A graduate of The Hill School, Dick majored in economics at Princeton, was on the baseball and soccer teams, was a member of Triangle Club, and was vice president of Cottage Club. His roommates were John Barr, John Eide, and Dick Douglas.
He did graduate studies in business at Columbia and Harvard before joining the New York Trust Co. in 1948, which merged with Chemical Bank, the predecessor of what is now J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. He rose to vice chairman and was on the board of directors.
During World War II he served as an artillery observer in the Philippines. Over the years he was a regular at Reunions. He had a keen sense of humor that was infectious. He had a unique zest for life and was kind. He loved golf, playing into his 90s. He was president of the Father-Son Golf Association and the Robert T. Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Devoted to his family, his faith, and his country, Dick and his wife of 68 years, Sally, had 10 children, 31 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, all surviving him.