My Friend Richard Ludzack Remembered

THE ONLY CHOICE THAT MATTERS (please read, and pray) 10/12/2003
I traveled home yesterday to visit my mom and was greeted by the news that a life long friend of
mine was killed the day before in a work related accident. This friend was Dick Ludzack, and his dad Karl
Ludzack also passed away last January. Please pray for Dick’s wife Tammy, his kids, and for his 10 other
brothers and sisters, and mom. It is kind of news that knocks the wind out of his many friends, and hits even
much closer to home for his family.

Dick was a great guy, and though we have not talked all that often in the last few years.. I consider him a
true friend. He was a good man who loved God and his family. Dick was one of the guys that as a youth I sat
with in the Back Pew of the church. He was also one of us guys that could not sing. NONE OF US COULD.
We called it the SIN OF OUR PARENTS. You know, when the people asked Jesus why a certain man was
blind.. was it because of his own sin or the sin of his parents?? Well there was a core group of guys in our church,
and NONE were blessed with the ability to sing. Some of us sang… but we pushed THE JOYFUL NOISE
UNTO THE LORD concept to it’s limits. So the joke among a few of us guys was.. Jesus was it our own sins,
or the sin of our parents why we can’t sing? The answer we have concluded.. was..
IT MUST BE OUR PARENTS. Lol

So back to the serious sobering point of these days. Dick was a good man, a good family man, and faithful
to God. Though he will be missed.. Dick’s life was a success. Never to trivialize the loss to his family, and
friends, but Dick lived his life right.. he loved the Lord, and is in Heaven now. So as I often like to reflect.. In
this LIFE which is only a DROP IN THE BUCKET OF ETERNITY… Dick who lived only to be 46 (same age as
me) was faithful with the time he had on Earth. None of us know how long we have here in this world that is a
blend of joy and pain. Where there is so much good, and so much tragedy.. so in the end it ETERNALLY makes
a difference the choices you make in life. Dick chose wisely. I pray we are faithful in making the same decision.

May the Lord protect each of you.. may he give us all the perspective that is only his.. may his comfort
and love be felt by us all, and may we all know Jesus. Blessings!!

Jeff