Birth date: Jan 11, 1952 Death date: Apr 19, 2018
Richard H. Alvino, 66, of Palm Harbor, Florida passed Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Brookside Hospice in Palm Harbor. Richard is survived by his loving family and friends. Moss Feaster Funeral Home, 1320 Main Street, Dunedin, Florid Read Obituary
My dearest friend,
I feel so grateful to have had such a great friendship with you for 30 years. I will truly miss our great talks and numerous laughs we've shared. You were a true blessing in my life.
Godspeed Rich and I will continue our chats in church.
Your eternal friend,
Tony
"The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one."
- Seneca
Richard, my brother, my Irish Twin, how much I took you for granted as a young child when you were always by my side. How much I took for granted when you always looked out for me and protected me even in Kindergarten. You brought in reinforcements when the teacher was going to make me walk home from school and you made sure I was on the bus. You tried to protect me from consequences and were always ready to do battle with anyone who dared cause me upset or distress. How much I took for granted you would always be there.
How much I took for granted that you would always be there, even when you were fighting so hard to survive. I have always felt blessed to have you as my brother. I truly appreciate and I am grateful for all of the memories of our time together and the acts of kindness we had for each other.
Richard, my brother, my Irish Twin, my childhood companion and my forever friend, you will always be in my heart, never taken for granted again.
SOULSHINE (lyrics)
When you can't find the light
That got you through the cloudy days
When the stars ain't shinin' bright
You feel like you've lost you're way
When the candlelight of home
Burns so very far away
Well, you got to let your soul shine
Just like my daddy used to say
He used to say soulshine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
Hey, now people don't mind
We all feel this way sometimes
You gotta let your soul shine, shine till the break of day
I grew up thinkin' I had it made
Gonna make it on my own
Life can take the strongest man
Make him feel so alone
Now sometimes I feel a cold wind
Blowin' through my achin' bones
I think back to what my daddy said
He said "boy, in this darkness before the dawn"
Let your soul shine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
Yeah, now people don't mind
We all get this way sometimes
You've got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day
Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness
Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul
A woman too, God knows, she can feel like this
And when your world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take control
Let your soul shine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
Lord now people don't mind
We all feel this way sometimes
Gotta let your soul shine, shine till the break of day
Oh, it's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
Yeah, now people don't mind
We all feel this way sometimes
You've got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day
My Brother
By an Unknown Author
As kids, we lived together
We fought, we laughed, we cried.
We did not always show the love,
that we both had inside.
We shared our dreams and plans,
and some secrets too.
All the memories we share,
Is what bonds me now to you.
We grew to find we have a love
that is very strong today.
It’s a love shared by our family,
that will never fade away.
You are my brother not by choice,
but by the nature of our birth
I could not have chosen a better one
you were the best on earth.
Love you Rich
