Herman Daniel Regan

Herman Daniel Regan, Jr., passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Margaret T. Regan; two sons, Daniel Regan and his wife Cindy, and David Regan and his wife Leslie; and two granddaughters, Melanie and Jenny Regan. Mr. Regan was predeceased by his parents, Herman D. Regan, Sr., and Gladys B. Regan, and his brother Terry M. Regan. Mr. Regan was born in Lexington, Kentucky on June 19, 1929. He was a graduate of Henry Clay High School, the University of Kentucky, B.S.C.E., and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, M.S.S.E. Mr. Regan was a member of the University of Kentucky Chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Mr. Regan�s professional career included civil and environmental engineering work in the public and private sectors and spanned more than 40 years. He served as a Regular Army Officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1951 until 1958, and was recalled to active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis from 1961 to 1962. In Kentucky he began his career with the City of Lexington as an Assistant City Engineer in 1958 and started working in Frankfort in 1962 for state government with the Department of Health as a Sanitary Engineer. During the next thirteen years he assumed increased responsibilities, ultimately serving from 1974 until 1975 as Kentucky�s first Commissioner of the Bureau of Environmental Quality within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Upon leaving government service in 1975, Mr. Regan was a founding principal of Kenvirons, Inc., a civil and environmental engineering services firm, where he was CEO and President from 1975 until his retirement in 1994. During his career he received numerous awards, including: the Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance in the Field of Engineering, presented by the Capital Chapter, Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers in 1968 and 1974; the State Government Award for Outstanding Performance in the Field of Engineering, presented by the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers in 1974; and the Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He authored "Air Pollution PSD Permits and the Process of Obtaining the Permit� which was published in the American Bar Association Environmental Law Symposium in 1981. Mr. Regan was also active in community activities. He was a member, past Chairman of the Board, and Deacon Emeritus of First Baptist Church, Frankfort. He also served as a Director of First Federal Savings Bank of Frankfort and as a Director of Baptist Health Care Systems, Louisville, KY. Funeral services for Mr. Regan will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2016, at First Baptist Church, St. Clair Street, Frankfort with Dr. Robert Browning officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Lexington Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church Friday beginning at 10:00 a.m. His family would like to thank Dr. Michael Rukavina and Dr. Greg Hood of Lexington and the staff of Taylor Manor Nursing Home in Versailles for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions in his memory to a charity of choice or First Baptist Church, Frankfort. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home.

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Herman Daniel Regan

June 19, 1929 - February 21, 2016