GRANDPA RICHMOND DEAN (1861-1941)

Richmond Dean ( Grandpa to me)was born during the civil war of not prosperous parents. He married Katherine Finn and produced 5 kids , Jack, Dorcas, Tad ,Tom and Amy.Upon her death he married Luise Daily and had Charles and Philip. All are deceased but many cousins and 2nd cousins are still alive.
Thanks to Noni Dean and Steve Darst for some of the anecdotal items presented here.
He joined the Pullman Co. and quickly advanced to General Manager, CEO, President, and Chairman of the board. The Pullman Co, in those days, was one of the pre-eminent industrial companies in the US. During World War I Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the railroads and Grandpa faced him and argued acrimoniously. They hated each other and after the war Wilsoln very reluctantly returned Pullman to it's rightful owners calling Grandpa a hot head.
He was indeed a hot head. He was also a brilliant, hard drinking person .
My favorite anecdote : When he retired he went to Florida where he hob nobbed with with
Henry Ford, Harvey Firstone, Pew(Of Sunoco), and Thomas Edison. What a remarkable group of friends !
I only met Grandpa a few times when I was very young, maybe 6 or 8. We visited him in Highland Park, an upscale suburb of Chicago where he had his mansion. He left me with a lasting impression. I still remember him well.
There is much more to tell but I am still gathering information which I may include in a subsequent blog.

A REALY GOOD DAY

Bastille Day eve was a banner day for YHS ( I use this acronym for YOUR HUMBLE SERVAnt to save space ) et ux. We were unbeatable.

I ( Oops, I mean YHS ) am the director of a 15+ duplicate bridge game every Tuesday and we (YHS et ux )won with an enormous almost unheard of 70% average.

From there we( YHS ETUX )went to the Burlap Barrel for the weekly trivia game which I have referred to previously. Another enormous victory netted us $40 of free drinks.

Upon returning home, a quick check of the stock market of my miagre securities showed a handsome profit.

Here are a few samples trivia questions which I submit to test your mwntal acuity.
1) In Moby Dick, what was Ahab's peg leg made of ?
2) In oil paints, what is the oil used by the painters?
3) What is unusual about the Mona Lisa'seyebrows?
4) How many states in the Civil War were on the confederate side and how many in the Union?
5)In the star ship Enterprise, what powered the Enterprise ?
6) How old was Joan of Arc when she died?