Rickie Dean Painter, Jr.
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Footprints
One night a man had a dream. In it he was walking
along a beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his
life. For each scene he noticed
two sets of footprints in the sand, one
belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the final scene of his
life flashed before him, he looked
back, at the footprints in the sand. He noticed many times along the
path of his life there was only one
set of footprints, and realized that
they came at the hardest and saddest times of his life. Bothered
about this, he questioned the Lord saying,
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during
the most burdensome times in my
life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I
needed you the most You would leave
me. "The Lord replied, "My dear child, I love you and
I would never leave you. During your times of trial and
suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that
"I carried you."
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Rickie Dean Painter, Jr., 17, of
Funeral
services will be at 3 p.m. next Monday, Apr. 11, 2005, at Pickering
Funeral Home in Rickie
was born on Sep. 29, 1987 in He is survived by his father Rickie Dean Painter and wife Angelica, Laddonia; his mother, Laura Painter of Tampa, Fl.; his grandmother who raised Rickie in her home, Billie JoAnn Painter, Jefferson City; his companion, Jessica Morley, Jefferson City; maternal grandparents, Larry and Carol Bonard, Fulton; one brother, Matthew Painter, Jefferson City; two step-brothers, Christopher and Logan Boyd, Laddonia; six sisters, Sara Ann Painter, Jefferson City, Tamera Dawn Trice Painter, Vandalia, Kayla JoAnn Painter, of Iowa, Krista LeAnn Painter, Laddonia, SheaLee Rey Painter, Vandalia, and Rebekkah Lynn Painter, Laddonia; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. His paternal grandfather, Herbert Painter preceded him in death. Rickie
attended all of his school years at New Bloomfield Public Schools. He
loved to fish. Rickie worked at Steak and Shake in The
family suggests memorial contributions be made to a memorial fund in
Rickie’s name. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403
N. Western, |
Expressions of sympathy
may be sent to the family at office@pickeringfh.com
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