Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Dick was a great friend. We worked together in the NYSWOA and his ideas were instrumental in making our State Wrestling Tournament a great success. He was the one who suggested the procedures for screening and evaluating wrestling officials that we have used at the State Tournament and we have continued to use that process for over 40 years. He was determined that the wrestlers should have the best officials and we owe him a debt of gratitude for starting the process. Although I have not seen him in recent years, I'm glad that we had so many endless talks and good times together in the past at meetings, State Tournaments or when he visited Rochester. I will forever cherish those great memories of my dear friend. My deepest sympathy goes out to his family.