kenp Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I am very sad to say that my hero, Dick McGowan has passed away. Dick started me on the mountaineering path in the mid-70's. I went to school with his son (Rick) and we became great friends. I spent many, many hours in the family living room viewing expedition slides that Dick had taken from all around the world. I always wanted to be like him but never became the climber I dreamed of. But I am so very glad he thought I was worth his time and effort to mentor. The love of the outdoors he showed me I have passed on to my own children, now all grown and I hope they will pass it on to my future grand children. I know there will be a better obiturary done (Wenatchee World) and I know it won't be able to capture what this man has meant to me all my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcgowan Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Hey, Ken, funny you should mention it... There's a longish bio just posted at Next Adventure: http://www.nextadventure.com/bio/richard.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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