Background
Watkins, Richard Allen was born on October 11, 1930 in Baltimore. Son of Fielding Lucas and Emma Blanche (Hayes) Watkins.
Watkins, Richard Allen was born on October 11, 1930 in Baltimore. Son of Fielding Lucas and Emma Blanche (Hayes) Watkins.
Attended, Baltimore City College, 1945—1948. Associate of Arts, Eastern College, 1951.
Assistant to president Albert F. Goetze, Inc. meat packer, Baltimore, 1949—1967. Division manager Allegheny Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, 1967—1974, vice president, general manager, 1975—1981, president, since 1981. Vice president parent company Allegheny Beverages Corporation.
Member Maryland Chamber of Commerce. Member of Retail Grocers and Food Dealers Association, Coin-Op Laundry Association, Maryland Automatic Merchandising Council, Advertising Club Baltimore, Maryland, Virginia soft drink associations, Restaurant Association Maryland.
Married Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick, April 22, 1949. Children: Richard Allen, Deborah Lea Kennedy, Marsha Roberts, Glenn, David.