I have told this story to many of my friends who did not grow up in PA.  Around 1970 Dick came to my high school classroom.  I think he worked at Crown Z at the time.  His hair was very red.  I remember his hickory shirt, common at the time in PA.  He gave an informative, sincere and impassioned speech explaining why the Elwha dams should be torn down.  I never forgot his speech or him.  To put it in perspective a speech like that at that time was similar to somebody rallying in St Peters Square to tar and feather the Pope.  He was a man of vision and deep understanding and ultimately of courage.  One of our community's great citizens.  I am very glad that he lived to see his battle won.