Brookline High School

Richard Gordon J. Werner “Dick. Duck”

Richard Gordon J. Werner (“Dick. Duck”) is one of 232 graduates in the class of 1928 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1928 yearbook entry gives: College Tech course; activities listed: Football and Varsity; lived at 9 Park Vale.

Class of 1928

232 in the class of 1928 · 9 more named Werner

Full name: Richard Gordon J. Werner
Known as: Dick. Duck
Lived at: 9 Park Vale, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Course: College Tech
Ambition: “To travel”
Pastime: “Enjoying myself anyway”

Also searched as: Dick Werner; Richard Werner; Richard G. Werner; Rick Werner.

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Clubs & teams 316
Neighbours 1
Same surname 5
Classmates 231

In context

Of the 232 names from the Brookline High School class of 1928 that have pages here, Richard is 228th in surname order. In the scan, Richard appears on page 87, near the end of the run of 232 portraits read for this site (pages 26 to 87). Counting Richard, “Senior Social” is named by 35 people in the Brookline High School class of 1928. 13 people named Richard turn up in 5 Brookline High School classes on this site, 1925 to 1931. First names that recur in the class of 1928: Helen (11), Margaret (8) and Mary (8). In the class of 1927: Helen (7) and Mary (7).

On the same scan page	Lucienne Denise Wilkinson, Lillian Doris Williams, Isaiah Herbert Wilson
Same club	Football: 11 other classmates
Same club	Baseball: 17 other classmates

At home, 9 Park Vale

The 1928 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Werner at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Julius W Werner (wife Mary J), dentist householderpage

What Richard did at school

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What the yearbook said

Strength of heart and mighty of limb

Also grew up on Park Vale

Marion O'NeilBrookline 1929

The class of 1928

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1928, page 87. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1928broo).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via the Internet Archive.

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