A story that might be of interest: Richard as a young fellow, not more than 15, went to sea one summer on a tramp ship that went to Cuba and back. Richard never left school, but he took a summer trip as a cabin boy. He brought back a great big shark hook, about three inches wide with a chain on it, and claimed that that's what they used to catch sharks. But I don't think they ever caught a shark.
When Richard graduated from high school, we had cousins in Illinois who were working for Kresge's Ten Cent Store. They were working their way up to be store managers. When Richard finished high school he got a job through them working in one of the Baltimore Kresge's stores with the idea that he would work his way up and became a manager. However, he liked ice cream so much and was at the ice cream freezer so often that he was fired. This was very fortunate, because he then went to college and became a physician. I believe that if he hadn't eaten so much ice cream, he would probably have been a Ten Cent Store manager, but wouldn't have had the success and happiness that came with his education and profession.
Richard was somewhat of an athlete. He played football at Johns Hopkins and won his letter. I remember one time when we were playing our traditional enemy, the University of Maryland, Richard played guard and was in the game most of the day. They finally had to take him out of play because the opposing lineman hit Richard with his fist on every play. Richard had to have 24 stitches taken in his lip. In those days, there were no face guards and everyone played both offense and defense.
Richard married Marietta Lucy from Petersburg, Virginia while he was in medical school. After his training at the University of Maryland, he practiced medicine for a few years in Ellicot City, Maryland then moved to Bloomington, Illinois where he took over the practice of our Uncle Lester B. Cabins. Richard and Marietta had three children, Carl Richard III, Roger and Corrine (Holly). Richard died at the age of 53 from a massive heart attack and Marietta's death from cancer followed three years later, in 1961.
When Richard graduated from high school, we had cousins in Illinois who were working for Kresge's Ten Cent Store. They were working their way up to be store managers. When Richard finished high school he got a job through them working in one of the Baltimore Kresge's stores with the idea that he would work his way up and became a manager. However, he liked ice cream so much and was at the ice cream freezer so often that he was fired. This was very fortunate, because he then went to college and became a physician. I believe that if he hadn't eaten so much ice cream, he would probably have been a Ten Cent Store manager, but wouldn't have had the success and happiness that came with his education and profession.
Richard was somewhat of an athlete. He played football at Johns Hopkins and won his letter. I remember one time when we were playing our traditional enemy, the University of Maryland, Richard played guard and was in the game most of the day. They finally had to take him out of play because the opposing lineman hit Richard with his fist on every play. Richard had to have 24 stitches taken in his lip. In those days, there were no face guards and everyone played both offense and defense.
Richard married Marietta Lucy from Petersburg, Virginia while he was in medical school. After his training at the University of Maryland, he practiced medicine for a few years in Ellicot City, Maryland then moved to Bloomington, Illinois where he took over the practice of our Uncle Lester B. Cabins. Richard and Marietta had three children, Carl Richard III, Roger and Corrine (Holly). Richard died at the age of 53 from a massive heart attack and Marietta's death from cancer followed three years later, in 1961.
A story that might be of interest: Richard as a young fellow, not more than 15, went to sea one summer on a tramp ship that went to Cuba and back. Richard never left school, but he took a summer trip as a cabin boy. He brought back a great big shark hook, about three inches wide with a chain on it, and claimed that that's what they used to catch sharks. But I don't think they ever caught a shark.
When Richard graduated from high school, we had cousins in Illinois who were working for Kresge's Ten Cent Store. They were working their way up to be store managers. When Richard finished high school he got a job through them working in one of the Baltimore Kresge's stores with the idea that he would work his way up and became a manager. However, he liked ice cream so much and was at the ice cream freezer so often that he was fired. This was very fortunate, because he then went to college and became a physician. I believe that if he hadn't eaten so much ice cream, he would probably have been a Ten Cent Store manager, but wouldn't have had the success and happiness that came with his education and profession.
Richard was somewhat of an athlete. He played football at Johns Hopkins and won his letter. I remember one time when we were playing our traditional enemy, the University of Maryland, Richard played guard and was in the game most of the day. They finally had to take him out of play because the opposing lineman hit Richard with his fist on every play. Richard had to have 24 stitches taken in his lip. In those days, there were no face guards and everyone played both offense and defense.
Richard married Marietta Lucy from Petersburg, Virginia while he was in medical school. After his training at the University of Maryland, he practiced medicine for a few years in Ellicot City, Maryland then moved to Bloomington, Illinois where he took over the practice of our Uncle Lester B. Cabins. Richard and Marietta had three children, Carl Richard III, Roger and Corrine (Holly). Richard died at the age of 53 from a massive heart attack and Marietta's death from cancer followed three years later, in 1961.
When Richard graduated from high school, we had cousins in Illinois who were working for Kresge's Ten Cent Store. They were working their way up to be store managers. When Richard finished high school he got a job through them working in one of the Baltimore Kresge's stores with the idea that he would work his way up and became a manager. However, he liked ice cream so much and was at the ice cream freezer so often that he was fired. This was very fortunate, because he then went to college and became a physician. I believe that if he hadn't eaten so much ice cream, he would probably have been a Ten Cent Store manager, but wouldn't have had the success and happiness that came with his education and profession.
Richard was somewhat of an athlete. He played football at Johns Hopkins and won his letter. I remember one time when we were playing our traditional enemy, the University of Maryland, Richard played guard and was in the game most of the day. They finally had to take him out of play because the opposing lineman hit Richard with his fist on every play. Richard had to have 24 stitches taken in his lip. In those days, there were no face guards and everyone played both offense and defense.
Richard married Marietta Lucy from Petersburg, Virginia while he was in medical school. After his training at the University of Maryland, he practiced medicine for a few years in Ellicot City, Maryland then moved to Bloomington, Illinois where he took over the practice of our Uncle Lester B. Cabins. Richard and Marietta had three children, Carl Richard III, Roger and Corrine (Holly). Richard died at the age of 53 from a massive heart attack and Marietta's death from cancer followed three years later, in 1961.
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