Old proverb: "To speak the names of the departed is to make them live again."

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Richard Fieg Congratulated for Service to Church

Ed. note:  I should clean out my e-mail inbox more often.  On October 4 I received this story about a Fieg cousin whose long service to his church was  praised.  The message came from his proud sis, Sue Williams, and is lightly edited.

Richard Fieg was recognized at the First Presbyterian Church, Main St., Ste. Genevieve, MO on Sept. 23, 2012 for his dedicated service to the church over the course of many years.  Richard is the oldest son of the late Lothar "Bud" and Catherine Shafer Fieg.

The Women of the Church recognize a member every month with a pin of "Honorary Life Membership," and Richard was selected having served in many positions at the church, among them deacon, elder, treasurer, sound man and Sunday School teacher.

Lay Pastor Lorraine Stange did a great job presenting some interesting and charming facts about Richard's life, using information provided by his sister, Susan Fieg Williams, and his wife, Cindy Fieg.  

Pastor Stange related how Richard helped to keep the Presbyterian Church above water during the famous 1993 Mississippi River flood.  She also told the humorous story about a church member, who was very young at the time, who had told his mother about the man who always wears a suit and lives in the church with God. The child was describing Richard, who is always there to help set up for any function, to paint, clean and support the church any way he can.

Richard previously received recognition for faithful and outstanding service to Christ, his church and the community from the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) on May 2, 2012.

Thank you, Richard, for being such a great member of the Fieg Family and the First Presbyterian Church family!


(From left to right)  Front row: Tom & Tamara Bradford (Cindy's oldest daughter), Richard & Cindy Fieg.  Back row: Susan (Fieg) & Ed Williams, Brenna Rose Ferguson (Cindy's youngest daughter)