[CowtownCobra]

Hello Heather. I never met Dick directly, but you could say he left an impression on me that has lasted a lifetime. I grew up in Fresno, and when I was 13-14 (around 68 or 69) he started showing up in #198 (there was no numbers on it then but it was red) to visit his buddy across the street, a CHP officer named Joe Garrison (I'm pretty sure on the name) who restored wrecked Austin Healeys, the big ones like 3000's. That car was the first cobra I had ever seen and it seemed almost dream like, it really left its mark and is the reason I built and own a replica today. My dad went over and talked to Dick and informed me he was Smitty of Smittys Bail Bonds, which everyone had heard of in the then small town of Fresno since there was this catchy Smittys jingle ad played on the radio for years. I'm sorry I can't offer more, but that is my story. Good luck and God Bless you for your loss.