Richard Clark:  

Life After leaving New Mexico Tech. in 1969, I worked as an Exploration Geophysicist for Pan American Petroleum Corp. in Fort Worth,TX. for two years. My wife, Nancy(Nancy Page), & I with our infant son moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1971. Things really started to change in our lives at this time. Not only did we decide to go into business for ourselves while in Albuquerque, but we were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints by Linda Johnson, wife of Micky(Michael C.)Johnson, friends from Tech., and we became members of the church in Feburary of 1972. We moved to Grand Junction, CO in Feburary of 1972 to start our new business which we owned until 1985 when we sold it to a good friend that would carry on the traditions that we established with our business. Those years involved hard work, but it payed off. The business provided a good living for us, as well as provided a lot of experience in life. I was active in the community as a member of the Lion's Club, as a representitive of the North Avenue businessman's association to the local governments, as a substitute teacher in the school district, as the Chairman of the Save The Barn Commitee(to determine if a local landmark of historical value should be saved), as the vice-president of the Western Colorado Astronomical...Expand for more