Richard Cogdal

Dick was the last remaining member of the "Poker Club," a group of local men who met in high school and at the U of I and stayed in the area. They gathered twice a month to play what they called poverty poker--not much money changed hands. Due to my father's involvement, I became one of the "Poker Kids." I remember well the Christmas caroling parties that included all of the families as we bundled in and out of cars to serenade any grandparents who lived in the Chambana area. The last...