My sympathy to Judy, Dana, and all Ralph’s children and family. Truly, Ralph was a man of God. A fellow parishioner of Prince of Peace. There were often tears in Ralph’s eyes as he came forward in Mass to receive the Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. That evidenced the depth of his heartfelt belief. Ralph was one of the first Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to Northcrest Nursing Home, a ministry still carried on today. I am a deacon and will assist in a Mass said for Ralph in one of the parishes I serve. I will pray for Ralph’s eternal rest with the Lord. That will be on October 1, 2023 at 8:30 AM at St. Mary of the Woods Chapel on Church Street in Twin Lake. (We know that when the earthly tent in which we dwell is destroyed, we have a dwelling place provided for us by God (Second Corinthians 5:1).
Deacon Jim Schiltz