Paul Ferguson

FERGUSON Paul F., 76, of Bay Road, South Portland, Maine died Tuesday, April 1, from complications of Multiple Myeloma at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine. Paul was born in 1932 in Lexington, Massachusetts, a son of Roy A. and Eva M. (Gnirke) Ferguson. He was educated in the Lexington Schools and graduated from Lexington High School in 1949. He received a Civil Engineering degree from Tufts University and attended MIT with the United States Air Force to study meteorology. He also was a past president of the Tufts Alumni Association of Maine and was a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society. Paul was Co-Captain of the New England Champion Tufts Lacrosse team and was an All American in 1953. Paul and his wife Edchen were married at Tufts University in 1955 and began their 53 year life together in Belleville, Ill. Paul spent five years in the service of his country as a weather forecaster for the US Air Force. He worked for 33 years in the Oil Industry, building, operating, and managing oil terminals. He retired as a Vice President for Castle Oil Co. in 1993. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Joyce M. Ferguson. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Edchen Ferguson of South Portland, a son, Paul F. Ferguson Jr. and his wife Amy of North Andover, Massachusetts, two daughters, Linda F. McCann and her husband Dennis of Winslow, Maine, Robin F. Reinhold of South Portland, two brothers, Robert W. Ferguson and Roy A. Ferguson, two sisters, Virginia H. Ean and Carol J. Colcord, 11 grandchildren, Ben, Becca, Will, Owen, Chrissy, Sarah, Jamie, Greg, Molly, Abby and Mike. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to: The South Portland High School Scholarship Fund, Attn: Carol Brown, South Portland High School, 637 Highland Ave., South Portland, ME 04106.