A Fitting Requiem 



loss of one of the truest and kindest of men, and cherish his 

 memory with the deepest affection." 



" He will be mourned and missed by every one. It is such 

 an absolute calamity to us all in this county and to the Hunt, 

 - . . he was the one man we could least of all spare, . . 

 Every one loved him." 



" No one has had more genuine sympathy from all classes 

 than you will have. Mr. Richardson made every one feel he 

 was their friend, and every one will grieve personally for 

 him. . . . Many, many friends will mourn with you the loss 

 of so splendid, lovable, and manly a man, and the world is 

 poorer by his death." 



" So wonderful a horseman, so wise a man, can never be 

 replaced in Leicestershire. . . . You have the sympathy of 

 every living person that knew you both." 



"We consider it a privilege to have known him ... it is 

 a real loss to us all. . . . We all grieve for the loss of a good 

 friend. ... A grand fellow-sportsman whom we have all 

 lost. ... I voice the words of all the county. No words 

 of mine can tell you how grieved we all are at the loss of a 

 fellow-sportsman and friend." 



" I never knew any one who without knowing it himself 

 drew every one to him as he did. Every one really loved him. 

 It is a wonderful gift, but he was one of the few who are 

 blessed with it. No one will feel his loss more than myself." 



"My life-long and best of friends whom I loved. . . . 

 How I shall miss him, best of sportsmen and friend ! " 



" It has come as a great blow to his county. He is 

 regretted by every one, both rich and poor, and his loss is one 



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