He came to Milwaukee at the age of fifteen, finding work as a furniture salesman by profession.
Then it was the turn of the furniture salesman from Toulon.
He subsequently worked as a furniture salesman and travel agent.
In 1969, he moved to southern California and got a job as a furniture salesman.
He took up work as a furniture salesman and then took on a role in the insurance sector.
After that came a job managing a service station, followed by a spell as a traveling furniture salesman.
Her father, who had made his living as a traveling furniture salesman in the Midwest, signed, but kept driving.
The big man swung his heavy arms, like a furniture salesman getting bored on floor duty.
"Twelve years of Catholic school," he said, "and it took a furniture salesman to tell me that."
Rick's dad, Sidney, was a furniture salesman, a great one.