DOB:  1948

DOD:  1967

Richard L. Cartwright, 18, was fatally injured when a car in which he was a passenger struck a freight train. 

He was born in Eau Claire and lived here all his life.  He was a member of the senior class of Memorial High School, a member of the Future Farmers of America and the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Cartwright; three sisters, Mrs. Richard Meyer, Madison, Mrs. Jack Bixby and Nancy Cartwright, both of Santa Monica, CA; three nieces and two nephews. 

Richard will be buried in the Waneka Cemetary in Dunn County, WI.