KENNEBUNK — Richard Lee Pierce, Dick to his friends, 79, a longtime resident of Kennebunk, died Wednesday evening in Kennebunk following a brief illness.
Dick was born March 13, 1939 in Talmadge, ME, the son of Lewis David and Clair Eliza DeLong Pierce, and is a graduate of Kennebunk High School. Soon after graduating, Dick joined the U.S. Army, whisking his new bride, B. Rose Emmons, away to California where he was stationed.
Dick was employed for 25 years with K & E in Kennebunk as a machinist. When the company closed, he joined the S.A.D. 71 as its maintenance supervisor, a position he held for 20 years, retiring in 2001.
A quiet man, he enjoyed spending time and maintaining his family camp in Waterboro, woodworking, and attending his “coffee club” at Kennebunk McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts.
He was extremely proud of his 35 years of friendship with Bill.
Dick is predeceased by his beloved B. Rose Pierce, a grandson Logan John Pierce, and a brother Terrence Pierce.
Survivors include his two sons, Bruce Pierce and his wife Michelle of Biddeford, and Heath Pierce and his wife Jennifer of Saco; three grandchildren, Matthew, Jared and Brady Pierce, a brother Charles Pierce and his wife Myrna of Arundel, sister Donna Lewia and her husband Dick of Kennebunk, and a sister-in-law Sandra Pierce of Farmington, New Hampshire.
Visiting hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk, Maine. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the chapel, followed by interment in Arundel Cemetery, Kennebunkport.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Dick’s Book of Memories page at www.bibberfuneral.com.
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043.
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