Eugene H. MacMurray Jr.

Hampton, NH - Eugene H. MacMurray, Jr., Lt. Col., USAF, Retired, of Hampton, formerly of Arlington, Mass., died February 9, 2013, peacefully, his loving daughters at his side. He had celebrated his 91st birthday on January 25th. He was predeceased by his wife Rita (Duckworth) to whom he was devoted in marriage for 65 years. He was born in Fresno, Calif., in 1922, the son of the late Eugene H. and Ruth (Allerton) MacMurray, Sr. As a young man he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and completed pilot training at Freeman Field in Seymour, Indiana. He served in the Korean War flying an F84 Thunderjet. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in recognition of “heroism while participating in aerial flight” after flying a 100 missions over North Korea. When asked what he had done to be awarded this medal, he modestly replied “I went; I did my job and I came home.” After rising through the ranks, he retired from the Air Force as a Lt. Col. He settled in Arlington, Mass., with his wife and daughters and started a 25 year career working for Hewlett Packard. A man with a brilliant, analytical mind, he was a computer geek long before the phrase was coined and was regarded as the “go to guy” with computer programming questions. He was an active member and officer of the Bedford chapter of the Air Force Association and continued to pursue his passion of flight as a member of the Aero Club at Hanscom Field, Bedford, Mass. He was a faithful communicant of All Saints Church in Belmont, Mass., taught in the Sunday school, and was active in church functions. He is survived by his two daughters, Monte Nikkel of Hampton, and Carol Nagi of Concord, Mass.; two grandchildren, Christopher Johnston and Matthew Casey, and three great grandchildren, Christopher Johnston ll, Brandon Johnston and James Casey. He was predeceased by his sister Barbara McNitt. A private service will be held in the spring when he is laid to rest at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass. Memorial donations may be made to the Air Force Association, 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209-1198, or at www.afa.org., for their Scholarship fund. Arrangements were by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton.