RICHARD C. ("DICK") REYNOLDS was born in East St. Louis, Illinois and raised mainly in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1953, he enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private and retired twenty four years later as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his first twelve years, he served in infantry units at various command levels. For the second twelve years, he served in communications-electronics assignments. At the end of his military career, he also taught computer science and programming courses for two years at the George Washington University. From 1977 to 1994, Dick was a System Engineer for Hughes Aircraft C...