BRUNSWICK — Todd J. Follansbee, 61, a resident of Martha’s Vineyard, MA, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Friday, September 14, 2012. Son of Dudley and Margery Follansbee, residents of Thornton Oaks, Brunswick, he was born in Portchester, NY on April 19, 1951.

Todd spent his youth in Larchmont, NY, later graduating from Mount Hermon Prep School in Northfield, MA and received his BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. At an early age he developed a love for sailing and downhill skiing and was a master of both. An avid skipper, he sailed his boat from the Caribbean to Nova Scotia and continued for many years in the boating industry selling nautical equipment in partnership with his father in D.B. Follansbee, Inc.

He later worked in the developing field of computer technology and became an accomplished web designer. He created Web Marketing Resources, Inc., collaborated with Dr. Deborah Mayhew and was singled out as one of the Top Ten Web Designers in New England by Entrepreneur Magazine.

He is survived by his parents, his three sisters, Laurie F. Mobilio of Saratoga, CA, Sallie F. Dunning of Newton, MA and Helen F. Nicita of Brunswick, his adored daughters, Erin Follansbee of New Britain, CT, Anne Follansbee of Maspeth, NY and Alyssa Follansbee of Chicago, IL, his beloved partner, Deborah Mayhew and her daughter Katie Ann of West Tisbury, MA, his aunt, Jinny Muniz of Sidney, ME, his former wife Christine Schell of Groton Long Point, CT as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 22, at 2:30 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick. The family requests that in lieu of flowers any donations in Todd’s memory be made to The Martha’s Vineyard Museum, In Memory of Todd Follansbee for the Gay Head Lighthouse, P.O. Box 1310, Edgartown, MA 02538 or to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant Street, P.O. Box 195, Brunswick, ME 04011.