Veterinarian. Husband of Gladys Devetta Barrett and Pearl Jane Jackson. Father of Robert Wendell Riley and Irene Maxine Riley Clingman.
He graduated form Kansas State University and was a veterinarian. He enlisted in the Army for WWI and was assigned to Deming, NM. His unit was transferred to Europe and when he was at Fort Dix, he contracted the flu and nearly died. He was subsequently discharged and never went overseas. He then worked for the Government as a cattle inspector in southwest Nebraska. He then was employed as a meat inspector in Chicago. He developed lung problems there because of the cold and transferred to Los Angeles in about 1928. He made his home in Bell. Later he opened his own veterinary clinic on Slausen Avenue in LA. He said that pets were never mentioned in school and that he learned about them from books and from the drug salesmen.
I remember that my grandfather often carried a cigar. He couldn't smoke because of his emphysema, but he liked the taste. He also wore a Stetson hat.
In retirement he purchased a travel trailer and for several years went to Stanley, Idaho, for the summer.
He graduated form Kansas State University and was a veterinarian. He enlisted in the Army for WWI and was assigned to Deming, NM. His unit was transferred to Europe and when he was at Fort Dix, he contracted the flu and nearly died. He was subsequently discharged and never went overseas. He then worked for the Government as a cattle inspector in southwest Nebraska. He then was employed as a meat inspector in Chicago. He developed lung problems there because of the cold and transferred to Los Angeles in about 1928. He made his home in Bell. Later he opened his own veterinary clinic on Slausen Avenue in LA. He said that pets were never mentioned in school and that he learned about them from books and from the drug salesmen.
I remember that my grandfather often carried a cigar. He couldn't smoke because of his emphysema, but he liked the taste. He also wore a Stetson hat.
In retirement he purchased a travel trailer and for several years went to Stanley, Idaho, for the summer.
Veterinarian. Husband of Gladys Devetta Barrett and Pearl Jane Jackson. Father of Robert Wendell Riley and Irene Maxine Riley Clingman.
He graduated form Kansas State University and was a veterinarian. He enlisted in the Army for WWI and was assigned to Deming, NM. His unit was transferred to Europe and when he was at Fort Dix, he contracted the flu and nearly died. He was subsequently discharged and never went overseas. He then worked for the Government as a cattle inspector in southwest Nebraska. He then was employed as a meat inspector in Chicago. He developed lung problems there because of the cold and transferred to Los Angeles in about 1928. He made his home in Bell. Later he opened his own veterinary clinic on Slausen Avenue in LA. He said that pets were never mentioned in school and that he learned about them from books and from the drug salesmen.
I remember that my grandfather often carried a cigar. He couldn't smoke because of his emphysema, but he liked the taste. He also wore a Stetson hat.
In retirement he purchased a travel trailer and for several years went to Stanley, Idaho, for the summer.
He graduated form Kansas State University and was a veterinarian. He enlisted in the Army for WWI and was assigned to Deming, NM. His unit was transferred to Europe and when he was at Fort Dix, he contracted the flu and nearly died. He was subsequently discharged and never went overseas. He then worked for the Government as a cattle inspector in southwest Nebraska. He then was employed as a meat inspector in Chicago. He developed lung problems there because of the cold and transferred to Los Angeles in about 1928. He made his home in Bell. Later he opened his own veterinary clinic on Slausen Avenue in LA. He said that pets were never mentioned in school and that he learned about them from books and from the drug salesmen.
I remember that my grandfather often carried a cigar. He couldn't smoke because of his emphysema, but he liked the taste. He also wore a Stetson hat.
In retirement he purchased a travel trailer and for several years went to Stanley, Idaho, for the summer.
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