Robert Mack Granger

Robert Mack Granger passed away quietly on Dec. 16, 2024, at home on Molokai at the age of 84.
Born July 20, 1940 in New Iberia, Louisiana, to Lucille Mack Granger and Ignace A. Granger, Robert was preceded in death by his parents and one nephew.
He graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Bachelor’s in General Agriculture, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a Master’s in Agronomy, and the University of Minnesota with a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding. He worked 30 years for Cargill of Minneapolis in their seed division developing corn hybrids. His work took him to Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. He was Director of Research for the seed division for three years until 1985, when for health reasons he moved to Molokai and directed Cargill’s research station there.
Community minded, he served as a 4-H leader and on many boards: Molokai Museum and Cultural Center, Molokai Society for Archeology, Molokai Livestock Cooperation, Molokai/Lanai Soil and Water Conservation, Molokai Irrigation System Advisory Board, Molokai High School SCBM and Governor Linda Lingle’s Molokai Advisory Council.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Johnson, children Rob, John, Matthew, Daniel, Kimberly and hanai daughter Ella, brother Thomas I. Granger (Cathy) of New Iberia, LA, four grandsons, four granddaughters and one great-grandson. His extended family includes numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws.
Robert loved reading and woodworking but most of all talking story. A remembrance gathering will be held later.