A great guy and an even better friend.

Boy, did Dick pass too soon! I remember all those drives around Lake Harriet, with a cigarette or two (always Harriet - never Calhoun). What were we looking for? No, not the Rose Garden. All the years working at Burt's - Max Kamel telling us to stop playing switch finger (never quite knew what that meant but it didn't sound good) and Andy Nowak bringing his lunch. Dick was a good guy and a good high school friend. He is a good memory!

Dick was a great guy and an even better friend.

How many free games did we rack up after school and weekends on the pinball machines at the Carriage House?  Pretty much every day after school for us it was hang out there with Garber, Peltz, Scroggins and Kurenitz.  When we weren't there and the weather was nice, it was hop into the car and out to Paul's Landing where we jumped in a boat and spent the late afternoon and evening fishing (what homework?).  Well, I guess I did skip the other "hangout"---working at Burt's Shoes with many of the same crowd as above.  Lunch on Saturdays at the Nankin, then back to the store.......You left us WAY too early and I think about you often.  We'll miss you at our gathering, always do......Bill

Dick was truly one of the nicest people I have ever known.  We became very close during high school and working at 'Burt's Shoes' together.  After high school, as I visited at least once a year, we remained close all the way up until his death, in an era without cell phones or email to stay in touch regularly.  I last saw him during our 20-year reunion and he died suddenly a few months later.  Too many memories to pass on here.  I can only repeat what a fine person he was and that I still miss him.  Rest in Peace Dickie!

Dick's mother and my mother were best friends since college so I knew him his entire life.  Considering he had many friends and a great sense of humor, I'm surprised to be the first to write a memorial.We would all be fortunate if we were as personable as Dick, had as quick a wit or as friendly a smile.  His premature death came as a complete shock to everyone who knew him and made us all feel more vulnerable.His mother (an awe inspiring and accomplished woman who died recently) never really recovered from Dick's death.I'll leave the anecdotes to his circle of high school friends, but the reunion will be a little empty without Dick.