Commemorative Brick
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Richard L Clayton Sr. I live in Ft Worth Tx. My wife Sue went to be with her Lord on 9 Dec 1992. I am retired, do what I want to do, when I want to do it, or nothing.
RICHARD LEE CLAYTON -Richard Lee was born April 4. 193O. He was the third child, out of nine children of Clifford and Eunice Clayton. He grew up in Cameron and attended school there through the eighth grade. As a young boy he had a paper route with about 12 subscribers ( Chicago Daily News ) and when he was 10 years old, he would work in the summer time on a hay bailer, balling hay, for about four summers. In the summer of 1944, they moved to Monmouth. Illinois because of a job change of his father, who worked for the CB&Q railroad. He attended Monmouth High School for two years and worked part time at Woolworth's Dime Store and later for the Review Atlas paper. The summer of 1947, he started working fill time on the M&STL railroad and in the fall of that year was laid off for the winter. He then went to work at the Chevrolet Garage until March 1948, at which time he went back to work on the railroad. He didn't stay there long, because on April 7, 1948 he joined the Air Force. In September 1951, while stationed Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas, he married, Eleanor S. Hillis, she was his mate and best friend for 42 years. She passed away on December 9, 1993. They had three children, the oldest, Cathy Horton of Arlington, Texas, Nancy Vanderall of Jenison, Michigan, and Richard Jr. of Pierpont, Ohio. Of the three, only Richard gave them three beautiful granddaughters. They are his pride a Joy. He made a career in the Air Force, on June 30, 1970, he retired from the Air Force with over 22 years of service. They made their home in Fort Worth, Texas. He went to work for the Post Office in February 1973 as a clerk at the Main mail Processing Center. After working for over 22 years, he retired from the Post Office in November 1995. He has over 45 years of Government service, he is now what you would call a triple dipper.
"Life is one's own makin, looking back over mine, I've had a good life, family and friends and I wouldn't change any part of it."