Green River Star -

Richard “Dick” Schuck, a longtime resident of Green River who served as its mayor and as a city council representative as part of a long career in public service, died last Tuesday at the age of 89.

Schuck was born in Milford, Nebraska Aug. 8, 1932 and was a 1950 graduate of Johnson County High School in Buffalo. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial education from the University of Wyoming and later earned a master’s degree in industrial technology through the University of Wisconsin.

Shortly after receiving his degree from UW, Schuck came to Green River in 1959 to teach meta...