Richard Rollin Gartner

Richard Rollin Gartner, Jr. has a Bachelor of Elementary Education from Western Illinois University; a Masters in English and Speech from Western State College of Colorado where one professor strongly encouraged him to consider teaching the college level. He did Post Graduate Studies at the University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX. In Studies of the Future.

At Northwood Institute south of Dallas he performed in a workshop musical directed by Alan Menchen who wrote the music for the Broadway show, Little Shop of Horrors.

He encouraged Richard to audition on Broadway in New York.

Growing up, Richard was groomed as, and is today, a gentleman.