Arctic Directory October 2015: Roth family announces passing of Richard W. Roth

Richard W. Roth, co-founder and past president and chairman of Engineered Systems Inc., passed away on June 1. Engineered Systems Inc. was founded in 1971 and became a leading supplier of semi-custom, computer-based control systems to the petroleum industry. ESI delivered hundreds of systems to petroleum terminals throughout the United States and internationally. In 1991, ESI received the “President’s E Award” for international marketing from the Department of Commerce. Roth was a past member of a number of business organizations, including the Petroleum Equipment Institute, Western Petroleum Marketers, the Independent Liquid Terminals Association and other organizations, including SCORE Business Consultants and Gideons International. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, in 1932 and earned a BSE degree in 1958 from Arizona State University. Married for 54 years, he is survived by two sons and four grandchildren.

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