I knew Dickie the minuteI met him, we were friends. He and I had so many classes together over the years... I knew that he was brighter than I ,so I learned so much from him. If I didn't understand something, he would always stop what he was doing to help me. Always! He also taught me kindness, gentleness and sincerity. We lost him way too soon, sad to write. RIP, old friend.