Early Years
The youngest of 5 children, Dick lost his mother at a very early age and was raised by his stepmothers and older sister Vivian. His father, brothers, and sisters all worked at the Rhode Island Lace Works, one of the oldest lace factories in Rhode Island and Dick joined them at 18 and retired after 25 years. In 1944 he married Susan Durfee from East Providence, RI and they bought a house in Warren, RI in a community called Laurel Park. While raising 6 children, Dick began calling at the Park casino on weekends and became the first and only caller of the Rhode Island Merry Makers. One of his first recordings Marianne became a hit and remained one of his most requested calls.
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