Richard graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1944 and Gettysburg College in 1952. Richard was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He flew for and was a past commander of the Civil Air Patrol. Richard retired from Allstate Insurance in 1984, after over 30 years of service working as a manager. He was a long time member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg, where he formerly served as a trustee. Richard loved the outdoors. In three years, he hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. For over 10 years, until he was 90, Richard maintained a ten-mile area of the Trail. He traveled and camped throughout Canada and the United States, and visited all 50 states, fishing in saltwater, creeks, and rivers.
Richard graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1944 and Gettysburg College in 1952. Richard was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He flew for and was a past commander of the Civil Air Patrol. Richard retired from Allstate Insurance in 1984, after over 30 years of service working as a manager. He was a long time member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg, where he formerly served as a trustee. Richard loved the outdoors. In three years, he hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. For over 10 years, until he was 90, Richard maintained a ten-mile area of the Trail. He traveled and camped throughout Canada and the United States, and visited all 50 states, fishing in saltwater, creeks, and rivers.
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