Background
Langerak, Esley Oren was born on October 28, 1920 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of William Henry and Grace Dena (Vander Linden) Langerak.
Langerak, Esley Oren was born on October 28, 1920 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of William Henry and Grace Dena (Vander Linden) Langerak.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Central College, Iowa, 1941. Master of Science, University Delaware, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University Delaware, 1949.
High school teacher, Garden Grove Consolidated School, Iowa., 1941-1942; research chemist, supervisor, lab manager, DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1949-1981; compensation manager chemicals and pigments department, DuPont Company, 1981-1985; retired, 1985.
Served with Ordnance, United States Army, 1942-1946, PTO. Member of DuPont Country.
Married Elizabeth Jane Rhodes (deceased), November 18, 1944. Children– Kristin, Lisbeth, Peter. Married Marian Sawin Stauffer, May 22, 1999.