obit
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PublishedMay 19, 2022
Vangelis, the Greek ‘Chariots of Fire’ composer, dies at 79
His Academy Award-winning score is among the most instantly recognizable musical themes in cinema.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2022
Gabriel Walker, 86, beloved Portland High teacher for three decades
He was the kind of teacher who went above and beyond for his students. And after he retired in 1994, he signed up as a Sea Dogs usher.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
David Faulkner, who ran a program to help Maine’s at-risk youth, dies at 74
He was executive director of Day One, a South Portland nonprofit, for 32 years, and an avid sailor.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2022
Anna Orben, 26, loved being with her large family and going out with friends
She was driving home from a night out with friends when her car went off the road and struck a tree.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Maine Lives Lost: Artist’s family grieves ‘hero’ after long battle with COVID
Perry Clark, 61, who worked out of a studio he created in the garage of his Buxton home, didn't get vaccinated and spent 47 days in the hospital after he got COVID-19.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Teresa Sanborn, 70, longtime Portland educator loved reading and giving books to kids
She worked in the Portland Public Schools for nearly three decades, and died from health issues caused by Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne disease.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Martha Hallisey-Swift, 53, a devoted mother and champion of Maine’s children
The assistant attorney general was diagnosed less than a year ago with a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Briana Murphy, 24, a passionate and caring adventurer
The 2015 Deering High graduate was ‘an awesome person to be around,’ says a cousin. ‘She was unapologetically her all the time.’
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Jim Brunelle, 86, renowned Maine journalist who was ‘consummate voice of reason’ for Press Herald
After a start in radio and TV, he spent four decades at the newspaper as a political reporter, editorial page editor, editorial writer and columnist.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
Sylvia Sodergren Carr, 98, retired nurse and devoted member of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church
She was born in 1923 to August and Lena Sodergren, of Stockholm, Maine, in a log cabin built by her Swedish immigrant grandfather.
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