Richard A. Mohrman

Richard was born in Quincy, Illinois, to his loving parents Frederick and Elvina (Augspurg) Mohrman.

In his early years, Richard lived on the family farm where he worked with his family while attending elementary, middle and high school. At Quincy High School, he was a member of the National Honor Society excelling in academics. He graduated from QHS in 1952. Richard went on to attend Quincy University, where he graduated in 1956 with a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering. He served in the U.S. Army (1957-1959) at the Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal.

After his military service, he was employed by the Sperry-Rand Corp. in Searcy, Arkansas. During a return visit to Quincy, he met his future wife, Karolyn (Polley) Mohrman. They were married in 1959 and relocated to Searcy, Arkansas, where their four children were born.

He moved his family to Springfield, Illinois, in 1966 while employed at Sangamo Electric as plant manager. After the Schlumberger acquisition of Sangamo, Richard moved to La Plume, Pennsylvania, in 1976, where he became general manager of their Fairchild Weston Controls plant in Archbald, Pennsylvania. In 1982, Richard became vice president and general manager of MDSI, where he was instrumental in merging MDSI and Applicon (both Schlumberger electronics companies) into the new Applicon Corp. in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and established a global presence with offices around the world.

In retirement, he and Karolyn relocated to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he enjoyed hobbies such as woodworking, gardening, traveling and golfing with his friends the "Good Ole Boys" at the Hot Springs Country Club. Through the years, they were finally successful in converting "Dick Michigan" into an ardent fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He served in several leadership roles at the First Presbyterian Church of Hot Springs.

He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Angela Clark. He is survived by his loving wife, Karolyn, son, Eric Mohrman (Elkhart, Indiana), daughter, Kristen Stirling (Jeffrey) (Dexter, Michigan), son, Michael Mohrman, along with their special family friend, Janet Martin (Barry, Illinois) and sister, Mary Mittelberg (Kent) (Hilton Head, South Carolina). He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

He was blessed with six grandchildren, Dvynn Mohrman, Keating Mohrman (Brittany), Briqlyn Keeney (Grant), Matthew Stirling, Jennifer Stirling (fiancé Lawson) and Audrey Shaw (Isaac). His great-grandchildren are Knox, Coe, Nash, Clover, Darius and Aria.

Cremation services will be entrusted to Caruth-Hale Funeral Home of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Memorial celebrations of his life and their upcoming locations will be announced in the near future. Memorial donations in his behalf can be made to Quincy University, The MUSES (of Hot Springs Arkansas), LeeAnn's Rescue/Canine Care and Rescue (leeannsrescue.org) of Hot Springs, Arkansas, or an organization of your choosing.

Online condolences athttp://www.caruth-hale.com.

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