TREVOR DANIEL PARSONS

TREVOR DANIEL PARSONS - SOUTH BURLINGTON/RICHFORD - Trevor Daniel Parsons, age 36, passed away Monday evening, March 9, 2015, at his parents' home in Richford, with his loving family at his side. He was born July 28, 1978, in Burlington, the son of Daniel and Pamela (Young) Parsons. As a small child, Trevor ran through the woods near his home on Hardwood Hill, where his mother would pin a bell to his clothing to keep track of him. He never stopped moving. His curiosity only grew through his youth; he was known as the kid to always keep asking adults to explain to him, "Why? How does that work?" Through tapping sugar maples to building standing-seam metal roofs with his father, Trevor developed a passion for building and fixing things. At 14, he began wrenching on broken down Subarus, and later spent many teenage hours fixing cars with his friends. As part of the tight-knit Richford Class of '96, he played basketball and soccer, while also serving as Senior Class President. His talent for technical problem solving led him to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation, he worked an international company that installed technical components in oil and natural gas wells, and this led him to live in Trinidad/Tobago and Venezuela. Yet, he missed his home, friends, and family and returned in 2003. Five years followed as a carpenter in Telluride, Colo., where he met his wife. While there, they hiked to many abandoned mines, traveled the west in a truck camper, and enjoyed ski days in the sunny southwest. In 2008, he returned home to the Green Mountains to start a family. As an Energy Project Manager for Housing Vermont, he helped develop their affordable housing stock towards increased energy efficiency. His tireless efforts toward streamlined HVAC systems led to the development of a data acquisition platform that will be called by his employer: The Parsons Platform. Those who knew Trevor experienced his extreme generosity and his love of sharing knowledge. There wasn't boiler he wouldn't fix or problem he was too busy to solve. Colorectal cancer interrupted Trevor after the birth of his second child, Ewan, and he investigated every possible treatment and worked to stay with us for 18 months since diagnosis. He passed away in his parents' home, surrounded by family, enveloped in love. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer (Cowan) Parsons of South Burlington; his children, Matilda and Ewan Parsons of South Burlington; his parents, Daniel and Pamela Parsons of Richford; his sister, Emily Parsons and her husband, Jeff Smith, of Laramie, Wyom./Berkshire, Vt.; his grandmother, Laura Parsons Stanley; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 3 p.m. at the Enosburgh Opera House, 123 Depot St., Enosburg Falls. There will be no visiting hours. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in the Hillside Cemetery in Richford. Messages of condolence may be sent to Trevor's family online through www.spearsfuneralhome.com. For those who wish, contributions in Trevor's memory may be made to Maker Movement Project of Richford (Make, Share, Give, Learn), that Trevor hoped we would begin in his name. Donations may be mailed C/O Parsons, 320 Hardwood Hill Rd., Richford, VT 05476.