The Rev. Vernon C. Nichols died on September 11, 2020, at the age of 88. He died peacefully at home under hospice care.

He is survived by his wife, Sue Nichols. They moved to Portland from New York to be near family. Vern served a number of congregations in our movement. He and Sue were heads of the UU United Nations Office at the end of his career.

A memorial service has been scheduled for October 3, at 1 p.m. PDT, (4 p.m. EDT). Vern’s immediate family will gather in the Eliot Chapel and the service will be live streamed. Please contact the church for the link to the memorial service.

UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

A more complete obituary will be forthcoming after biographical research has been completed.