Longtime Farmington resident Andy Derner — a farmer, farming advocate and philanthropist — who brainstormed ways to bring people together and improve the community left behind a legacy of service.
Derner died at age 92 with family near his side Aug. 29 at Trinity Care Center in Farmington.
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