He was born in Sanford June 17, 1937, a son of the late Henry and Annette (Drouin) Morin. In 1955, he enlisted and served four years in the U.S. Air Force.
He retired from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after 25 years of service with the company. A 3rd Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus, he was also a member of the Cursillo Movement. After his retirement from the shipyard, he and his wife Claire built a home in Myrtle Beach, where they resided for 11 years, returning to Sanford last year. He enjoyed playing tennis and loved to play the piano and his keyboard, not only for his own pleasure, but for the enjoyment of close friends and family. He was very proud of his twin grandsons, and enjoyed playing mini golf with them.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Annette, and his stepmother, Elsie.
He is survived by: his wife of 56 years, Claire (Cote) Morin of Sanford; one daughter, Donna Ouellette and her husband David of Sanford; twin grandsons, Jacob Ouellette of Sanford and Joshua Ouellette and his wife Sarah of Sanford; step-grandchildren Kevin Ouellette and his wife Erin of Topsham, and Heidi Gilpatric and her husband Jason of Kennebunk; step-great-grandchildren Alex and Natalie Ouellette and Abigail Gilpatric; and one brother, Paul Morin, a resident of Kennebunk Center for Health and Rehab.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Holy Family Church, Sanford. Burial with military honors will follow at Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Springvale. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations in his memory to: Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME 04074
Arrangements are under Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at blackfuneralhomes.com.
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