Charles Richard Reid, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, returned with honors to his heavenly home today.
Charles Richard Reid
To his immediate family, we extend our love and condolences. We will miss him, and we know that he will miss those he has left behind. We take comfort, however, knowing that Dick was welcomed home with open arms by so many who came before him. Surely, his dear Ila was there to greet him, along with father George, mother LaVon, and brother Don.
The line of greeters would not have ended there. Dick spent much of his adult life searching for, and learning all he could, of those who came before him. Among the fruits of that labor came Dick’s keen awareness of his heritage that transcends far beyond genealogical curiosity. Dick knew many of his distant ancestors nearly as well as he knew his own children. So, as he made his way through the long line of welcoming out-stretched arms, it’s not likely that many introductions were necessary. “Welcome home”, was surely a repeated refrain, as was Dick’s likely reply, “I’ve been anxious to meet you.”
Yes, we’ll miss you, Dick, and we look forward to seeing you again in a coming day. Until then, we sense that you’ll continue your quest to connect with those who came before you, and when possible, that you’ll do what you can to share that knowledge with us.
George Samuel Reid Family Roots 
Thank you so much Chad!
Thanks Chad-
You have done such an amazing job of this- YEARS OF WORK!!
We love you and your family- thanks for the nice tribute to dad- I know he’s up there involved right now in helping to forward the work of redemption for the dead and meeting all these wonderful people! All I can say is- you and Robyn are always in tune- thank you!
love,
kathy
You wrote a beautiful tribute to our Dad. That was sweet! Thank you.
Love Marianne
Thank you for the notification on the passing of Charles Richard Reid. I would like to pass along my condolences to the family, I,m sure you are sadden by his passing,but at the same time we should be thankful for his life, and rejoice with him, now that he is with the Heavenly Father and all the loved ones who have gone on before. In closing, let us continue praying and keeping the faith. God bless
Dear All,
The passing of Uncle Dick brought my attention to this website and I had the opportunity to read about Grandpa Reid and add some comments under his name.
As I think about Uncle Dick, there are many perhaps who did not always understand him. He would often speak in deep terms on spiritual matters that he thought about in detail and so one would need to understand the context of what he was trying to teach. I believe he knew as much about the after life as anyone I knew, yet his thoughts and comments were carefully measured as he did not want to offend the spirit. I always felt of his love and support for me and Shauna and he always seemed to be there in significant life events. His legacy is the great family heritage that he and Ila left behind. They will both continue to be highly involved in the lives of their children.
We love him and will miss him. Scot
Today, our family got in the mail (from Kathy) a copy of the recording of the funeral of Charles Richard Reid (Dad). It was a truly remarkable funeral service, one which I strongly feel was acceptable to Dad. I had earnestly prayed that the veil would be exceedingly thin on the day of his funeral, March 13, 2010. My petition was granted. Some of you may be aware that shortly before the Reid Family assembled in the Relief Society room at the Bountiful North Stake Center, where the funeral was held, a few of us gathered together in a classroom to petition the Lord for a break in the weather when we went to the cemetery. Those of you who attended the funeral know that the weather that day was very stormy, except for about 45 minutes from almost the moment the pall bearers were carrying the casket to the funeral coach until shortly after the dedication of the grave was concluded. The Lord was very kind to the Reid Family that afternoon.