ASU remembers

   

Grant Lee Richardson

Taught Agronomy

   

  

Grant Richardson

  

June 15, 2011

Grant Lee Richardson, 92, passed away on June 15, 2011. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen, who passed away 5 ½ years ago. He is survived by six children, 40 grandchildren and 78 great-grandchildren. He attained a PhD degree and taught Agronomy at Purdue University and ASU for over 33 years. Serving in the Air Force as a flight instructor and commandant of students during WWII, he retired as a Lt. Colonel. As an agricultural advisor for USAID he worked in Libya, Iran, Lesotho, Somalia, and Russia, helping them improve their agricultural projects and better feed their people.