Birth date: Aug 9, 1963 Death date: Feb 6, 2022
Richard Lawrence Rimkunas, Jr., affectionately known as Butch to those who knew and loved him, passed away after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer on February 6, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, PA to Richard and Dorothy (Staab Read Obituary
I'm still in love with you. It's always you Butch....
Merry Christmas Butch...Thank you for all of the beautiful Christmas memories. I will always love you.
I'm still in love with you Butch...I'm always your Debbie
Butch, you are the love of my life. Period. It's just the way it is... January 10, 1987 was and always will be the best day of my life, because it sealed us as one. You are always on my mind, in my heart, and you are etched into my soul. Thank you lovey...
You are the love of my life, my everything Butch.
I just heard about Butch's passing and was so very sorry to hear this. He was such a delightful, pleasant guy. He did several things for me around the house through the years and I was always so comfortable with him, trusting him to give me good advice, do a great job, etc. He could be counted on to be reliable and honest and was just an all-around nice guy. I am so sad to hear of his loss and will pray for him and the family.
It has been about 3 months, and I miss you every day dad ❤️ There are too many memories in my 29 years of knowing you to write down. You were the best dad a girl could have asked for. I so miss seeing you every Sunday and doing our favorite things like going to the shore. I wish you were here. I’ll always love you 💕
My dear brother, how can it only be one month since you left us? Some days it feels like it’s been forever since I’ve seen your smiling face, other times my pain is so raw it seems like yesterday…how can I begin to share memories, you’ve been beside me for 58 years, you were my first friend, there are way too many but one stands out the most.,.the night we went to the Get The Led Out concert, we all had an amazing night… the video of us from that night is one I’ll treasure forever…I’m having such a hard time planning the get together at our house this weekend knowing that you will not be here…keep watching over us, especially Caroline and baby boy “C” love and miss you.
Though I have only known Butchie about 12 years, we have some good memories together. Parties at his house and ours, the laughs and just the two of us drinking the whole bottle of Bärenjäger on Christmas. Our lives have had some incredible parallels too. Both of us meeting our beautiful wives when they were were 15.. Married the same amount of years... Love of the jersey shore.. shared political views... Thinking back, he gave us our first paid auto detailing which basically started our business. Thank you for being my friend.
Frank S
Hey Butch,
I remember playing out back as young kids on Richmond St and hanging out together at the many family parties. Although we went to different High Schools, we hung together on most weekends through those days. You got me started playing darts and we shot as teammates for many years. They were great times. When there wasn’t a dart match to be played we would get together on the weekends to play each other, non-stop for hours. Neither one of us would ever admit one way or the other who was the better shooter. Though I had my moments, I’ll admit it, you were the better dart shooter.
The list of things we did together over the years can go on and on. But simply put, whenever I knew you and I were getting together, regardless of the reason, I looked forward to it, knowing it was going to be fun and there would be a lot of laughs. I know many people feel the same way. Over the years and to this day when I’m hanging out with my wife, my brother, my kids, family members, or even people that never even met you, it would be a rare occasion for me not to tell a Butchie story.
You were so dedicated to your family. Debbie, Richie and Rebecca always came first, even before darts! Ha Ha. I remember a time or 2 when we were at a dart match. You got a call from Debbie that she needed you for something, whether it seemed minor or not, you were out the door. It was non-negotiable. You were leaving to go to your family. I didn’t quite understand it at the time, but I certainly do now.
Debbie and I were recently talking about this, you may have heard us. Of the many stories of times we had together, this one isn't the funniest, but it is the best. Someone you knew had a party in Bridesburg. I guess we were in our late teens? You went up to the guy whose party it was and told him “I’m gonna marry her”, referencing the guy’s girlfriend. I don’t remember if you said the girls name, but the person you were talking about was Debbie. Most of the drive home that night all you would talk about was marrying Debbie. It got to the point where I had to tell you “ok we heard you, we get it, you’re gonna marry Debbie”. Needless to say, you did marry Debbie. You’ve been married for many years and raised 2 wonderful kids that I know you are extremely proud of.
You’re a loving, faithful husband, a caring father, a helpful neighbor, and a great teammate. An inspiration to us all. But for me Butch, most of all, you are my friend. Always was, always will be.
Love you and miss you Butch,
Your cousin and friend, Stevie
