Richard Howerton has been a preacher’s kid, lawn boy, carpet cleaner, moving man, high school football player, telephone installer / repairman, real estate perc tester and lumberjack, quarry stone and asphalt weigher, construction worker, waiter, office worker, naval officer, hospital administrator, health system executive, Sunday school teacher, film critic, and writer.

He married his college sweetheart, Janice Pope, with whom he now approaches a golden anniversary celebration with their three sones, two daughters-in-law, and four grandkids.

A native of Lincolnton, North Carolina, Richard was raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. He and Janice have resided in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, Chesapeake, Virginia, Oxford, North Carolina, Burlington, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia.

He majored in politics at Wake Forest University and holds a master’s degree in health administration for Duke University.

He and Janice now reside in the wonderful city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.