Rico is weeping

(You may now all laugh amongst yourselves at the thought.)
Well, okay, not weeping, but certainly tearing up at all the aid and comfort given Rico by:

Chris, who saved his life and continues to make life wonderful on a daily basis
Tom, who carts him to Fighting Back every week for lunch and gas
Alan, who visits him when he can, given his busy schedule
Kelley, who talks to him or emails him daily
Mike, who tirelessly makes cowboy ammunition faster than Rico can shoot it
Richard and Maggie, his parents, who support him constantly
Bill, who's going to cart him hither and yon in Texas (and that can be a long way, Texas being bigger than most places; Hither is actually a store in Victoria and Yon is a street in Magnolia, so it's about 175 miles from Hither to Yon) so he can make Zone of Fire
and all the others, local and distant, who stay in touch, along with (regrettably) those who, for one reason or another, couldn't hang on to their end of the friendship...