Paul & John Early Life


Hello, World!


Crying. Paul 1947, John 1949


Paul 1 year


July 1949


Bare butt boys


Mom and Dad's first house, Williston Park, NY, about 1950


Aunt Sally (Nan's sister) and Uncle Winn Bailey homestead, Milton, NY


Dressed up


In the back yard. John into modeling clay, holding a model head.


Peggy, Paul, Foster at the front door, East Norwich, NY


John and his cello


Fateful day: Looking to our careers in the aircraft industry. About 1960.


A few of his model cars, about 1958


More models: John and his ships


John at his model desk, airplanes flying


One of Paul's radio projects. I forget what it did, but I am sure it was cool!


Dragster


Paul First Grade Mabel G Fox School Mrs Larh


Paul Third Grade James H Vernon School Mrs Young


Paul Ninth Grade Oyster Bay High School Mr Fallon


The house we grew up in. 105 Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY, 1952


Back yard shaping up, shovels on wall, about 1953


Looking better


After 10 years, 105 Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY, 1964


Paul's butterfly collection


Mom's African violets


Dad dug a canyon to the front door


John the snow surfer (future pilot of Boeing 737s)


Kayak under construction


Kayak with Carolyn Warren, East Norwich neighbor, Lake Kanasatka, Center Harbor, NH


The kayak under sail on Lake Kanasatka


Early stage of the tractor: trial run


The tractor


Kitty's favorite perch, Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY


Kitty is well camouflauged for hunting in the rocks


Sam the cat


Pretty pond at Laurel Hollow, NY. St. John's Church.


Uncle Earl plays. He was good!


Sightseeing trip to Shelter Island, 1958


Grandma: Mom's mom. About 1956.


Nan and Pop-Pop: Anne Hallock and George Duncan Richards


Mount Chocorua, birches, John, Paul, and Mom, about 1957


Nan and Pop Pop named their cabin on Lake Kanasatka Questover, about 1962


The 3 HP Johnson pushes the canvas Penn Yan along nicely. License plate says 1958.


Feeding the sunnies, Lake Kanasatka, New Hampshire


John tries his new fly rod, but the socks scare off the fish!


Through the tubes at the top of Lake Kanasatka


Penn Yan approaching the dock


Always a blast on the Lake


Penn Yan under sail


Dad fishes. We watch.


Top of Welch Mountain, New Hampshire, 1967


Eleventh grade production of Fiorello. As Card Player #3, I stand during my short solo.


Airman (one stripe) John Richards. US Air Force. Green ribbon is for markmanship. About 1969.


Sergeant (three stripes) Paul Richards. NY Air Guard. Air Force Comminication Serivce. About 1972.


Paul's first college study desk in dorm room, 1965


View from dormitory window, Corbett Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 1965


Home made record player playing Handel's Messiah


John's 1964 Mini-Cooper. He modified the driver's seat for more leg room!


Cousin Lawrence and Lynn


Cousins lineup: Lawrence Thurston, Paul Richards, Scott Thurston, John Richards, Ellen Pohlman, about 1957


Cousins line-up about 1965


The future: Florida trip, 1964


The '64 Chevy on Daytona Beach


Pick-Your-Own Florida grapefruit


John and Kathy on the couch, East Norwich, NY


Wedding party at the Munday's, 1968


Wedding 1968 with Ellen Pohlman, Walter and Carol Ann Munday, Russel Sack


Glynn Drive is completely empty, Shelter Island, NY, about 1968


Frame only, 18 Glynn Drive, 1970


Bannister finished, working on living room. Lots of carpentry. 18 Glynn Drive, Shelter Island, NY


18 Glynn Drive, 1983


Shucking bay scallops, Shelter Island


The future: Trip to the Grand Canyon, 1967


Mom and Dad moved to Loma Lane in Phoenix, 1968


John moved to Page, Arizona. Highway 89 to Page, about 1973. It is a 1968 Chevy.


Lake Pleasant, north of Phoenix, about 1969


Mom looks spiffy at Carl Hayden Visitor Center, Glen Canyon Dam, Page, AZ


Vicky and Walter, 1973


Nice bikes!


Tiffany, John's daughter, about 1980


Playhouse porch


Vicky and Walter Richards, about 1978


Walter is up, up, away. Shelter Island, NY