The Rev. Mr. Chester Victor Ford passed away on May 2, 2013 after a long illness.  Rev. Ford was the husband of Charlotte Devol Ford for 52 years.  He was born in Malden, MA and graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School.  He served UCC congregations in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts, most recently at First Church in Charlestown, United Church of Christ in Charlestown, Massachusetts.  He was Associate Registrar and former Protestant Chaplain at Brandeis University.   His funeral was on May 6, 2013 at Hancock United Church of Christ in Lexington.