Health Net Inc. Director Thomas Farley dies

LOS ANGELES -- Health insurer Health Net Inc. said Thursday that board member Thomas Farley died earlier in the week.

Farley, who died on Monday, had been a member of the company's board since 1997 and served on the audit, finance, and governance committees.

Board chairman Roger Greaves said the company was saddened by Farley's passing.

Farley was a senior partner in the Petersen & Fonda law firm in Pueblo, Colo., and a member of the board of governors of the Colorado State University System. He was also a director/adviser of Wells Fargo Bank of Pueblo and Sunset and a member of the board of regents of Santa Clara University.

Farley also had been a director of the Finance Council of the Catholic Diocese in Southern Colorado and of Catholic Charities in Southern Colorado.

The board now has nine directors and will start evaluating candidates for a replacement, the company said.