Bill was born in Brunswick on March 2, 1949, the son of Francis and Margaret Powers Perry. He graduated from Falmouth High School in 1967, University of Maine in Portland in 1971 and earned his MBA from New Hampshire College in 1989.
He married Elaine Menard of Brunswick on Feb. 13, 1988.
Bill was an accountant, Pjepscott Paper, 1985-1988; controller, Statler Tissue 1989-1996; CFO, Enefco International 1997-2008; CFO, Gerrity Industries 2009-2014; retired in the summer of 2014.
In addition to his professional career, Bill was a NAUI diving instructor, a lifetime member of the NRA, a photographer for the Maine Mariner ice hockey team and a certified United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Boat Crew member. He served on the SAD 75 board of directors from 1984 -88, was treasurer of APICS for over 15 years. He was passionate about John Deere tractors, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, boating, computers, his barn and his cats. He was the family “Go To Guy” because he could figure out how to do anything!
Above everything, he was passionate about his family — a loving husband, father, brother and son. We will miss him desperately.
He is survived by his wife Elaine of Topsham; a daughter, Emily K. Perry of Vero Beach, FL; a stepson, Matthew Lafreniere and his wife Mary Ellen of Baltimore; a sister, Katherine E. Perry and brother, Mark E. Perry, both of Brunswick; a granddaughter Lola Rose Lafreniere; a nephew, Kurt F. Perry; mother and father-in-law, Gerard and Valencia Menard, and an extensive in-law family.
Friends are invited to visit from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. A memorial service will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m., Friday, followed by a reception at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick, ME 04011.
A tribute of his life may be viewed and condolences to the family expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.c om.
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