Jord Farrangur
Jordyn Aldryk Farrangur II | |
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| Born | July 14, 1910 |
| Died | February 24, 2009 (aged 98) |
| Cause of death | Illness (Pancreatic Cancer) |
| Burial place | Cheapside Hill Cemetery, Meuse, Innia |
| Nationality | Ottonia |
| Years active | 1926 - 2005 |
| Employer | Ottonian Federal Government Ottomoto |
| Known for | Automotive Engineer |
Notable work | Design of Otmo Buro, Otmo Ocks, Otmo MUV, and Otmo Billy vehicles |
| Spouse(s) | Alfryd Kynyk |
| Children | Jordyn Farrangur III, Rona Farrangur |
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Jord Farrangur (full name: Jordyn Aldryk Farrangur II) was an Ottonian automotive engineer. He is best known for his work for Ottomoto and his legacy of iconic designs and pupils who went on to fame in their own right.
Career
Farrangur started his career as a mechanic in the Federal Army, where his talent for field repairs and improvised vehicles caught the attention of superiors. During the 1930's he helped to design motor vehicles for the Federal Army, several of which were used to great effect in the Ghanto-Ottonian War of 1935 - 1939 and the following Great Ottonian Revolution (1943 - 1949).
In 1950, Farrangur was hired by the Ottonian federal government to create the first in-house vehicle design for the newly-formed Ottonian National Motor Company, an effort which led to the creation of the iconic Otmo Buro. His experience in designing utility vehicles for military use also led to the creation of the Otmo MUV mini-utility vehicle line, the heavier Otmo Ocks, and the iconic mini-SUV Otmo Billy.
Farrangur worked in the Ottomoto draft room and engineering departments from the company's founding in 1950 until his retirement in 2005. By the time he retired, the company's design philosophy was largely Farrangur's own, and its design and engineering departments were filled with his one-time students and proteges. One notable student, Nomi Eriksunn, was selected by Farrangur himself to give the half-century update to the iconic Buro, and the successful completion of that project was what cited by Farrangur as "the last piece of unfinished business between [him] and retirement."
He retired in 2005 at the age of 95, although by that point his workload had dramatically diminished and his work was largely as an elder statesman and guide to younger staff. Farrangur was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008, and he succumbed to the illness four months later
Personal Life
Farrangur was born in 1910 in Corvik to Jordyn Farrangur and Maryan Storen, the second of three children. Farrangur's elder sister, Gretta, was killed in 1936 during the Ghanto-Ottonian War. He remained close with his younger sister, Jana (who died in 2012) until his own death in 2009.
In 1926, Farrangur enlisted in the Federal Army. It was there that he met Alfryd Kynyk, an ambulance driver. The two grew close quickly, and in 1933, Kynyk asked Farrangur to marry him. The two wed in 1934, just before the Ghantish invasion.
In 1941, with the invasion repelled, Farrangur and Kynyk attempted to settle down (although this was made more difficult by the down economy prompted by postwar devastation). The two adopted a pair of war orphans, naming the elder, a boy, Jordyn, and the younger, a girl, Rona.
Kynyk passed away in 1997 at the age of 88, and Farrangur never remarried. When Farrangur passed away in 2009, the men were survived by their children, as well as five grandchildren (Jordyn's three, and Rona's two) as well as 8 great-grandchildren.