Jeremy Allmendinger

AUGUSTA – If you ever wondered where the word “obituary” comes from, Jeremy Allmendinger would have gladly told you it derives from the Latin word “obitus,” which Wiktionary.org defines as the “act of approaching or going forward.” He would have also told you that in Andorra people use the Catalan word “necrologic,” and that the Guinness World Record for most premature obituary belongs to Pope John Paul II, at 14 years before his actual passing.

Sadly, Jeremy Jackson Allmendinger, 33, went forward on March 24, 2025, in Augusta, Maine, following a long illness. He will always be remembered by friends and family as what one called “that whip-smart, incredibly funny, curly brown haired boy we knew” before being taken from us far too soon.

A non-traditional learner, Jeremy’s educational journey took off when he found a school as special as he was – “a haven for the great people who aren’t always seen as such anywhere else.” He attended The Franklin Academy in East Haddam, Conn., where he started an improv group called Two Lenses and a Q-Tip, dressed as a CEO for Halloween and won “Scariest Costume,” and learned “more about memory than I can remember.” These are his words, from the commencement speech he was asked by his classmates to give. He was also honored with the school’s highest award for overcoming challenges and inspiring others. Jeremy went on to earn his bachelor’s degree at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where he graduated with honors in the Professional Writing program. He attended Champlain’s Dublin campus for a semester and fell in love with all things Irish. Following college, he specialized in digital marketing for Dealer.com and as a consultant.

A voracious reader with an insatiable appetite for knowledge, Jeremy immersed himself in books spanning history, science, mathematics, humor, and trivia. Among his favorite authors was Bill Bryson, whose wit and insight mirrored Jeremy’s own keen intellect and fondness for the offbeat.

Jeremy expressed his creativity through drawing, writing, and music. He created a comic strip titled “The 13th Year,” developed a humorous online persona named Xavier Yeskumar, and maintained a blog called “Pavlov’s Hair Conditioner.” These outlets allowed Jeremy to share his unique voice with the world in ways that were layered, typically unconventional, and nearly always celebrating the ironic or trivial things among us. He also enjoyed playing improv piano, hiking, skiing, Monopoly, Moxie, and “rearranging his Hawaiian shirt collection.”

Jeremy is lovingly remembered by his mother Ayn; brother Ryan; father Scott; grandparents Mary and David Haeger; aunt Jean Haeger; uncle and aunt Michael and Karen Haeger; cousins Nicole and Brendan Haeger; aunt and uncle Nancy and Bruce Walker; uncle and aunt Rick Allmendinger and Terry Jordan; and cousin James Allmendinger.

He is preceded in death by great-grandparents Helen Commons and Edwin Haeger; grandparents Ann and Eugene Allmendinger; and grand-uncles Jeremy Waldron and Jackson Allmendinger—for whom he was named.

There will be a private celebration of life this summer and a scattering of ashes on Peaks Island, Maine, which Jeremy called home.

There’s an Irish epitaph that reads, “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you remember Jeremy with a donation to Franklin Academy in his name to:

Franklin Academy

Attn: Kinsley Rausch

140 River Rd.

East Haddam, CT 06423 or at

https://fa-ct.org/giving-opportunities/

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