Richard Morehead
My brothers and I were saddened to hear that Rick had passed away. I am his cousin, and he occupies a special place in my memory. I felt close to his father, Ralph Sr. because he and I had shared a room for four years while he attended college. In the summer of 1951, I had just graduated from high school and had gone by bus to Battle Creek, MI to spend several weeks with Ralph and Margie Day, Rick's parents. Margie was pregnant with Rick, her first child. We had joked that he would be my birthday present. Actually, he was born 9 days before my birthday. Ralph was pastoring a small church and Margie was learning to cook. We were living in a small three room house. It was a great summer.
I remember Rick's phoning me at my home in Miami, FL shortly after the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. He was supervising the installation of the new security division of TSA in the Miami International Airport. It was important work. Very important.
Another more recent memory was of his great determination to continue his ministry after his illness confined him to his home. He had become very computer literate. He decided to help small church congregations all over the world to gain a presence on the World Wide Web. Somehow he found ways to finance those who could not afford it. One church that caught my attention was a group in Africa that met under a huge tree. That church did not have a building, but they had a website on the internet. Over 400 church groups found an internet presence through his unique ministry. I reviewed his website and was astounded by how "user-friendly" he had made it. It was just what his clients needed. I thought it was such an out-of-the-box ministry that I sent him a gift of $2,000 to help him keep it going. I know that thousands of Christians all over the world mourn his passing but rejoice that he has reached his goal.
Richard Morehead, cousin
