Frank Richard:
CLASS OF 1974
Istrouma High SchoolClass of 1974
Baton rouge, LA
Port Allen High SchoolClass of 1991
Port allen, LA
Frank's Story
Life
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WORKED WITH DARLENE MONCERET'S DAD PAINTING HOUSES UNTIL I GOT A JOB AS A TIMEKEEPER FOR H.E. WEISE,INC.(NOW JACOBS ENGINEERS) WORKED THIS JOB LONG ENOUGH TO REALIZE THE PLANT LIFE WAS NOT FOR ME. DARLENE AND I MARRIED AND STAYED TOGETHER FOR FIVE MONTHS. I PUT AN APPLICATION IN WITH THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TOOK MY TEST AND WAS HIRED. DARLENE AND I GOT BACK TOGETHER AND WERE PLANNING TO REMARRY AND THAT FELL APART. AFTER EMPLOYMENT WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN TO THE PAINTING TRADE AND ACTUALLY WENT BACK TO WORK WITH DARLENE'S DAD. I WORKED WITH HIM AND HE WORKED WITH ME AND THIS CONTINUED TILL HE RETIRED. I STILL PAINT TODAY BUT NOT EVERYDAY LIKE I DID YEARS AGO SINCE I'VE MADE PROMOTIONS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE PAY SCALE HAS GOTTEN BETTER.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW FOR 29 YEARS. I'M CURRENTLY A DISTRICT CHIEF HAVING MADE A PROMOTION IN DECEMBER 2007. I'VE WORKED ON ONE OF THE TWO RESCUE TRUCKS THAT COVER THE BATON ROUGE AREA FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS, STATIONED ON SHARP ROAD AT GOODWOOD. IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING CAREER. NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND THE LIFE OF A FIREMAN UNTIL THEY HAVE LIVED IT OR ARE MARRIED TO ONE. IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN I WOULD STILL HAVE CHOSEN THE FIRE SERVICE.
I BOUGHT MYSELF A 1976 CORVETTE STINGRAY IN OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR AND STILL HAVE IT TODAY. THE CAR IS OLD AND NEEDS SOME RESTORATION ALTHOUGH IT STILL RUNS AND WILL GO UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I RETIRE IN MAY 2009, THAT WILL BE ONE OF MY RETIREMENT PROJECTS, GET IT RESTORED. I'M THINKIN...Expand for more
G A LOT ABOUT SENDING IT OVER TO BOYD CODDINGTON IN CALIFORNIA AND LET HIS SHOP RESTORE IT. CHIP FOOSE WOULD ALSO BE A GOOD CHOICE.
I'VE PRETTY MUCH LIVED A SIMPLE LIFE AND SURVIVED ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE. I OWN THREE AJOINING LOTS IN CENTRAL AND HAVE A MOBILE HOME ON ONE OF THEM. EVERY THING IS PAID FOR, SO IT IS TIME TO GET IN DEBT AGAIN. I OWE A LITTLE BUT MY PLAN IS TO BUILD A HOUSE BEHIND THE TRAILER . THAT WILL HAPPEN.
I HUNT, FISH AND ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS. I HAVE A CAMP IN NORTH LOUISIANA CLOSE TO WHERE MY PARENTS LIVE AND SPEND TIME THERE WHEN I CAN. IT IS A HUNTING CAMP BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL LAKES CLOSE BY. THE LIFE STYLE IN NORTH LA. IS SO RELAXED IT IS PITIFUL. IT IS LIKE GOING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE THERE, THAT IS WHERE MY MOTHER IS FROM.
AFTER DIVORCING,I STAYED SINGLE FOR 10 YEARS. I LIVED BY MYSELF AND DID PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I WORKED AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHEN I WENT OFF ON MY SCHEDULED FOUR DAYS OFF I WOULD PUT THAT CORVETTE IN THE WIND AND GO.
I WENT TO A FLEA MARKET ONE AFTERNOON AND THAT IS WHERE I MET MY WIFE, NELLINE THOMPSON FROM BAKER. WE KEPT EACH OTHER COMPANY FOR YEARS AND MARRIED. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN, BUT I GUESS THAT IS PART OF GOD'S PLAN. WE HAVE TWO RAT TERRIERS(LAP DOGS), AND SEVEN DEER HOUNDS THAT I RUN DEER WITH DURING HUNTING SEASON.
THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT ALL UP. I HAVE HAD A GOOD LIFE AND HAVE ENJOYED MYSELF. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENT BUT, I'VE MADE MY PARENTS PROUD AND I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.
FRANK RICHARD, JR.
Register for Free to view all details!
Yearbooks
Register for Free to view all yearbooks!
Reunions
