1927 - 2020
Husband. Dad. Grandpa. Grandpa Great. On Saturday, December 12, 2020, H. Garth Rasband (93) (b. August 1, 1927) quietly passed to the embrace of his Savior from the handhold of his loving wife, Joan. He enjoyed an active lifestyle, including walking or biking several miles every day, until Covid took him from us.
He married his best friend and love of his life, E Joan Coe in 1978. He was previously married to Nettie Schear and together they had three sons: Vaughn, Keith, and Larry.
Garth worked for the US Postal Service before earning a degree in accounting and information systems from Brigham Young University in 1970. His academic reputation secured him a job offer in the early computer industry at BYU, where he was responsible for developing and maintaining the university s student information system. He served more than 20 years as an Assistant Dean; he also worked as an Assistant to the President at Arkansas State University and consulted at hundreds of universitie