Love and Prayers to the Family and Loved ones, who will miss his presence, but feel his spirit forever. AMEN  George, Audrey & Family

Rick was always so supportive of Erin and her music. Loved talking drums w Rick. He was a proud Daddy of his children.

I uploaded 2 pictures I took at our family reunion of Rick, I thought you all would like to have them.
Rick was such a special man, my dad (Rudy) was so proud of him when he became a Christian. I can only imagine daddy in the greeting party when he arrived to his heavenly home.
I loved Ricky and am grieving with you all for our loss.

Love and continued prayers for you all,

Terry Jacobs

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time of loss. Rick was a wonderful person. God be with you all.

One time a few years back, Rick came up to me and said" thank you for letting Erin be in the Jumpstart Band".Rick, It has been my pleasure to have known Erin and the rest of your family( even though I may have scared a few of them occasionally). I fell like you all have become part of my family. I'm sure you will be missed everyday. God bless and keep you. Love to all Family.

Dear Coni, Erin, Beth, and Dara, and precious sons-in-law. I am so sorry for you to lose dear Rick.  He loved you all so much, and the grandchildren brought delight to him. I just want to encourage you that I will pray for you, and to remind you how thoughtful and kind and loving he was to all he touched. I will never forget how he told me at the end of November how the last year was the best one of his life.  How much he loved Jesus, and could feel Jesus's presence through his trials and how much he wanted to spread the good news of Jesus's love to anyone who would listen. He was an amazing man, and I know he lives on in your hearts and in mine.  I love each of you, Jo

Knowing where you are is à great comfort. Knowing where you are is also a great loss, knowing that I will see you again is a great comfort to face a great loss. You will be missed.

Rick, You are a true brother in the Lord. I have never met someone who was so eager to serve others for our Lord more than you. Your love for God's Word and willingness to learn and eagerness to live it was so overwhelmingly influential. I thought of you as I road by the lakes of The Santee. My goodness you loved fishing as I do but you were more committed to it than me. Anyone who would sleep on your boat at night on the santee full of alligators has got to be committed.
I will miss you for now, but I am looking forward to seeing you with our Savior and Lord in Heaven.
Connie, we are praying for you. The path you walk now is hard, but many have gone before and have found grace and strength in our Lord who Is the Resurrection and the Life. You and your children are loved
May God keep you close and express to you His Compassion.
Charles, Angela, Luke and Lora Swann

I will always remember Rick as a man whose life was a picture of Christ-like humility and servitude. He will be missed by many, including me.. for now. Praying for comfort, strength and peace for his family during this time of loss.

I remember Grace House and those that Rick and Coni served through Grace House. Even to the end Rick, as he came in and out of his semi-comatose state, was focused NOT on himself, but totally on others and his concern that his illness was a burden on others of his family and those caring for him. Art and I still have the truck that we purchased from Rick when we were moving to Virginia. It will be a reminder to us of a great brother in Christ.

Dan and I have only known Rick a few years, but in that short span, we grew to love him and Coni so much. Once the cancer appeared, he seemed to have an urgency even more than before to tell others about Jesus and to challenge each of us in our walk with the Lord. We realized we should all have that urgency too. He was a great friend, teacher and mentor to so many. He will be sorely missed.

Rick was the first person I met on my first visit to Covenant Community Church. He made me feel very welcome and helped me get oriented to church life at CCC. On subsequent visits, he remembered my name and introduced me to other church members. He always made me feel very welcome. All of us @ CCC will greatly miss Rick.

Coni and Family,

Rick was one of the first men Charlotte and I met when we first started visiting Covenant Community Church at the Saxe Gotha School. He was a special man and a special brother/friend. As I said earlier, our hearts are very sad, but we rejoice with you that Rick is with Jesus for eternity with no pain. We will never forget his dedicated service to Jesus and our church, and we will also miss him until we, too, join that great reunion at our home. We are continuing to pray for you and your family.

Jim and Charlotte.

Rick Hartman, a humble, quiet, giving, Christ loving man. He gave to others sacrificially and loved unconditionally. My brother you will be missed here on this earth. While we celebrate your being with Jesus, we are sadden because you are not here with us. We pray for the Hartman family. We love you. Tom and DI

Bob and I are praying for your whole family. Rick was a blessing to us and we know many many people. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.