RICHARD K. PRESTON, SR. Renaissance Man Died on November 30, 2009 of complications from dementia. He was born on May 21, 1934 in Winthrop, MA on the grounds of Fort Banks. He grew up an "Army Brat" during WWII. Dick was an Eagle Scout at Ft. Meade. He worked his way through The University of Maryland, earning a B.S. in 1958, and a Master of Education Degree in 1977. Joined the Marine Corps in 1958 and was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain. He worked for Goddard Spaceflight Center; NASA HQ; Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; and retired from HEW, Department of Education in 1979. Dick worked on the campaign to name the first space shuttle "Enterprise". He was a Major in the Civil Air Patrol and a member of First Fandom. He loved working with young people at conventions and at rocket camps at the Boy Scouts Jamborees, Camp Fantastic, and Rocket Camps in France. He taught painting and drawing and led art tours through England. He is survived by his wife of over 33 years, Janice, three children Larkin Preston Cohan of Short Hills, New Jersey, Richard Preston II, of Chevy Chase, and Bannon Preston of Kensington, plus eight grandchildren. Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1 PM.
Washington Post, The (DC) - March 28, 2010
Washington Post, The (DC) - March 28, 2010
RICHARD K. PRESTON, SR. Renaissance Man Died on November 30, 2009 of complications from dementia. He was born on May 21, 1934 in Winthrop, MA on the grounds of Fort Banks. He grew up an "Army Brat" during WWII. Dick was an Eagle Scout at Ft. Meade. He worked his way through The University of Maryland, earning a B.S. in 1958, and a Master of Education Degree in 1977. Joined the Marine Corps in 1958 and was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain. He worked for Goddard Spaceflight Center; NASA HQ; Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; and retired from HEW, Department of Education in 1979. Dick worked on the campaign to name the first space shuttle "Enterprise". He was a Major in the Civil Air Patrol and a member of First Fandom. He loved working with young people at conventions and at rocket camps at the Boy Scouts Jamborees, Camp Fantastic, and Rocket Camps in France. He taught painting and drawing and led art tours through England. He is survived by his wife of over 33 years, Janice, three children Larkin Preston Cohan of Short Hills, New Jersey, Richard Preston II, of Chevy Chase, and Bannon Preston of Kensington, plus eight grandchildren. Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1 PM.
Washington Post, The (DC) - March 28, 2010
Washington Post, The (DC) - March 28, 2010
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