Richard Hegvik was born July 16, 1951, at Jamestown, North Dakota, the son of Alton and Janice Hegvik of Glenfield. He attended school in both Sutton and Glenfield and graduated from Glenfield-Sutton High School in 1969.

He later attended NDSU-Bottineau, the University of Montana at Missoula and NDSU in Fargo where he received a bachelor of science degree in wildlife biology. While attending NDSU-Bottineau he met and later married Patty Kamrud, the daughter of Irvin and Estella Kamrud of Bottineau.

She was born December 21, 1952, at Bottineau and attended a country school in the Turtle Mountains before going to Bottineau and graduating in 1970. She later attended NDSU Bottineau and graduated with a business degree in 1972.

They have two children: Shawn was born July 28, 1973, and Ericka was born September 13, 1977. They were both born in Cooperstown where they were living as Rick was employed by Melroe.

Richard and Patty now live in Glenfield and are managers of the First American Bank and Insurance Agency in Glenfield. Rick is active on the church council, city council and Fire Dept. Patty is in homemakers and works as secretary of the Glenfield Community Development Corporation.

Rick and Shawn enjoy hunting and fishing and Shawn plays basketball, baseball and track. Ericka also likes to fish and is involved in 4-H, gymnastics and T-Ball.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 €“ 1987 Page 167