Dick was born in Allegheny Township, Pa. and lived most of his childhood in his grandparents Joseph and Giovonna Goglio's home in West Leechburg, Pa. He attended West Leechburg, Elementary and Leechburg High School. In 1948 and 1949 school year, he attended St John's High School in Washington DC, and marched in Harry Truman's inaugural parade in January, 1949.
Dick was in the US army from 1953 to 1956 stationed at Camp Picket Va, the St Louis medical depot, and later at the Rhine-Main medical depot near Kaiserslautern Germany.
Dick attended the Clarion State of Pa, George Washington University, and University of Maryland from which he received a BS degree in Physical Sciences from the Maryland in 1962. Dick joined IBM immediately after graduating, and retired in 1987. He consulted in the development of a air traffic control systems until 2003.
Since 1972, the Dick's family has lived in Potomac Maryland, after spending 10 years in San Diego, California.
Dick and Chris at Vernal Falls in Yosemite, August 1997
Dick and Chris' had wonderful tour of the National Parks located
in California in August 1997.
We visited Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Death Valley, Bristle
Cone Pine Forest, Disneyland and Universal Studios. It was
VERY, VERY hot in Death Valley.
The Bristle Cone pines are oldest living trees and have a strange
appearance.
We camped in the high country of Yosemite and hiked to many of
the waterfalls and spectacular views.
The huge Redwood trees in Sequoia National Park are awesome, and made a great impression upon Chris .
Gina at the last Redskin game at RFK December 1996
She is standing on the field near the 50 yard line in front of the Redskins bench . The Skins beat the Cowboys 37 to 10 and made Gina, Dick and all Skins fans happy, on a nostalgic night that ended the Skins games at RFK. We remember the great Redskin victories in the NFC Championship games against the Cowboys in 1973 and 1982, and the 49ers in 1983, the Vikings in 1988, and the Lions in 1992. Christopher Chambers added the fitting touch when he played Taps after the stadium was emptied. Many fans took the sod and a few even ripped out the seats they had used.
Dick and Chris at the first Redskin game at FedEx Field in September, 1997
The Redskins beat the Arizona Cardinals in the first game played at the John Kent Cook stadium. The Redskins won the game in overtime on a long pass from Gus Frerotte to Michael West brook. Mike and Sue Richardson were with us but are not in the picture, Sue was taking this picture.