Friends and family remember him as ‘a great leader who fought for his men and their families,’ and as a dad who was ‘always there for everything, always present’ in his children’s lives.
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Feature obituary: Barbara Hawkes, Westbrook city clerk and bluegrass legend’s wife, dies at 86
She loved to socialize and help people and had so many skills she ‘could do everything,’ her daughter says.
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Holocaust survivor who uncovered trilobites and subatomic particles dies
Riccardo Levi-Setti, 91, appreciated the aesthetics of studying microscopic cells as much as the underlying physics.
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Charles Canning Jr., former CEO of Pine State Trading, dies at 83
With his brother, Jack, Canning helped to make the company a nationally recognized leader in distribution of farm-to-table foods, beverages and vending products.
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World-renowned singer Charles Aznavour, known as France’s Sinatra, dies at 94
During a 70-year career, the singer/composer sold more than 100 million albums.
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Feature obituary: Jason Jacobe, 34, Windham High standout athlete, valedictorian
He died from ALS on Sept. 6 with his family by his side at home in Sugar Hill, Ga.
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Feature obituary: Irene Mitchell, 89, inspired many as a teacher in Biddeford
She was respected for her influence on students over an almost 50-year career.
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Christopher Lawford, Kennedy family member who wrote about addiction, dies
Lawford’s parents were Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and Sens. Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy.
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Bobby Lynn Maslen, whose Bob Books helped millions learn to read, dies at 87
Maslen said she created the series after ‘I couldn’t find the books I wanted to teach reading (to 3- to 6-year-olds) – books that would make it an easy, joyful experience for kids.’
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Anthony ‘Tony’ D’Agostino, 42, of Cumberland, musician full of love for life and family
The founder of a house painting business who ‘made friends with everyone’ collapsed and died after a workout Monday.