John Risk Frost, BS Med ’49, 85, formerly of Midland, Mich., passed away at his home in Sun City West, Ariz., on Jan. 31, 2011, after a courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born April 30, 1925, to Charles and Grace (Risk) Frost in Lisbon, N.D. John studied chemistry at North Dakota State University where he met the love of his life, Esther Fugl. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 as an Apprentice Seaman in the V-12 unit and studied medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. After World War II ended, John married Esther on Aug. 15, 1948. He studied medicine at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks before returning for his postgraduate degree in chemistry at NDSU. In 1953, they moved to Midland, when John was hired by The Dow Chemical Co. to work in the Saran Polymers lab. John retired from Dow in 1982 as a senior research engineer, with 10 patents to his credit, including Rovana fabric, processes for making plastic films less clingy, and a method for adhering closure strips to plastic bags.