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Briefly, here is what Richard has been up to:
He was a photographer in the U.S. Navy and, later, for General Dynamics/Pomona.
Within a year or two he became Leadman of the Color Photography Department and Audio Visual Department.
He still thinks it was the best job he ever had. Since moving to Shasta county, he has sold cars, furniture, and for many years, real estate.
He retired in June of 2002 from the Shasta County Assessor's Office where he was an appraiser of residential real estate.
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Richard
enjoys camping, hiking, fishing, and
writing. He has written articles that
have been published in Real Estate Today
magazine and published a small handbook on
real estate investment titled, The Gold Book, your Guide
to Real Estate Investment.
The Next - an omen, is a novel now available from Amazon. Here is a link to a few reader's comments. If you enjoy light poetry from time to time, take a look at Richard's poem book titled, "The Ballad of Dead-eye Jim and other poems now available on Kindle. You can find it Here! |
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Richard also likes to build stuff such as garages, and even houses (Rocky Top). And, he is adept at learning things the hard and
sometimes painful way.
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Richard
(Tammy too) believes that climate change, brought
about by Global Warming, is the greatest threat
humanity has ever faced and that our runaway world
population growth will make solving this problem
almost impossible. In trying to do our part,
we make our own electricity from the sun, collect
rainwater off our roof, use a Prius for most of
our driving, and no longer eat beef, pork, or
chicken. However, in order to do more on a local level we joined and support the work of Shasta Land Trust that works to protect valuable watershed throughout Shasta County by helping willing landowners place conservation easements on their land. To learn more of the wonderful work they do, and how you can join and help, click on their name or logo. One does not need to live in Shasta County or even California for that matter, to be a member. If, after exploring the web site, you feel that Shasta Land Trust is an organization you wish to help, please do! As you will see, becoming a member is easy and will be much appreciated. Richard has produced two short videos that show why we help conserve and why we protect. They are: Why We Conserve and Guarding our Watershed (be patient while they load). |
Here are links to a couple articles he's written and were published in newspapers and online magazines in recent years:
The Third Rail - our runaway population problem
Vanishing Open Spaces
And here's a link to some
American history I'll bet you didn't learn in school:
the
first American killed in
aerial combat with the Japanese.
He was a real American hero in every sense of
the word.
He should be remembered.
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