Gilbert Richard Kline ’64

Richard died March 8, 2022, of complications due to heart disease.

Growing up in Columbia, Pa., he graduated from nearby Hempfield High School, where he played football and tennis and edited the sports page of the school paper. After spending freshman year at Penn, he joined the Class of 1964 as a sophomore, joining Tower, majoring in religion, singing in the Glee Club, and serving as a news announcer on WPRB.

From Princeton, Richard went on to Harvard, earning a master’s degree in teaching in 1965. After a four-year stint of high school teaching at Milton Academy in Massachusetts, he started a couple of businesses before becoming CEO and co-owner of K&W Tire Co., a family business started by his father.

He married Nancy Whitehead in 1975, and they spent 35 wonderful years in Vermont, where they raised their children before moving back to Lancaster, Pa. He enjoyed tennis, golf, and spending time with his family and friends, including his yellow labs Tucker and Baker. A lifelong lover of technology with a curious mind, he prided himself on being on the cutting edge.

The class extends its condolences to Nancy, his wife of 47 years; their children John and Sarah; and their families.