Richard C. Colton Jr. Photo Gallery

The Gunnery JV basketball team. I was a senior this year, #50. Robert Zavorskas, #24 class of '63, became an outstanding guard on the varsity team. He is a freshman in this photo. The JV team had an excellent record.

Early Years

Dr. A. Tufaro and Dr. D. Cooney performed surgery # 1

From Hospital to Home

Detail from "Time Out: Tufaro, Cooney, and Colton."

The Taryn Moller Nicoll Paintings

Terrance Osborne surprises me with a painting of my dear departed cat Pookie. This portrait lives in my heart and hangs in my hallway.

Supporting the work of Local Artists

Richard surprising Leah Chase with a $25,0000 personal contribution check for her continued recovery from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina on her family-owned restaurant, Dooky Chase at the Southern Dominican Gala 2007.

Being Honored in Great Company

Susan Badeaux and I look at Terrance Osborne’s original 2014 New Orleans Jazz Festival painting of the Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Artwork in My House

Leah Chase and I at the New Orleans Museum of Art-Leah Chase Art Exhibit Vernissage Event. This picture and the above caption was used as the front cover of my 2012 Christmas card.

The Leah Chase Gala held Monday April 23, 2012 at the New Orleans Museum of Art

In My Front Garden

My recent 77th birthday dinner was also held at Commander's Palace, in their Wine Room. Hoping for many more such events—and birthdays!

Birthdays with Family and Friends