Ricardo "Rick" Consuegra

We heard the sad news yesterday that Rick passed away early in the morning of February 18th, in a nearby hospice facility.

Rick was a very robust 69 before cancer struck him down so quickly. We would often see him walking far from the house for his daily exercise, and he loved to work on the little red vintage sportscar that was his pride and joy.

We've learned that Rick came to the US from Cuba 48 years ago and he and Obmara were married a year later. They were a quiet couple who worked hard to make their yard and house look great all the time. They also enjoyed going to the duplex they owned in Florida and at one time planned to sell the house here and move there on a permanent basis.

Funeral services for Rick will be held tommorrow (2/20) at noon. Please send your thoughts and prayers to Obmara and their families when you get a moment.

mike

Update on Rick--Worst News Possible

We saw Rick's wife, Obmara, yesterday and heard terrible news about his status. His recent downturn was due less to the chemo and more to his rapidly worsening overall condition. He has been given just 3-4 weeks to live. While we've known since he told us about his cancer that he would not survive, we were stunned to hear such a short timeline. Very tragic for two people who were just settling into a well-earned happy and quiet retirement.

They have lots of family in the area and are getting very strong support from them, but this is a very sad thing to watch happen so close to us.

Please keep them in your thoughts.

mike

Need Good Vibes For Our Neighbor

Our next door neightbor, Rick was taken to the hospital by ambulance this morning after a very bad reaction to his second chemo treatment. He looked pale and weak when I saw him. His condition has deteriorated rapidly since getting his diaagnose of liver cancer just two months ago. I hope this setback today is due more to the chemo than his overall condition.

Please keep Rick in your thoughts and prayers, and I'll provde an update when I know something more.

mike