Rik Degunther Obituary (1956 - 2014)

Born Apr 13, 1956, Rik Degunther attended Guilford High School in Rockford, IL. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Rik Degunther.

Graduation Year	Class of 1974
Date of Birth	Apr 13, 1956
Date of Passing	Sep 02, 2014
About	Rik was an incredibly gifted mechanical and electrical engineer with a master’s degree in physics from Stanford University. He held patents on inventions that most of us couldn’t pronounce, let alone explain. He was an accomplished musician, carpenter, goat farmer as a hobby with his children, and an avid golfer. He was a published author of books on solar power, energy efficiency and golf. He wrote a regular column in the Mountain Democrat, where he enjoyed skewering both partisan ends of the political spectrum.