Background
Knapik, Richard Patrick was born on March 16, 1934 in Cleveland. Son of Michael Thomas and Helen Margaret (Estock) Knapik.
Knapik, Richard Patrick was born on March 16, 1934 in Cleveland. Son of Michael Thomas and Helen Margaret (Estock) Knapik.
Associate of Arts in Electronic Engineering, DeVry Institute of Technology, 1959. Certified in teaching, Kent State University, 1975.
Senior electrical designer Addressograph-Multigraph, Euclid, Ohio, 1959-1965. Assistant chief controls engineer Motch & Merryweather, 1965-1970. Teacher and varsity football coach Brooklyn (Ohio) Board Education, 1971-1978.
Electrical engineer Eaton Corporation, Saginaw, Michigan, 1978-1985. Staff engineer Honda American Manufacturing, Marysville, Ohio, from 1985.
Served with United States Navy, 1952-1956.
Married Elizabeth Ann Erich, August 3, 1957 (divorced November 1981). Married Patricia Anne Gillespie, June 26, 1982. Children: Jean Ann, Katherine Mary, Michael Francis, Patricia Annual.