Jack William Dow Jr., 73, of Raymond, was born in Philadelphia on November 24, 1942, to Rev. Jack W. and Ruth (Wheaton) Dow .

He grew up in Pennsylvania as a child spending his summers at his grandparent’s cottage on Skiff Lake, New Brunswick. His family later moved to Northport and Camden, where he attended junior high school.

He attended the Hinckley School, graduating in 1961, and Gorham State Teacher’s College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in education in 1965. He then went on to receive his master’s degree from Gorham State College in 1968.

On June 5, 1965, he married Marguerite E. Elfstrom at Immanuel Baptist. They resided in Saco, where they raised their two children, Jay and Amy.

He taught for 29 years in Portland, seven years at Butler School and 22 years at Hall, retiring in 1994. His first marriage ended in divorce in 1985. In 1997, he met Patrick A. Eaton, with whom he shared domestic partnership. On Aug. 6, 2013, they were married at their 1825 cape in Raymond Village, which they shared with their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Ivy Rose.

Jack was very proud of his two children and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother Jerry W. Dow, as well as Ivy Rose.

He is survived by: his husband, Patrick A. Eaton; his son, Jack Dow III and his wife Karen of Saco; his daughter, Amy Dow and her partner Richard Fournier of Piermont, New Hampshire; his stepdaughter, Ashley Eaton and her partner Matt McAdam of Topsham; and his grandchildren, Samantha, Grant and Jessica Dow, all of Saco.

At his request, Jack will be cremated, and there will be a private graveside service. Burial will be in a family plot at Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, 50 Monument Square, Portland, ME 04101.