Alumni Obituaries: 1970's
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Eva Louise Chickering, 81, from Bristol, Maine,
on August 25, 2006. B.S. in education She attended Gorham State College and
Farmington State College and the majority of her teaching career was spent
teaching second grade in Richmond where she became principal. She enjoyed
traveling and had taken a car trip across the U.S. She is survived by five
siblings.
William George Holden, 60, from Owls Head,
Maine, on July 22, 2008. B.S. in education and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity. He began his teaching career in Winterport and later took a
position with Rockland District High School. He taught physics for more than
31 years, retiring in 2002. He received the 1983 Presidential Teachers Award
and in 2002 was inducted into the Francis Crowe Society by the College of
Engineering. After retirement he pursued his passion of dealing in and
restoring scientific and nautical antiques and collecting and restoring
Corvettes. He is survived by one daughter and one granddaughter.
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John Miller Bulger, 81, from Wimauma, Florida,
on June 28, 2008. B.S. in forestry. He was a veteran of World War II serving
in the Navy. He was employed as a district forester in Maine before moving
to Florida and receiving his master’s degree in horticulture from the
University of Florida. He was employed as a citrus specialist for the
Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
John “Jack” Francis Coyne, 61, from Scarborough,
Maine, on April 12, 2008. M.Ed. He received his B.S. from the University of
Maine Portland in 1969 and taught English in the Portland school system for
37 years beginning at Jack Junior High School in 1969. In 1982 he accepted a
position at Deering High School and coached the freshman girl’s basketball
team for 18 years. He officiated collegiate and high school games and worked
state title games for nearly 20 years. He worked with the Maine State
Olympics. He is survived by three sons.
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Stephen August Martino, 58, from Stratham, New
Hampshire, on July 19, 2008. B.A. in political science. After graduation he
traveled west and lived in Arizona. He later worked as a customs inspector
working in Maine, Canada, Vermont, and New Hampshire. He retired in 2005. He
enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, cooking, and traveling. He is survived by one
sister.
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Sally Church Crate, 75, from Waterville, Maine,
on July 16, 2004. B.S. in education She spent 30 years as a homemaker
raising a family while living in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and
Maine. She enjoyed knitting and music. She is survived by her husband of 55
years, three sons including Douglas ’95 and Stephen ’04G, eight
grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
David Roderick Forbes, 57, from Birmingham,
Alabama, on March 1, 2007. M.S. in pulp and paper. He had received his B.S.
from Francis Xavier University in 1971 and was employed as a pulping manager
with Poyry-BEK in North Carolina. He is survived by his wife Rosemary Roache
Forbes ’73G and one son.
Peter Wing Hurd, 56, from Dallas, Texas, on July
23, 2008. B.S. in education. He was employed as an athletic trainer at
Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and later joined the family
business, Gardner Mirror Corporation, in North Carolina. He became the
manager of their store in Texas and owned and operated North American Glass
Distributors in Dallas. He is survived by his wife.
Gail Marlene Thompson Hulsey, 57, from
Litchfield, Maine, died on July 11, 2008, as the result of a car accident.
B.A. in English. She received her MLS from the University of Kentucky and
was a Maine Registered Guide. She was employed with L.L. Bean and was an
instructor at the L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery School. She was known as
“Queen O’Trout” for her ability as a fly fisherwoman. She enjoyed quilting,
ballroom dancing, Feng Shui, and fly tying. She is survived by her husband
and one son.
Paul Theodore Jilek, 63, from Bangor, Maine, on
May 22, 2008. B.A. in journalism, M.Ed. in 1978. He was a life-long
educator, spending most of his career teaching at Katahdin Elementary
School. He is survived by four children including Molly Jilek Griffin ’97,
Nicholas ’02, and Christian ’03, and two grandchildren.
Robert “Bob” Lionel Parenteau, 58, from
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, died on May 19, 2008, from cancer. B.S. in
business. After graduation he moved to Woburn and began his career at
TechAid in Newton. He moved to the finance department at Boston Medical
Center and most recently was employed as a financial manager with Winchester
Hospital. He enjoyed being a member of the Vintage Drivers of the S-200
Honda Car Club and recently toured Nova Scotia. He is survived by his wife
and son.
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Kent Pettengill Saunders, 57, from Hallowell,
Maine, died from heart failure on June 28, 2008. B.S. in agricultural
resources economics. He obtained his master’s in business administration
from Pacific University and was a veteran of the Army serving four years. He
was employed with the state of Maine for more than 20 years in the
Department of Transportation as a financial controller and at the Department
of Labor as an economic research analyst. He was a member of the Society of
Mayflower Descendents, enjoyed traveling, and was an avid Red Sox and
Celtics fan. He is survived by his mother, father Richard Saunders ’50, and
two siblings including Ross ’78.
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Richard Eugene Frost, 64, from Brewer, Maine, on
June 4, 2008. A.S. in law enforcement. He served in the Maine Air National
Guard for 33 years. He was a member of the Masons, the Sergeant Air Force
Association and enjoyed playing the guitar. He is survived by his wife of 33
years, four children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
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Elizabeth Ardell Currie, 80, from Augusta,
Maine, on June 15, 2004. B.A. in English. She was a patient care advocate
and spoke to groups of nurses and nursing assistants all over Maine. She had
suffered from rheumatoid arthritis since she was five and had 34 surgeries
and 11 total joint replacements. In 1985 she organized a nationwide
satellite video conference exploring the psychological and emotional needs
of hospital patients titled The Patient’s Perspective and gave many lectures
from her Patient’s Perspective Lecture Program. She obtained her M.S. in
education from the University of Southern Maine and wrote five chapters of a
psychological treatise titled Nobody Told the Bee. The premise being that
the bee’s wings are too small to enable flight, but because nobody pointed
that out, the bee flies anyway.
Mark Houghton Saxby, 54, from Buxton, Maine, on
July 5, 2008. B.S. in business administration. His career began as a broker
with the Steven Morris Insurance Agency and later as an account executive
with the Clark Insurance Company. He was a member of the Rotary Club and was
on the board of directors of Friends of Long Creek Youth Development Center
in South Portland. He enjoyed sailing, hiking, and outdoor activities. He is
survived by one son and sister Linda Saxby Richardson ’80.
Robert Scott Thurlow, 52, from Newbury,
Massachusetts, died of brain cancer on March 6, 2008. B.S. in mechanical
engineering. He was employed as a design engineer in the aircraft and
aerospace industry for 30 years at General Electric and Ametek Aerospace. He
is survived by three children and four siblings including Deborah Thurlow
Kell ’81.
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Paul Hamblin Magnusson, 54, from Gorham, Maine,
died on April 21, 2008, after a five-year battle with colon and liver
cancer. B.S. in agricultural mechanics. After college he traveled the world
and settled in Pennsylvania working with New Holland farming equipment. He
then traveled to Argentina with New Holland working on harvesting combines
and also traveled to Angola, bringing agricultural goods to the poverty
stricken country. For the last five years he was employed with Gorham
Tractor, selling heavy equipment throughout the state of Maine. He enjoyed
wood turning and made bowls, cups, lamps, tables, plates, and bracelets. His
favorite place was his camp in North East Carry, Maine. He is survived by
his wife, one son, three step-children, and five grandchildren.
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