Like I said before... I've never met Rich, but I know a lot of you were good friends of his. My thoughts are with you as you're going through this hard time right now. He always came off as a real, but funny dude. I remember the thread on the old Mad Insanity board when someone said they thought Big Rich could knock out a deer. So he was talking about going to a petting zoo and trying to knock one out. LOL. Good times.
Ah, I just feel for you guys... I've been in the same shoes over the years, and it's difficult road to walk down. At least knowing he tried to make a change towards the end might help heal some of the pain.