Robert Cargill Faris
March 1, 1922 ~ January 31, 2012
Faris, Robert Cargill, 89, passed away peacefully in St. Louis, Tuesday, January 31, 2012. He was born March 1, 1922 in Barnet, Vermont. He was a graduate of Peacham Academy in Vermont and received his BA and MBA from Wichita State University. He worked in the aircraft manufacturing business for most of his life and owned Precision Metalcraft, Inc. He loved flying airplanes and obtained his pilots license at the age of 16. He set a world distance record in a Monoplane Mooney Mite in 1951, flying solo from Wichita to Vermont. He was active in the Wichita Lions Club and served on the board of Envision Foundation. He is survived by Marjorie Thompson Faris, his loving wife of 61 years; his children, Bob Faris (Linda Bilsing), of Fort Collins, CO, and Cathleen Faris-Guyol (James Guyol), of St. Louis, MO; three grandchildren, Genevieve, Robert, and Jacqueline Guyol. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with Envision Foundation, 610 North Main Street, Wichita, Kansas, 67203.
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Uncle Bob will be truly missed by all that knew him. He will always be in my heart and I will remember him as my hansome, smart, kind,considerate uncle.
I am so sorry to have missed Bob’s memorial service. I have been traveling and just returned home late Saturday evening. Bob was so very special to all of the people he helped serve. We will be forever indebted by his business acumen, his spirit and his love for our mission. Please know that if we can be of any help in any way, we are here…
Dear Marge, I was so sorry to learn of Bob’s death. I have thought of you and Bob so often….especially since you moved, I could not find your address or phone number or I would have called. I’m glad that you were able to move to St.Louis and be with Cathleen and the family. You and Bob shared a life of love and raised wonderful children. I always enjoyed seeing all of you on the Christmas card each year. We go back together alot of years and share alot of good memories. You have my deepest sympathy and I pray the future will be kind to you, I would love to hear from you. Janet Bachman
I am saddened to read this morning of Bob’s death. He and Marjorie were good neighbors on Gramar and especially kind to me when Glenn was killed in OK and they flew down to get me. I visited them when they were out west Wichita, but was glad when they could be in St. Louis close to family. I am in assisted living myself and unable to get to the service on short notice, but my heart is with you all in this time.
Marjorie, Our thoughts & prayers are with you & your family. We always enjoyed visiting with you & Bob. We could talk for hours about flying and the places that we had visited. He will be missed.