ENGMAN, Richard “Dick” Nelson (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Retired), age 81, of Beavercreek, Ohio, passed away September 7, 2021. Born April 11, 1940, in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Herbert and Geraldine Engman.

Dick was a 1958 graduate of Galesburg High School. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1964, Webster University in 1976, and the Air Force Command and Staff College in 1981. Colonel Engman proudly served his country for 21 years in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Chanute AFB, Hill AFB, Tan Son Nhut AFB Vietnam, CCK Taiwan, Hill AFB, Scott AFB and finally Wright Patterson Air Force Base. His duties included aircraft maintenance, aircraft manufacturing, and aircraft systems repair technologies. Dick spent several years as the jet engine manufacturing manager at the GE plant in Cincinnati, OH and at McDonald-Douglas Corp for Training in Industry in St. Louis, MO. After his retirement from the USAF in 1986, he was a Senior Program Manager for Universal Technology Corporation of Beavercreek, Ohio for 21 years. In this capacity, he provided technical and program support to the Air Force Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB, and Air Logistic Centers. Richard was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, the Engineers Club of Dayton, and the Lincoln Society. Dick was a long time and invaluable secretary of the Air Force Materials and Manufacturing Alumni Association.

Richard survived a major heart attack in 1988 and had a LVAD “heart pump” installed in 2017 after experiencing severe heart failure. Further procedures, health challenges and heart surgery were met with a positive attitude and sincere appreciation for each and every day. Throughout his life, he displayed inspiring acts of generosity towards those he loved and strangers.