I did a little Internet searching on Richard's life. New Family Search indicates that he was born on 30 April 1944 and died 1 Oct 1966. From his obtuary: Funeral Services for Richard Warrett Karren, 22, 44 Welby Ave (2975 South) was dead on arrival at Salt Lake Hospital 1 Oct, 11:30 p.m. of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Park City, will be held 2 p.m. at 36 East 7th South. Born 30 April 1944 to Elmer L and Eve Werrett Karren. Married Sheryl Swinney 8 March 1962, Randolph, Rich County. Student University of Utah, Mechanic Kennecott Copper Corp., two years. Member of LDS Church. Survivors: widow; two children, Kimberly Ann, Deidra Lynn, both of Salt Lake City; father of Salt lake City; brothers, Keith O. of Salt Lake City, Jack O. of American Fork, grandfather, William Warrett, Jr., Salt Lake City.
Some of my most vivid memories of South High concern Richard. I'll never forget him in German-teacher Paul Luckau's home room class. For want of a better word, he was the "class cut-up," who always kept things lively. He could always be counted on to distract Luckau with zany questions or off-the-wall observations. But, Luckau could give just a good as he got from Richard, and their repartee back and forth was really something to behold. In our senior year Luckau wanted us to only speak German in class. Once he decided to encourage us by setting a jar on his desk. For every English word we spoke, we had to put a nickle in the jar. After a few days, Richard came in, dropped a few bills in the jar and said he had enough and was going to speak English the whole class period. That was the end of the nickle-fine jar, but Luckau used the money to buy German pastries that we ate in class, listening to the sultry voice of Luckau's favorite singer, Marelene Dietrich, on old vinyl records. BTW, Luckau left South and taught German at BYU, where my wife had him as a teacher. A small world. I heard about Richard's death some time after he died and I couldn't believe it; he was always so full of life.
Lisle Brown
I did a little Internet searching on Richard's life. New Family Search indicates that he was born on 30 April 1944 and died 1 Oct 1966. From his obtuary: Funeral Services for Richard Warrett Karren, 22, 44 Welby Ave (2975 South) was dead on arrival at Salt Lake Hospital 1 Oct, 11:30 p.m. of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Park City, will be held 2 p.m. at 36 East 7th South. Born 30 April 1944 to Elmer L and Eve Werrett Karren. Married Sheryl Swinney 8 March 1962, Randolph, Rich County. Student University of Utah, Mechanic Kennecott Copper Corp., two years. Member of LDS Church. Survivors: widow; two children, Kimberly Ann, Deidra Lynn, both of Salt Lake City; father of Salt lake City; brothers, Keith O. of Salt Lake City, Jack O. of American Fork, grandfather, William Warrett, Jr., Salt Lake City.
Some of my most vivid memories of South High concern Richard. I'll never forget him in German-teacher Paul Luckau's home room class. For want of a better word, he was the "class cut-up," who always kept things lively. He could always be counted on to distract Luckau with zany questions or off-the-wall observations. But, Luckau could give just a good as he got from Richard, and their repartee back and forth was really something to behold. In our senior year Luckau wanted us to only speak German in class. Once he decided to encourage us by setting a jar on his desk. For every English word we spoke, we had to put a nickle in the jar. After a few days, Richard came in, dropped a few bills in the jar and said he had enough and was going to speak English the whole class period. That was the end of the nickle-fine jar, but Luckau used the money to buy German pastries that we ate in class, listening to the sultry voice of Luckau's favorite singer, Marelene Dietrich, on old vinyl records. BTW, Luckau left South and taught German at BYU, where my wife had him as a teacher. A small world. I heard about Richard's death some time after he died and I couldn't believe it; he was always so full of life.