Richard Lord was my first real "boyfriend" and I have thought about him so many times over the years. Although I didn't know he was gay (not sure I even knew what that was back then), he will stay in my memory as one of the sweetest, kindest, most loving people I will ever know. When I moved away in 10th grade, he wrote me many, many letters that could have been written by a man several years older than he was. His maturity is what made me fall for him...so unlike most boys his age. I reread some of the letters recently and they made me cry. When I heard he "came out" several years after we lost touch, all I remember thinking was...I hope so much that he finds happiness and peace. Maybe he did for a short while, but he left much too soon. You are not forgotten, Richard.
Charlotte McKinney (Eaton)
LORD, RICHARD K Feb 07, 1962 Feb 15, 1993Boake Moore
Richard Lord tested positive for HIV and died from AIDS in early 1993.Lisa Brown (Martin)
Richard Lord was my first real "boyfriend" and I have thought about him so many times over the years. Although I didn't know he was gay (not sure I even knew what that was back then), he will stay in my memory as one of the sweetest, kindest, most loving people I will ever know. When I moved away in 10th grade, he wrote me many, many letters that could have been written by a man several years older than he was. His maturity is what made me fall for him...so unlike most boys his age. I reread some of the letters recently and they made me cry. When I heard he "came out" several years after we lost touch, all I remember thinking was...I hope so much that he finds happiness and peace. Maybe he did for a short while, but he left much too soon. You are not forgotten, Richard.