Last Words

The last film that Richard had made on his camera had him saying these words, “You start to not take your life for granted and not allow people to manage your life. I didn’t want anybody to manage my life.”

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Rich located Mr and Mrs Ragland and gave them their son’s belonging. “The SD card was intact, all the footage was there. It was like an out of body experience,” said Richard’s mother. “What we’ve seen so far is Rich being Rich, living life to the fullest.”

Worse Memories

At first, the contacting of Rich and getting the GoPro brought back the worst memories for Richard’s parents and they initially thought they would not see the video. But eventually, they gave up. 

Positive

After watching the last video their son ever talked and smiled in, Richard’s parents finally felt like they got some closure. Since the loss of their son was the biggest tragedy of their lives, they needed closure to let the feeling go away. 

Thankful

Mr. and Mrs. Ragland was more than thankful to Rich. “For him to go through his efforts to do his research, make numerous phone calls, he didn’t give up until he got in touch with us and that means the world to us,” Richard’s mother told WSB-TV of Aloha. 

Kind

Rich has indeed been very kind to be doing the deed. “I’m glad I found it, personally, because I try to do the right thing and get the item back to the rightful owner,” Aloha said in an interview with NYL news.