Richard Metz:  

From 1954 through 1966, I became very involved with roller skating. I started out at the E. Providence Roller Rink, until it had to close because the I-195 construction ran directly over the rink. While there, I started earning the proficiency awards, end progressed into being one of the judges. After that rink closed, I joined the Portsmouth Figure & Dance Club in Portsmouth. That was where I partnered up with my Dance Partner, and we went on to competitions from local, state and regionals. While there, I met my wife, and my partner met her husband. Our skating career had to close out when my job took me to Conneticut, and my partner's husband's job took them to the oposite end of the state. Upon graduation, my 1st jobs were in inspection & testing at companies in Warwick, Warren, and Fall River. In 1962, I gained an inspection supervisory position in Esmond, where that company ...Expand for more