Richard Greuel was born in New Holstein , Wisconsin on April 18 , 1928 . Greuel came to Fairbanks , Alaska through his service in the U.S. Army and stayed there after leaving the Army . He spent a number of years working for Fairbanks radio station KFAR as an announcer and program director . He would later go on to work in real estate . Greuel was Presbyterian . Greuel was a member of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from 1953 to 1958 , serving as Speaker from 1957 to 1958 . He was later a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention that nominated John F. Kennedy for President of the United States . Greuel would later serve in the state House of Representatives in 1959 . He also served on one of Governor William A. Egan 's advisory redistricting boards
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
Dick Greuel