Richard Joseph Welch

1869–1949 (age 80)

Biography

Richard Joseph Welch was born in 1869 and lived until 1949, experiencing the full arc of the twentieth century's first half. His eighty years of life witnessed the rise of industrial America, two world wars, and the beginning of the atomic era.

Welch's memory is preserved at Holy Cross Cemetery, a testament to his place in the community and the generations he touched throughout his long life.

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