Mr. Rick Carlson

Rick Carlson held a doctorate from School of Mines.
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Rick Carlson was the kind of man who loved teaching statistics to college students.But he also handled explosives underground in South African gold mines and once escorted a caravan of cars through war-torn Mozambique.
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Woolsey told how Mr. Carlson "had been all over western Africa," including strife-ridden Mozambique.
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An athlete, Mr. Carlson also was a ski patrolman and mountain biker and played rugby for 38 years, said longtime girlfriend Marcia Simmons, of Denver.
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Mr. Carlson was born in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 19, 1947, the only child of Arnold and Beatrice Carlson.
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"And Rick would say I've been kissing a dummy ever since."

In 1983, Mr. Carlson moved to South Africa, where he worked underground as a certified explosives specialist.He also worked in corporate gold mining offices in Johannesburg.

In 1993, he returned to Colorado to take care of his parents.He also began work on his doctorate.He taught at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Red Rocks and Colorado Technical University Online.

Mr. Carlson was a longtime member of the Denver Barbarians rugby team and coached the first women's rugby team at the School of Mines.In 2000, he was inducted into the Colorado Rugby Hall of Fame.

A memorial Mass was celebrated Oct. 26 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Golden.He was cremated.Contributions may be made to the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union, 7275 S. Xenia Circle, Unit B, Centennial, CO 80112.

(DENVER) 10 November 2005 -- Rick Carlson was the kind of man who loved teaching statistics to college students.But he also handled explosives underground in South African gold mines and once escorted a caravan of cars through war-torn Mozambique.
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Woolsey told how Mr. Carlson "had been all over western Africa," including strife-ridden Mozambique.
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An athlete, Mr. Carlson also was a ski patrolman and mountain biker and played rugby for 38 years, said longtime girlfriend Marcia Simmons, of Denver.
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Mr. Carlson was born in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 19, 1947, the only child of Arnold and Beatrice Carlson.
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"And Rick would say I've been kissing a dummy ever since." In 1983, Mr. Carlson moved to South Africa, where he worked underground as a certified explosives specialist.He also worked in corporate gold mining offices in Johannesburg.

In 1993, he returned to Colorado to take care of his parents.He also began work on his doctorate.He taught at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Red Rocks and Colorado Technical University Online.

Mr. Carlson was a longtime member of the Denver Barbarians rugby team and coached the first women's rugby team at the School of Mines.In 2000, he was inducted into the Colorado Rugby Hall of Fame.

A memorial Mass was celebrated Oct. 26 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Golden.He was cremated.Contributions may be made to the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union, 7275 S. Xenia Circle, Unit B, Centennial, CO 80112.

Rick Carlson, Assistant Professor, CIS Department, Metropolitan State College of Denver, RJcarlso@mines.eduTelephone: 303-273-3929