Vernon Lucy III

LUCY, Vernon Drewery III, 67, of Mechanicsville, Va., died Thursday, November 19, 2009. Vernon was born on May 21, 1942 as the only child of the late, Vernon D. Lucy Jr. and Florence Washington Lucy of Woodford, Va. Vernon was a 1964 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the Corps of Cadets - K Company. In 1966, he married his sweetheart, Dale Crisp, and they became as one. Two weeks later, he embarked on a one-year tour in Vietnam, where he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the army. Vernon joined a division of Westinghouse in 1964, which later became Infilco Degremont Incorporated, where he worked for 45 years. He became President of Infilco Degremont in 1998, where he served in that capacity up to his death. While at Infilco Degremont, Vernon served as a life member of AWWA (American Water Works Association), including Chair of the Manufacturers and Associates Council and Board Member of the Research Foundation. He was a member of WEF (Water Environment Foundation), including past President of the Water Environment Research Foundation. He also served on the Board of the Clean Water Alliance, the Water & Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association and the global charity, Water for People. He was a leader in his church family throughout the years, including serving as Deacon at Chamberlayne Baptist Church in Henrico and Executive Deacon and active volunteer at Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville. He was currently an Area Director for Community Bible Study. Vernon was an avid sportsman - taking his friends and family fishing on his boat in the Chesapeake Bay, and hunting with friends at Woodford Hunt Club and on his family's property in Caroline County. He was a lifelong Hokie and enjoyed tailgating with friends and family at Virginia Tech football games. Vernon Lucy is survived by his wife and lifelong love of 44 years, Dale Crisp Lucy; his daughter, Dana Lucy Egan and her husband, Kevin, of Mechanicsville; his son, Christopher Vernon Lucy and his wife, Nancy, of Richmond; and his five grandchildren, Caroline, Katharine and Reilly Egan, and Thomas and Lauren Lucy; mother-in-love, Virginia Crisp of Ruther Glen; sisters and brothers-in-love, Dorothy and Dudley Busic of Ashland, Marie Farmer of Ruther Glen, Gene and Jackie Crisp of Glen Allen, and their families. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-love, John Ralph Crisp; and his brother-in-love, Emmett Farmer. In all of Vernon's endeavors and actions, he was an extraordinarily consistent man of unwavering faith. Whether he was at work, play, church or home, he was the same man. In his life, he enjoyed many successes, accomplishments and achievements, and gave all of the credit - all of the time, to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A funeral service will be held Monday, November 23, at 11 a.m. at Cool Spring Baptist Church at 9283 Atlee Station Rd. in Mechanicsville, with a reception immediately following in the Fellowship Hall. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. in Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green. Sign register book online at www.storkefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Bible Study www.communitybiblestudy.org, Cool Spring Baptist Church www.coolspring.org, or Water for People www.waterforpeople.org.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.