Vernon Everett McFarland

After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII he attended the University of Maine in Orono, ME graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation he was first employed as an Instructor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Maine, then in succession as Electrical Engineer for Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, ME; Electrical Engineer for the Great Northern Paper Company, Millinocket, ME; Sales Engineer for Motorola Communications and Electronics, Needham MA; Consulting Engineer with Anderson Nichols, Concord, NH; and Electrical Engineer for the Concord Electric Company, Concord NH, reaching the position of Vice President of Engineering and Operations. He retired in 1986, after 26 years with the Company and for 15 years pursued a self-employed career as a Consulting Engineer. In November 2000 he and wife, Norma moved to John Knox Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community, in Orange City Florida.

He was a Registered Professional Engineer in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maryland; served on the Advisory Board for the Engineering and Operations Divisions of the Electrical Council of New England; served as President of the NH Society of Professional Engineers; served as a member of the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers for the State of NH; and was a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He received the Engineer-of-the-Year award for 1986, presented by the professional engineering societies in NH.

He was a master mason in Washington Lodge No. 61 in Manchester, NH and a member of the Elks Lodge of Concord, NH.

He was founder and President of VEMCO ALARMS, Inc. a security systems company of Concord, NH.

A graveside service will be held at Blossom Hill Cemetery, 207 N. State St. Concord, NH on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 11a.m.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the BU Medical Board of Trustees, Note the Skip Curtis Fund in the memo box. Address, Dr. Robert Stern, BU Alzheimer’s disease, BU School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street #B7800, Boston, MA 02118. 100% of your donation will go to the research of fighting Alzheimer’s.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Bennett Funeral Home of Concord.

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