From Paul Rice:
In remembrance of D. Michael “Mike” Riley, neighbor/friend/fellow tractor operator. I was lucky to be your neighbor for more than 20 years and your friend for over 30. Few in our respective workplaces knew of the tranquility we shared aboard our tractors, while summer mowing or winter plowing, as we tended to our Middleburg homesteads. We both loved being detached from the world if only for a few hours at a time. It was a gift we shared. But your greatest gift to me was the time you spent with my children - from infants to adults they could always look to you for guidance, laughter and love. Your presence will be missed but your lessons and our memories of time spent together will last forever. Rest well my friend. Roll Tide.