[Dan O'Connell]

I truly do not have the words to express my shock and sense of loss to this horrible news. I called Richard Sunday May 7, to exchange some news, Me 262 related of course, and was very sad to see how he had deteriorated in health. Few of us are ever so lucky to know friends like this. I did make a special trip to Delaware in 2008 to meet him, and had the pleasure to take him to lunch and spend the afternoon at his apartment, marveling at his Me262 library and document collection.
Richard helped me in more ways over the last 20 years than I could possibly count.
A finer person you could never hope to meet again.