Richard Paul Esser, age 53, died unexpectedly on February 1, 2023. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Dina Drits-Esser, and his amazing boys, Solomon (age 10) and Knut (age 9). He is also survived by his parents, James and Katharine Esser, and his sisters, Shari and Valerie Esser. Rich was a devoted father and husband who loved to spend time with his family outdoors, camping and exploring. He also loved to work on projects at home with his sons, building, drawing, and fixing things.
Rich was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, then moved to New Mexico for his graduate education. Rich received his Bachelor of Science in Geology from Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin and his Master of Science in Geochemistry from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 1996. After living for 15 years in Socorro, New Mexico, and spending several seasons in Antarctica on research, Rich moved to Utah where he met Dina. Rich served as research faculty in carbon science engineering in the Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah for the last 15 years. A productive researcher, he explored carbon dioxide sequestration, argon geochronology, and petroleum geology. He was an extremely hard worker and well-loved by his colleagues.
A wonderful and giving father, husband, son, brother, and friend, Rich will be long remembered by those who knew him. He was deeply loved by a broad circle of family and friends and will be missed beyond measure.
Memorial for Richard Paul Esser
Sunday, Feb. 19, 4:00
Congregation Kol Ami
2425 Heritage Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Livestream: https://kolamireform.livecontrol.tv/89c30ca3
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