Dean Earl McFeron

Dean was born on Christmas Eve, 1923 to Ruth and Wallace McFeron and is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Victor, his sister Carolyn, and his daughter Phyllis Ann in 1970.

He is survived by his wife Phyllis, sons and daughters-in-law Dave and Lexie, Doug and Diane, and Don and Joey; grandchildren Jesse, Scott, Katie, Elise, Shira, Erin, Ian, Colin and Devin; and great grandchildren, Molly, Owen, Ryan, Lucy and one baby on the way.

The day after the end of World War II, Dean spotted a cute and lively Navy Wave on a train in New Jersey, introduced himself and married her soon after. They celebrated 65 years of marriage last fall.

He was a WWII Navy veteran and retired as Commander. He received Mechanical Engineering degrees from the University of Colorado and the University of Illinois at Urbana, completing his doctoral studies at U of I where he was also an ME professor. He moved his family to Seattle in 1958 to join the ME Faculty at the University of Washington, served as Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, and retired as Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering about thirty years ago.

He was national president of Sigma Xi, a national officer of ASHRAE, and active in several other professional societies. He enjoyed skiing, was an avid sailor, and a great reader. He was a gatherer and decipherer of data and maintained an active interest in all things scientific.

The family extends thanks to the exceptional doctors and nurses at Harborview Medical Center ICU whose care of Dean and his family provided guidance, support and comfort during his last days with us.