Both Dick and Lynne’s daughters caught the skeet fever, and for many years the whole family shot the skeet circuit with passion.  Both Angela and Teresa appeared on Texas All State Teams a number of times.  Lynne was inducted into the TSSA Hall of Fame in 1996. 

A person of immense modesty, most of Dick’s contributions to the TSSA have been done quietly, behind the scenes.  He served as president of the Dallas Gun Club and as Skeet Chairman.  One of his passions was to provide the best targets and referees at DGC shoots.  He would personally spend many hours reconditioning and fine tuning all of the skeet machines.  He would travel to the Remington plant in Arkansas with a couple of the skeet traps in order to test various lots of targets, choosing the lot that worked best with the traps.  He would personally hoop and prepare the fields for all of his shoots.  Many other clubs sought his assistance in organizing and preparing for their tournaments.  Dick was always ready to help in planning, finding referees, and especially in getting the skeet machines in shape.  He tirelessly and unselfishly spent hours working on skeet machines at various Texas Gun Clubs (Tyler, Paris, and DeSoto to name a few) – and never at any cost to the club!

Dick is also a great shot – winning some major championships in his career.  He also encouraged many new shooters to take up the sport, often loaning out his equipment.  He is a great leader and organizer.  But above all Dick is a true sportsman and gentlemen, dedicated to the promotion of skeet.  Many people attending various tournaments over the years were not aware of Dick’s behind-the-scenes work and monetary contributions…and that’s the way Dick wanted it.  He is modest, humble, and he is always there when needed.  He is a rare breed that wants the limelight to be on the game of skeet, not on him.  Now that his daughter Teresa has returned to competitive skeet, Dick is once again back at the clubs where Teresa is shooting, lending a hand any way that he can.