Rychener Family

As many of you know, Chuck was a man of strong convictions and deep faith. He trusted completely in God and lived his life trying to influence as many people as possible to put their faith in Jesus Christ. He never held back but always gave everything he had – as a husband, a father, a brother, a church leader, and as a business and community leader, too. His energy was amazing, and even in his last months and weeks, he spent a lot of time talking with people and encouraging them. So many have expressed to us how deeply he impacted their lives, and we’re so grateful.

Though we miss him terribly, we continue to pray that God will use his life, his character and his witness to point other people to Jesus, too. The entire family would like to thank everyone for all of the prayer and support we've received during these difficult times. It has been a tremendous comfort to all of us and you have all been an incredible blessing.

Following is an excerpt from Dad’s 6-27-04 journal entry:

“Jeremiah said the wise man should not boast in his wisdom, nor the mighty man in his might, nor should the rich man boast in his riches. What we are to boast in is that we know the Lord. Lord, I want to know you more. You are my hiding place.”

The entire family is very grateful for all of your prayer and support we've received from everyone. It is very comforting to see how much Dad impacted the lives of others. We have to trust in God’s perfect plan for our lives and find comfort in knowing that Dad doesn’t need to battle cancer any longer and is now enjoying his perfect, eternal body in heaven... with Sara. To enlarge a picture simply click on it. A new window will automatically appear. To close the pop-up window just click anywhere on the page.

At the Sara's Garden fundraiser in August Dad was thrilled to spend time with some of Sara's softball teammates - Melissa, Mandy, Mary (l-r).

While visiting Josh and Janelle in Texas, Dad is put right to work fixing basketball rims.

Dad and Josh take time to show off their handiwork.

Mom and Janelle get busy doing the laundry.

Mom and Dad were able to spend some time with long-time friends, Culver and Viva.

Water everywhere... the lakes and rivers were all slightly cleaner than the Maumee.

This is a shot of the river in Lucerne. Our hotel was right on the river behind us around the bend.

This was on the bridge across the river in Lucerne. The bridge was more than twice as old as America but some of it had to be reconstructed because of a fire.

Chuck and Pam on the Top of Europe. It was cold and windy at 11,333 ft but oh so beautiful. There were people summer skiing about a 1000 ft. below that day.