Services
will be today for Donald F. McVey, described by associates as a
crackerjack salesman who helped James Hunt sell Coral Springs.
``He
had a good line of chatter, `hail fellow well met,` you know,`` former
Coral Ridge Properties executive Robert Hoffman said. ``Nobody was a
stranger to him. He was really a good salesman.``
Mr.
McVey was born in North Dakota and was in the Marine Corps preparing to
go overseas when World War I ended, his wife, Virginia, said.
He
spent more than 30 years in the automobile business, working for
companies from Packard to Chrysler as a sales manager in Detroit and,
later, Dallas.
It was through the car
business that Mr. McVey met Hunt, who went on to form Coral Ridge
Properties, the company that created Coral Springs. A later chance
encounter with Hunt`s son on an airplane led to a call from Hunt that
sent Mr. McVey and his family to Fort Lauderdale in 1957.
There,
he worked for Coral Ridge, first selling properties in eastern Broward
County before moving on to Coral Springs, which was founded in 1963. He
later worked for the General Development Corporation as a sales manager.
In
addition to his wife of 54 years, Mr. McVey is survived by two sons,
Dr. James P. McVey of Rockville, Md., and Donald F. McVey of St.
Petersburg; two daughters, Mary Ellen Shearer of Birmingham, Mich., and
Sally Ann Duncan of Stuart; 14 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at
1:30 p.m. today at Fairchild North Funeral Home, 299 N. Federal Highway,
Fort Lauderdale. Burial will be Lauderdale Memorial Park.
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