Background
Rock, Richard Rand was born on September 27, 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Son of Parker Francis and Ruth Ann (Phillips) Rock.
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Rock, Richard Rand was born on September 27, 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Son of Parker Francis and Ruth Ann (Phillips) Rock.
Bachelor, Washburn University, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, Washburn University, 1950. Juris Doctor, Washburn University, 1970.
Director industrial relations, Maurer-Neuer Packers, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1950-1952; plant superintendent, Maurer-Neuer Packers, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1952-1954; attorney, Rock, Smith & Mason, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1955-1995; president, owner, Shreveport (Louisiana) Packing Company, 1972-1983; president, owner, Amarillo (Texas) Beef Processors, 1977-1982; president, owner, Lubbock (Texas) Beef Processors, 1978-1981; president, owner, Montgomery (Alabama) Food Processors, 1978-1991; president, owner, Humboldt (Iowa) Sausage Company, 1985-1992; president, owner, Great Bend (Kansas) Packing Company, 1984-1995; state senator, assistant minority leader, State of Kansas, 1988-1996; chairman, Rockgate Management Company, Overland Park, Kansas, since 1997. Chairman, Board Of Directors Rockgate Management Company, Overland Park, Kansas.
Judge Cowley County, Kansas, 1952-1956. State representative State of Kansas, 1957-1961. Authority member Kansas Turnpike Authority, 1980-1983, chairman, 1993-1997.
Commissioner Children with Special Health Care Needs, Kansas, 1993-1995. Served United States Navy Air Corps, 1943-1945. Member Kansas Bar Association, National Counsel State Legislatures, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Married Rosalee Deardorff, August 23, 1947. Children: Richard R. II, Darci Lee, Devon Ray, Robert Regan.