
ASU remembers
Fredrick J. Farnsworth
Assistant Professor, Aeronautical Engineering

April 8, 2019
Fredrick J. Farnsworth, 86, passed away on April 8, 2019. Fred served in combat in the U.S. Army 27th Wolfhound Regiment in Korea. He earned a B.S. from Utah State University and an M.S. from ASU. He worked for Boeing on the Minuteman Missile Program, was Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at ASU, then returned to Boeing to work in various management positions until retiring in 1993. Fred was preceded in death by a brother and sister. He is survived by his wife, Mary, a sister, five children, eighteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He will be remembered at a Memorial Open House on Saturday, April 20, from 12 to 3pm at 15022 SE Fairwood Blvd in Renton, WA. (Source: ASU Foundation)