He grew up in Portland and attended Deering High, leaving school at 17 to join the Army and serve 2 tours during the Vietnam War.
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Gerard Menard, 94, longtime postal worker in Brunswick
Mr. Menard spent much of his time designing and building stage sets for school, college and church productions.
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Juliet Holmes-Smith, prominent Portland attorney and executive director of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, dies at 58
Holmes-Smith, who died of complications from a recent stroke, was known as a tireless advocate for Maine’s poor and underserved.
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Marilyn Todd, 90, longtime teacher for Portland and South Portland schools
Mrs. Todd retired from teaching in 1995 after more than 40 years in education.
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Brian Aromando, dedicated family man with passion for surfing, dies at 57
Mr. Aromando, who was killed in a motorcycle accident July 18, was memorialized by the surfing community when 125 people from throughout southern Maine paddled out to the Rivermouth break in Ogunquit.
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Feature obituary: Eileen Ring, 80, school bus driver and foster mother
Mrs. Ring drove a school bus for Gorham, Scarborough and Westbrook schools for nearly 40 years.
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Barbara Michelena, founder of Craft Gallery and champion of fine crafts, dies at 89
For the past decade, the Rockland gallery has provided a platform for Maine’s craft artists to display and sell their work.
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Theodore Jewett, longtime Biddeford call firefighter, dies at 76
Mr. Jewett also worked for Deering Lumber as manager of its Biddeford and Kennebunk stores.
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Leslie Eastman, distinguished Maine botanist, dies at 80
He also taught history and current events at Lewiston High School for 25 years.
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Richard Goodine, 75, was longtime comptroller at Port Harbor Marine
A longtime resident of South Portland, he rose above significant hardships in his youth to become a successful accountant and an active member of his community.