THE AUTHOR
Richard (Dick) Edward Harrington is the oldest son of Audra Lavada Young Harrington (1907 - 1990) and Ira Edward Harrington (1898 - 1983). Dick was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 23, 1931. He grew up on a small, 4-acre farm east of Circleville, Ohio. After graduating from Pickaway High School in the spring of 1949, he attended The Ohio State University graduating in December of 1955 with a 5-year bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering. Following a short tour in the U.S. Navy where he served a Executive Officer aboard the USS Current (ARS-22), he worked for several years in private industry. In 1964 he took a job with the U.S. Federal Government doing research and development. In 1986 he retired from the Federal Government as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dick started his own consulting company that he operated for several years. In 1995 he retired again to devote a major portion of his time to doing his family genealogy. This book is the first publication from that effort.
Dick and his family currently live about two miles from the George Washington Mount Vernon mansion in Alexandria, Virginia. His address at the time of this publication is 9517 Mt. Vernon Landing, Alexandria, VA. His phone number is (703) 780-9109.
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