Obituary: R.A. ‘Dick’ Prosence

Meeker resident and veteran highway engineer and administrator, R. A. “Dick” Prosence passed away at his home in Meeker on March 21, 2020. He was 95. Born in Illinois, he grew up in Colorado and Utah. After serving in the Army during World War II, he received a degree in civil engineering from the University of Utah in 1950. While working for the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads he returned to Colorado and eventually went…