Thank you to Joe Sherriff (Rick's brother) for the following information:

Richard Albert (Rick) Sherriff was born in Kansas City Kansas on September 13, 1943. His family lived in Kansas City, Colorado Springs, Oak Creek, and Santa Fe before moving to Alamosa when Rick was in the middle of his freshman year. At Alamosa Hight School Rick was in band and some school plays. Check your senior year annual for anything else.

After High School Rick went to Adams State and then on to grad  work at the University of Montana. Rick started working as a waiter to earn school money at the Campus cafe. I can't remember if it was while still in HS or when he started college.  

After the U of  M, Rick had a teaching job at the University of Maryland. He left that to be a civilian employee of the Army, working at the Pentagon with a group that did liaison briefings for Congress. After a few years of that he enrolled at the University of Virginia for additional graduate work with the goal of becoming an architectural historian. It was something he had been interested in since grade school. While at U of V Rick supported himself as a waiter and then as manager of the clubhouse at a country club in the area.

Rick moved back to Washington DC and after not finding work as an historian he went to work for Marriot Hotels as a waiter in their downtown DC hotel. He griped about having to wear a tux to work, but the money was good and it gave him the means to travel.
Rick took time away from work to travel to Greece, Mexico, Peru, Australia, and China. As much as he loved to travel he loved people more. He was always concerned for the well being of the people around him and causes in support of individuals.

Rick's sister Julie brought him back to Colorado from DC and he spent his last days living in Alamosa with his sister Lynn. Rick past away on October 23, 1997.

(From the 30th Reunion Book - 1991)

Name: Richard "Rik" Sherriff

Occupation: Vice President, Design Resource, Washington, D.C., Associate, Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Brief History:

1961-65: Adams State College, B.A.

1965-66: Graduate study, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana

1966-67: Instructor of Public Speaking, University of Marryland. College Park, MD

1967-69: Visual Information Specialist, U. S. Army, Safeguard System Office, Washington, D.C.

1969-77: Studies in Architecture and graduate degree in Architectural
History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

1977-80: Co-Manager, The Greencroft Club, Charlottesville, VA 1980-85: The Westpark Hotel, Rosslyn, VA

1980-Present: The Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.

1988-Present: Founding Partner, Design Resource, Washington, D.C.

Interests:   Reading; mostly biography

                   Art Collecting; mostly 20th Century prints and paintings

Travel: Canada, Mexico, Greece, Australia, U.S. Virgin Islands, China, Argentina and Brasil