Cavazos grew up on King Ranch in South Texas, the son of a Mexican American cowhand. His father, Lauro Cavazos, served as an Army artillery sergeant in World War I and became a foreman at King ...

Richard E. Cavazos was born on Jan. 31, 1929 in Kingsville to Mexican-American parents. His father, a World War I veteran, was the first Hispanic foreman at the King Ranch, according to Avalanche ...