Richard, Rick's son, graduated from McGavock High School in Nashville Sunday, and with a 3.95 GPA, was salutatorian of a class that included 630 students.After each graduate received his or her diploma, Richard gave the farewell address in front of at least 2,500 people. Richard will attend Vanderbilt University in the fall. He plans to become a high-school English teacher.
Richard has come a long way since the first time I met him. Rick and I took him to the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville for his fifth birthday, and when they made him stand on a chair to sing to him, he started crying.
His career plans have also undergone a distinct transformation. There was a time when Richard told us that he was going to play baseball for the Atlanta Braves, and then during the offseason, fly the Space Shuttle. Knowing Richard, he very well could have if he had chosen that path.
Richard, we're proud of you. Be good ... and act like somebody.
