Dillwyn Parrish Paiste IV, of Phippsburg, Maine, passed away on May 2, 2016, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 12, 1940, Dill was the only son of Dillwyn Parrish Paiste III and Elizabeth Walton Paiste. He grew up in Natick and Wellesley, Massachusetts, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, graduating from George School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1958, and the University of Maine in 1962, with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering and a Certificate in Pulp and Paper Management.

In 1963 he went to work for Crocker Burbank Paper Company in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and continued with successor companies including Weyerhauser Corporation, James River Corporation, and Custom Papers, Inc. before retiring in 1999 from Fibermark, Inc. as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He loved the variety of working in the Specialty Papers field and was one of the three people who developed archival mat board, which protects artwork and valuable documents from yellowing and embrittling in frames.

Prior to his retirement, he was a board member of the Fitchburg-Leominster Massachusetts Red Cross, and organized every Bloodmobile at his mill for many years. He was also a member of TAPPI (a paper industry organization) and the CCA in Maine. After retiring, he was a member of the Success by Six board as well as heading the finance committee at Phippsburg Congregational Church that raised funds to finance the construction of the Linden Tree Meeting House. His major passion was Family Focus, for which he worked tirelessly as both a Board member and Board chair.

In 1963, he married Catharine R. (Kitty) Barley, and in 1967 their only child, Dillwyn P. Paiste V (Wyn), was born. Dill is survived by Kitty and Wyn, Wyn’s wife, Sarah, and three beloved grandchildren, Patrick X. Paiste, Lucy C. Paiste and Avery O. Paiste, the lights of his life. Other close family includes a sister in-law, Sara B. Aalto, and her husband, John, a brother in-law Donald R. Barley, and his wife, Christina, three nieces and one nephew. In addition there are several well-loved cousins, Anna Myers, Edward Walton, and Margaret Ogurcak, all of Pennsylvania.

Dill’s rich and full retirement life included a 15-year volunteer commitment at Mid-Coast Hospital where he was the Wednesday breakfast “omelet guy” and, for a shorter spell, the Friday Lunch “grill man”. He also set up the summer trolley service at MCH to transport people from their cars to the hospital and back.

His hobbies included fly-fishing, fly tying, skiing, hiking, biking, cooking, baking (especially with yeast) and building his HO scale train layout. In addition he spent great amounts of time tending his gardens, (perennial and vegetable), his orchards (apples, peaches, and pears) and his Christmas tree collection. With whatever time was left over, he enjoyed movies, theater productions, concerts and spending time with his friends.

As a person, Dill was above all humble. He cared far more about others than he did about himself, and many of his friends know that he knew a great deal more about them than they did about him. He was someone who loved to have fun, and more than once spent a full evening dancing the Charleston with anyone who was game to participate. He was always intent on helping people be comfortable and going the “extra-mile” to make that happen. He was a beloved husband, father, grandpa and “Uncle Dill” who will be missed by everyone who knew him.

On his behalf, his family is grateful beyond words for wonderful care Dill received at Mid-Coast Hospital, and for the support we received from the Palliative Care and Hospice professionals and volunteers as well as the Med-Surg nurses who took such loving care of him in his final days.

Calling hours will be on Friday May 20, 2016, at Desmond Funeral Home in Bath from 4 PM to 7 PM. A memorial service honoring his life will be held at 10 AM on Saturday May 21 at the Phippsburg Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to Family Focus, 2 Davenport Circle, Bath, Maine, 04530. To share your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.