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RICHARD G. FARMER
Pages 92-95

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... It was this naval training that headed Richard toward electrical engineering. After discharge he attended Colorado State University, Fort Collins, earning his degree in electrical engineering in 1952 and later his master's degree from Arizona State University (ASU)
From page 94...
... It was not unusual for students to be in Dick's office at all hours to seek practical advice on a homework assignment, a thesis, or a job offer. Perhaps the most touching note attesting to his devotion to his students accompanied a bouquet of flowers that appeared anonymously at his office upon his death: "Thank you, Professor Farmer, for showing me what kind of man I really want to be." The two incidents of shaft failure at the Mohave Generating Station in the early 1970s alerted the electric utility industry to a technical problem with far-reaching economic consequences.
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... Richard was preceded in death by his first wife, Jo-Anne, his parents, William Farmer and Mary Roy, and his stepfather, Jack Roy. He is survived by his wife Gloria Sue Farmer; his children Kristine Farmer (partner Carole Dietzel)


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