Please help us bring Richie home

Hi, my name is Jennifer, and I am a childhood friend of Richie Mazzochi. I am helping raise funds for Richie's family's need to get bring him home to Virginia and make the final arrangements for my sweet friend. Please see the heartfelt note from his mom below.

Please help us bring Richie Mazzochi home to Rest in Peace in Virginia.

As many of you already know, our dear son, brother, father, and friend Richie lost his battle with cancer and the serious complications that followed. After extraordinary and heroic life-saving measures by EMTs and Trauma ICU response teams, Richie succumbed and is at peace in the arms of his Lord. He fought the good fight valiantly until his very last breath. Richie fought to stay in this life for his children and his family. Richie wanted you all to know he was grateful for the love and prayers you sent him. RICHIE'S LAST WISH MADE KNOWN TO HIS DAUGHTER - In his last days, Richie told his daughter Natalee he wanted to be buried back home, in his mother's state, his beloved Virginia. Virginia, where the mountains and hills are lush and green, it rains and pours, the leaves turn red and gold in the fall, and snow falls gently in the winter.

Let's bring our friend home to Virginia.

We can share that Richie will be received by the Pierce Funeral Home in Manassas. His final resting place will be Stonewall Memorial Gardens on Lee Highway in Manassas. There will be a Mass and Celebration of the Eucharist at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church in Middleburg, Virginia. Richie's homeward bound is TBD.

The exact details to follow within the next couple of weeks.

With love,

Margaret Clay Bocchichio

Note from Jen: Thank you all for generously caring for Richie. Again, I ask if you are able to give to this fund so we can bring Richie home to Virginia as was his wish.

With love,

Jennifer