Richard Gregg Farmer
Richard (Dick) Gregg Farmer died March 26, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. Richard was born Nov. 5, 1928, in Laramie, Wyo.
He graduated from Eaton (Colorado) High School in 1946 and immediately joined the United States Navy. His math aptitude was fostered in Fire Control School after boot camp. This naval training headed Richard in the direction toward electrical engineering. After discharge, he attended Colorado State University, earning his degree in electrical engineering in 1952 and later his master’s degree from Arizona State University in 1964.
Richard's work experience spanned the globe. His first job was in the Digital Computer Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1957, while employed by Miner & Miner of Greeley, Colo., he moved his family to Beirut, Lebanon, where he worked on electrifying the rural areas.
In 1965, he began work at Arizona Public Service in Phoenix, where he became the principal engineer until his retirement in 1994. While working at APS, he was asked by Arizona State University to teach an evening class in electric power. After retirement from APS, he increased his class load at ASU, where he attained full professorship and worked until his final day.