Santa Monica, CA:

“Richard, whose presence shook up this world in the best of times, transitioned from this  life on February 19th, 2014.”

Looking at Richard in his new luxury casket I knew he was laughing his ass off.

Richard was a con mans con man. He started bilking his peers out of their lunch money in grade school. Boy, he was smooth. He could sell anything  to anyone it seemed. Too bad he went from legal to illegal in his  addiction to fun and money.

He would run a scam in one town until it got to hot and then start anew in another state. I believe he was one of the original “Ponzi” scheme artist. Always advertising unbelievable returns  to investors. He gained quite a following of famous  people who would tout  his brilliance. The investment returns WERE unbelievable because they were not real. He was using  new investors funds to provide astronomical returns  for his new clients. The old  robbing Peter to  pay Paul scam. It was a house of cards that  was destined to fall and  it  did. Big time!

Looking around the church I see his four ex wife’s, who make a point of not looking at each other, with dollar signs in their eyes. Being Richard’s financial advisor I knew he was almost broke. But knowing Richard as I did, I knew he  had one  big  surprise left.

Coming towards me, actually almost running, was the funeral director red in the face and sweating. Waving a check in the air, I  knew what had happened. Richard’s financial  advice that people paid millions for.

Richard always said “Good financial planning was when the last check you wrote to the  funeral  home bounced.”

I think I see  him smiling now.