Family and friends say the Biddeford man, who died of a suspected heroin overdose, went out of his way to please the people around him.
Feature Obituary
Featured obituaries written by the staff of the Portland Press Herald.
Feature obituary: Edward Kaelber, 94, founding president of College of the Atlantic
He lived in Bar Harbor for more than four decades.
Beloved Biddeford school employee played all-around role for sports programs
When Joseph Fairfield, 62, wasn’t preparing fields, announcing games, running scoreboards and transporting athletes, he was leading cheers from the stands.
Matthew MacMillan, 24, remembered as ‘strong, courageous, smart, fun’
The graduate of Freeport High School died Friday when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Desert Road.
Feature obituary: Gordon Strout, 70, energetic teacher and gifted theater director at Gorham High School
He was remembered by colleagues as a popular educator who brought energy and enthusiasm to the classroom.
Feature obituary: Richard B. Smith, 87, cycled from Seattle to Brunswick when he was 70
Mr. Smith worked as director of the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department.
Feature obituary: Sandra Featherman, visionary former UNE president, dies at 84
Featherman was chief architect of the 1996 merger of UNE and Westbrook College in Portland.
William P. Soule, 90, retired South Portland insurance agent
The lifelong resident also started three travel agencies.
Feature obituary: Wayne Buhelt, 80, retired from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
He was inspired to go into law enforcement by a trooper he met after surviving a car accident in the mid-1960s.
Navy seaman from Freeport dies while serving in Persian Gulf
Austin Williams, 22, was struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Bahrain with his friends, his family says.