A graduate of the University of Washington, Richard (Dick) Francis Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 12 mission. Gordon also flew in space in 1966, as the pilot of the Gemini 11 mission.
A U.S. Navy Captain, aviator, chemist and test pilot, Gordon definitely had the "right stuff." He was born in Seattle on Nov. 5, 1929. In his 88 years, Gordon had 2 hours and 41 minutes of space walk time.
That's 2 hours and 41 more than the VAST majority of humanity.
Unfortunately, we never had the opportunity to meet Gordon. However, I have a number of friends who have met him, and they all rave about what a nice, friendly guy he was.
To the stars, Astronaut Gordon!
SWEET CELEBRATION: This afternoon, the kids and I attended a small Veteran's Day celebration. We brought a few dozen cookies for the occasion.
It would have gone a lot faster if I had made royal icing and piped the cookies, but I went the slow route and did fondant, which meant rolling out stripes and placing each dot as a star. It was worth it seeing the octogenarians make a beeline for the cookies after the assembly.
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