He had only worked at the job for two weeks when, on Monday, Sept. 22 – the day of his wedding anniversary – David Rittle Jr. crashed his cement truck in Cleona.

Rittle, of North Lebanon Township, died from his injuries the next day, leaving behind his wife, Amy Rittle, and a daughter, Avalynn, who was born Jan. 10, 2022.

“She was a daddy’s girl,” co-worker Darrin Schneck told LebTown this week. “That’s what makes me so sad.”

Schneck has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to cover funeral expenses for Rittle’s family. The initial goal of $2,000 was quickly matched but, after learning from Rittle’s widow that expenses would exceed $10,000, he raised the campaign goal to $8,000.

As of 1:30 a.m. Friday, the GoFundMe campaign had raised $5,621 through 62 individual donations.

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