W. Va.
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He was born Ralph Pierre LaCock in Clarksburg, W. Va., and moved around frequently as a child before relocating to New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
Herrick, who was born in Columbus and was previously married, is survived by two sons, Chris and Mark Herrick of the Indianapolis area, daughter Lola Reece of Peterstown, W. Va., five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
He attended Concord College in Athens, W. Va., after finishing seventh grade.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
In another case, the complaint alleges that the diocese hired a lay teacher to work at a high school in Weirton, W. Va., in 2011 but didn’t do a background check on him.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2019
Point Pleasant, W. Va., 125, 127-130, 157, 170, 173, 174.
From Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
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