Teaching The Trade

Five dollars for 1,000.

After his neighbor got a few friends on board for their own dirt-cheap cards, Ruprecht had more money than a 10 year old could know what to do with.

He was hooked, and the graphic arts trade guided Ruprecht through high school, where he studied art, and on to Milwaukee Technical College to earn a degree in printing. He got his sheepskin and his handshake as bombs were falling over Vietnam.