Nick at The Scratching Post writes:
Most of all he was a nice guy, and I’m not just saying that to be polite. He’s another reminder that it’s not the things we leave behind that we’ll be remembered for; it’s the way we treat other people.
WCBD televison aired this story on Rick’s death.
Anchor: A fatal fire on Folly Beach claimed the life of a man. The fire broke out about ten o’clock this morning in a home on Hudson Avenue and Channel 2’s John has been working the story this afternoon and it’s our big story, he joins us now from Folly Beach. John do you know at this point what the cause of the fire was?
John: Not yet Warren. I can tell you the crime scene investigators just a few minutes ago packed up and left, they got the data that they needed, that is routine. Whatever caused this fire I can tell you this is a wood frame house, so whatever started it, it engulfed in flames very quickly I’m told, within a matter of minutes. What we’re also not being told is the name of the individual, the identification, but there’s onl one person who lives here and he’s a local music legend in this town. His name is Rick Huff and just behind me that is his truck. The community of Folly Beach is already mourning the loss of a local legend. A guitarist since he was a child, Rick Huff actually put out several CDs. Known for his political satire and humor, it’s said today these hoses are drowning out any kind of laughter.
First Man: He always knew what was going on in city government, always up on the latest politics and we’ve really lost our barometer.
Man in black uniform shirt (seems to be with fire department): I’ve known the man for fifteen years. He was the first one I ever met out here (waves away the camera, crying).
John: It’s emotional for this community but also emotional for this public safety department. Let me put this into perspective for you. They’re worn out. They’ve had twenty break-ins at Folly Beach. They’re pretty tired. But they also know this is for Richard. They’ll work for however long it takes.
Man in red shirt: …in a little town like this, various people know each other, it’s just kind of a passing thing y’know, eating at RJ’s, everybody’s (unintelligible), we’re just eating lunch but everyone’s carrying on a little conversation or telling what song he wrote lately or he’ll sit there and sing one to ’em…
Man in striped shirt: He’s the only one who would write a song about our garbage trucks or about our city clerk or something like that, I mean, that’s the kind of person he was.
John: Only the frame of Rick’s house stands, but what appropriately remains untouched is his garage where Rick and his friends would entertain the many who loved him.
First Man: We’ve really lost the sage of Folly Beach.
John: In that piece you’ve just had a piece of the political interests of Rick Huff. He was very active in Folly politics, helping to campaign for certain individuals in the April election and also a big voice iin the height restriction issue back in April, that certainly was heated. But he never directly wanted to run for office Warren and you’ll hear the reasons as to why coming up at eleven.
As noted in an earlier post, we now know there was an electical fire which caused his house to explode, the reason the fire was as intense and devastating as it was.
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