Howard Roy Farquharson

In Reno, on August 17, 2026, Howard Roy Farquharson died at 91. Born on January 1, 1935, with Croatian-American roots that shaped the table more than the flag. He learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. He ran slag through heat that made its own schedule. A slag dump whistle key by the sink stayed clean enough to trust. Colleagues still mention a slag dump whistle key. In 1958 he married Mildred. The marriage was not a speech; it was groceries, repairs, and three sons walked to school in weather that did not care. When Mildred died in 2019, he kept what still worked: the early walk, the small garden, the call on Sundays. Neighbors remember a porch light left on for anyone walking home late. He preferred the hour before a town fully wakes. Reno was home enough that he never rehearsed an introduction. The recipe card is still stained in the useful places.