Dr. Richard Middleton was a native Jacksonian, born on January 17, 1947. His parents, Army Colonel Richard Temple Middleton and Jackson Public School teacher, Mrs. Johnie Mae Beadie Middleton, were well-respected residents of the West Jackson community. That being the case, he attended Jackson College Practice School on the campus of Jackson State College as well as Jim Hill Junior-Senior High School, which was located on Dalton Street.
