Rory Scott McFarland

1952 - 2015  (62 years)

• Name	Rory Scott McFarland  [1]
  Birth	17 May 1952	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Mar 2015	Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I10730	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. Osmyn William McFarland,   b. 3 Jun 1910, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, USA d. 22 Apr 1991, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rose Lolita "Dolly" Long,   b. 13 Apr 1917, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA d. 12 Jan 2006, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Jun 1938  [2]
  Family ID	F1207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rory Scott McFarland was born on May 17, 1952 in Baton Rouge Louisiana to the late Dr. Osmyn William McFarland and Rose Lolita (Long) McFarland. His family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1953, where he resided for most of his life. He attended Boul der Public Schools (Flatirons Elementary, Baseline Junior High). He graduated high school in 1970 from Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs. He then attended Pomona College in Claremont, California one year. He married in 1976 and later divo rced. Rory started several businesses. He was president of Advanced Energy Technologies, which was engaged in the development of technical and mechanical products for which he held several patents. He previously owned rental properties in Boulder and se veral land parcels in Wyoming. He was also involved in some international business ventures. He loved wilderness ever since spending summers as a child at his family's ranch in the mountains of Wyoming near Saratoga. He liked living in the mountai ns where he could view wildlife and enjoy the outdoors. He always imagined that if he ever became a multi-millionaire, he would share his riches with others and set up a trust for animals. He traveled extensively. At one time or another, he had ho mes in Colorado, Wyoming and Hawaii. Rory was a diver, biker, hiker, pilot, cinema enthusiast and a voracious reader. He loved animals and often had a big dog, his favorite being a Bernese mountain dog named "Ziggy" as his constant companion. He is survived by two sisters, Marsha McFarland Budz (David) of Boulder, Colorado and Terry McFarland Fluke of Bozeman, Montana; five nieces and nephews; four great-nieces and nephews; and four first-cousins. Burial: Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

  
  

• Sources

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