Memorial held for John David Mcfarlane, 50, of Snoqualmie

John David “Dave” Mcfarlane was born on Aug. 31, 1963, in Snoqualmie. He graduated from Mount Si High School in 1981. Following high school, Dave served his country in the United States Navy from 1981 to 1986. He was stationed on the USS George Washington Carver submarine as a nuclear propulsion plant operator-electrical. He worked at the Boeing Company in Everett, where he spent the next 25 years primarily on the 747 and 777 wing lines. Mcfarlane loved to bungee jump, parachute out of perfectly good airplanes, ride motocross, snow skiing and traveling.

July 25, 2014 5:00 pm

John David “Dave” Mcfarlane was born on Aug. 31, 1963, in Snoqualmie. He graduated from Mount Si High School in 1981. Following high school, Dave served his country in the United States Navy from 1981 to 1986. He was stationed on the USS George Washington Carver submarine as a nuclear propulsion plant operator-electrical.

He worked at the Boeing Company in Everett, where he spent the next 25 years primarily on the 747 and 777 wing lines.

Mcfarlane loved to bungee jump, parachute out of perfectly good airplanes, ride motocross, snow skiing and traveling.

Mcfarlane married Jenny (Anderson) on Nov. 11, 1995. They had two sons, John Tyler “JT” and Jordan Alexander. He has three brothers Rick (Kim), Ryan, Tony, and a sister, Jackie. Also surviving is his mother, Betty Zima;  four nephews, Michael, Matthew, Nicholas and Ralph; and three nieces, Krista, Liz and Evening.  He was preceded in death by his father, John Robert Mcfarlane, grandmother Mary, grandfather John Clyde, cousin, Jennifer, grandmother Pearl, and grandfather Frank.

A graveside committal was held Monday, July 21, at Tahoma National Cemetery.