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CARR, NANCY ALICE 74, of Fal- mouth, March 19, in Falmouth. Celebration of life 10 a.m., June 25, Skip place, Forest Lake HAYES, HILARY ANNE 73, of Port- land, May 24, at home. Service 11 a.m., July 26, Unity Center for Spiritual Growth, Windham. Funeral Home, Boothbay HENNIG, WILLIAM 91, of Kennebunk, June 10. Funeral service 1 p.m., June 20, Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.

MICHAEL, FREDERIC CHARLES 80, of Raymond, June 10. Visit a.m., June 30, Dolby, Blais, Segee Funeral Home, Wind- ham Funeral Mass to follow, 11 a.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Windham. Burial 12 p.m., July 1, St. Francis Cemetery, WatervilleGARDNER, EDGAR EVERETT JR. 94, in Saco, April 4.

Service 11 a.m., June 25, First Parish Congre- gational Church, Saco. Dennett, Craig Pate Funeral Home, Saco SYKES, MONICA L. 66, of Standish, April 23, in Portland. Services 11:30 a.m., July 2, May- berry Cemetery, Windham, then Celebration of life, Little Meeting House, Windham. Advantage Fu- neral Cremation Portland CORBETT, JEAN T.

80, of Brun- swick, June 10. Celebration of life will be private. PARRISH, JACQUELINE A. (GER- RISH) 71, of Ellenton, June 8, at home. BRUZZESE, ELLEN J.

75, of Buxton, April 1, in Scarborough. Pri- vate service. Chad E. Poitras Cre- mation Funeral Service BAIL, JOSEPHINE BLAKE 100, of Yarmouth, June 12, in Scar- borough. Service 2 p.m., July 30, South Freeport Church.

Advan- tage Funeral Home, Portland LOMAC, HELENA S. 100, formerly of Portland, May 11, in North Caro- lina. Service 11 a.m., June 23, Cal- vary Cemetery, South Portland. Conroy Tully Walker Funeral Home. George David Corey 1948 2022 PORTLAND George David Corey, an enigma to even those who knew and loved him, passed i i peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, May 28, 2022 surrounded by his daughter and some of the many healthcare workers who became their fam- ily at Maine Medical Center, where he was a resident for the past two-plus years of his life as he valiantly fought against ALS.

His beaming smile, quirkiness, brilliance, incorrigibility and stubborn righteousness are dearly missed but not forgotten. George was born in Law- rence, Mass. and raised in Nashua, N.H. Early and often throughout his life, he pushed the limits, building rockets he would launch in open fields and taking apart just about everything in his house to then figure out how to put it back together. George met his former wife when they were both in graduate school at Boston University, ordering one cup of coffee after another at the restaurant she worked at in order to be able to spend just a little more time with her before finally working up the courage to ask her out.

While their marriage did not last forever, his love of coffee persisted. Even when he could no longer drink it orally, he had healthcare workers give him coffee through his feeding tube, much to the chagrin of the GI docs! After getting too many law degrees, George worked at a myriad of law firms, just long enough for them to re- alize he had trouble with au- thority. He offered his (not always requested) legal and technical expertise to sever- al startup enterprises in the Boston area, especially in the biotech field, because of his enthusiasm for techno- logical innovation and the processes of turning ideas into useful products. He was involved in the banking related aspects of severing diplomatic ties with Iran in the wake of the revolution and hostage crisis. One of his favorite tales was of res- cuing classified diplomatic signed agreements from a pub after the British liaisons he was working with left their case there, allegedly.

Together, George and his then wife raised their daughter in Newton, Mass. A doting father, George played tennis with his daughter, coached her in playing chess until she was good enough to beat the older boys during their annual vacations on Cape Cod, did too much of her homework in the name of perfection and showed her how to use a computer in the early 1990s, striving to raise an empowered and independent young woman. George found himself in Maine for love and appeared on the South Portland politi- cal scene amid a controversy surrounding an oversized propane terminal approved for Rigby Yard. He indefat- igably researched the intri- cacies of federal preemption for regulating railroads under the Commerce Clause and brought to bear his for- mal training as both a chem- ist and an attorney to help the grassroots neighborhood opposition to the project. His strategizing and, at times unsolic- ited, advice faced opposition from those who may have been skepti- cal that a citizen could emerge from obscurity and offer such depth of legal and technical insight.

But that effort was successful and proved wrong the aphorism that fight City He continued his political engagement while hospi- talized at Maine Medical Center. From his ICU bed when he was initially ad- mitted in November 2019, he encouraged the nurses at Maine Medical Center to unionize and was elated to learn that they were doing just that. One of the first questions George asked when he was considering being placed on a ventilator was: will I make it to the 2020 presidential election? The doctor could not give him a definitive answer, but George willed it into reality. He was able to vote via ab- sentee ballot in that election as well as subsequent ones. If CNN or MSNBC were not on in his room, you knew something was up.

Although progressive, he enjoyed engaging in conversations with staff along the political spectrum, and they were oftentimes gracious enough to discuss with him the hap- penings of the day. Notoriously late through- out his life, George unfortu- nately put off seeking health- care and was diagnosed with ALS in January 2020, when his disease had already pro- gressed. In February 2020, he had to be put on a ventilator. His daughter joked with him that he got in early on the ventilators pre-pandemic, when they became, unfortu- nately, in short of supply. He survived the pandemic with- out ever getting COVID and was one of the first patients in the hospital to get fully immunized, then boosted twice.

Even in the last weeks of his life, he was advocating to get his fifth shot. With his vigilant help, they warded off ever having to tango with COVID in his hospital room. Throughout his life, George was known as loophole turning most every into a through quick wit and charm, al- though he could not loophole his way out of ALS. Maine Medical Center became his home out of necessity, and the bedside healthcare work- ers there made it the best it could be. There are too few placements for people who are long-term trached and vented, especially those labeled as he had been (which was accurate, at times in the best possible way), who do not have the resources to live at home.

We all must work towards a world where everyone has access to excellent and free healthcare and that values people with disabilities and ensures that they are able to live their fullest lives on their terms. Through the power of persuasion and persistence, he ate long after he was trached and vented, against medical advice. It was one of the many fights he had and won with the hospital. He did not pick and choose battles throughout his life, he fought all the battles, all of the time. Food was one of his love languages, whether it was making elaborate breakfasts for his daughter before school or wowing his family with Lebanese dishes.

Some of his favorites during his hospital stay were more simple: broc- coli, chicken parm, hum- mus, fish fillet, olives and feta, insisting that everything be drenched in lemon juice before partak- ing, and lemon Jello. Food along with time with his daughter and loved ones contributed to him choosing to live for as long as he did. Later in life, he fully em- braced his romantic side, writing poems, short stories and screenplays. He had a love of language and particu- larly appreciated humor and political statements in the writings of others. He is survived by his daughter, Rachel Rose Hills Corey, who is very much made in his mold and dearly misses her walking (and then bedridden) encyclopedia (aka dad); his former wife, Patricia Elizabeth Hills; his partner, Sharan Townsend; his sister, Jean Gottesman; his nephews Eric Gottesman, Marc Gottesman and Michael Gottesman; and many friends and foes.

He was predeceased by his parents Rose M. (Ganem) Corey and Arthur C. Corey. An inventor, lifelong learn- er and expert researcher, George continued to do research long after being admitted to the hospital, which is how he found out about the ALS research Dr. Avindra Nath and his team are doing at the NIH.

Dr. Nath and his team have been incredibly generous in their time and effort to include him in research, and his brain and tissue have been donated to Dr. lab for research on ALS. A memorial service will be held at the Beach Green on campus in South Portland overlooking Willard Beach, a place he very much enjoyed, on what would have been his 73 birthday, Thursday, June 23, 5 to 6 p.m. In case of rain, the memorial will be in the all faiths chapel, also on campus.

Please wear a mask, Rachel will insist upon it. It will be a place to share stories, poems, songs, corny dad jokes that he would have gotten a kick out of, etc. that remind you of George. Come as you are. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of George Corey to the National Institute of Health Neurological Disorders and Stroke Center (NINDS) with a letter stating that the money is to be used to support ALS research efforts in Dr.

lab at NINDS. The web site for information on donations to the NINDS is https://www.ninds.nih.gov/ donate-ninds. Donations and letters should be sent to: NINDS Financial Management Branch P.O. Box 5801 Bethesda, MD 20824 COREY, GEORGE DAVID 73, in Portland, May 28. Service 5-6 p.m., June 23, Beach Green on campus, South Portland.

Arrange- ments, Coastal Cremation Svcs. MONTEMBEAU, JEANNE A. 72, formerly of Biddeford, June 12, in Saco. Mass of Christion Burial 11 a.m., June 20, St. Jo- seph Church, Biddeford.

Buri- al June 22, St. Joseph Ceme- tery, Biddeford. Arrangements Hope Memorial Chapel. MCEVOY, DOROTHY WENTZELL 79, formerly of Brunswick, May 23, in Florida. Celebration of life 1-3 p.m., July 31, Onesixtyfive, The Inn on Park Row, Brunswick.

GRANT, NICHOLAS PETER 73, of Freeport, June 14. Private burial. Arrangements, Fu- neral Home COLBY, CLIFFORD L. JR. 87, of Casco, formerly Cumberland, June 4, in South Paris.

Service 2 p.m., June 25, Hall Funeral Home, Casco. BRIGGS, MARTHA WOODS 88, in Portland, June 14. Private service. Celebration later. Wiles Remem- brance Center, Farmington GAGNON, BRUCE ANTHONY 66, in Gainsville, May 21.

Private family gathering June 24, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco. Barbara Boyle Service Announcement SANFORD Barbara Fol- som Boyle, 95, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, at St. Andre Health Care in Biddeford. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 11:00 at the North Parish Congregation- al Church, 895 Main Sanford. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Fu- neral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.

Dr. John Graney M.D. 1948 2022 NEW YORK, N.Y. John was born on Oct. 23, 1948 and grew up in South Portland and Scarborough, Maine.

He was the only child of John Francis Graney and Mabel Robinson Graney who everyone knew as and After WW II, Specs with the help of father George Robinson, moved a Supply Building from Fort Williams to 39 Vesper Street on Higgins Beach where they converted it to a cottage. With the addition of a long screened porch it became a favorite family gathering place for the Robinson-Graney clan. John spent summer vacations at the cottage until his passing at age 73. John had many close-knit friends and cousins who spent lots of time together at the beach and in South Portland. There were count- less holiday gatherings, ski trips, clambakes, bean sup- pers, slide-shows, cook-outs, and long days on the beach (sun, fog, and rain) that included the Graney, Rob- inson, McGouldrick, and LaRou families.

In his teens and early twenties John had a small sailboat moored at Centerboard Yacht Club, he became an adept and life- long sailor. When his tiller broke by Cow Island he was able to sail to safety because he had read about tillerless boats in the Mediterranean. John attended Brown School, Mahoney Junior and South Portland High School from which he grad- uated as class valedictorian in 1967. During high school he participated in a piano competition and won a trip to New York and a ticket to Carnegie Hall. He was an actor in the Cape Players, performing at Fort Williams Theatre and the Eastland Hotel Ballroom, and was a late-night classical DJ.

John earned a B.A. in History from Swarthmore College where he continued to stay active in Theater and made more life long friends. One of his odd jobs in college was writing synopses for TV Guide. He drove an old Fiat Spyder in his college years and traveled with the top down in all weather, wearing a huge fur coat when necessary. At over six foot eight, it was always clear who was arriving when John turned onto your street.

When the en- gine blew he bought a shop manual and rebuilt it in garage on Scammon Street in South Portland. After graduation John decided that he wanted to go into medicine and enrolled in the University of Montana at Missoula where he earned an M.A. in Chemistry. While there he worked in a virology lab and wrote music reviews for the Montana Kaiman. He lived in a trailer with an apple tree in the yard from which he made a pie every day of apple season.

John studied for his medical boards in the summer of 1976 at the cottage on Higgins Beach. He scored in the 99th percen- tile on all sections and was offered a scholarship at Co- lumbia College of Physicians and Surgeons from which he earned his M.D. in 1980. He did his three years of residency at Harlem Hospital and then at Beth Israel. In 1982, Dr.

Graney began working as an attend- ing physician at Betances Health Center in lower Manhattan. There, he learned Spanish, so he could communi- cate with his pa- tients. He was also fluent in French, Italian, and Ger- man. In 1986 He began his work at Beth Israel Hospital; he spent one year in the Emer- gency Department, then became Physician in Charge of Ambulatory Medicine. In 1996, he was promoted to Di- rector of Medical Education, a position he held until his retirement.

His colleagues wrote, devoted count- less hours to developing and delivering primary care curriculum to the residents both during precepting and didactic sessions. He pro- posed the structural model for precepting sessions at Beth Israel which is still applied today. Dr unique approach helped to etch many foundational principles in the mind of Internal Medicine residents. Those who trained under him continue to apply his In addition to his work in these years, John continued to make and keep many close and caring friends; he was a beloved God Parent to four children in three families. In 1987 he moved to his apartment at 2 Fifth Avenue which had a large terrace where he loved to garden and host gatherings.

John traveled around the world often visiting friends in Australia, Japan, and Europe. Two of his favorite destinations were the Glyn- debourne Opera Festival and Paris. He frequently brought family, friends, and God Children on his trips. encyclopedic knowl- edge of and enthusiasm for Art, Architecture, and His- tory made him a wonderful travel companion. Due to Vascular Dementia John reluctantly retired from Medicine in 2020.

Over 100 of his former students wrote letters about what he meant to them as a teacher and mentor. They gave him a book of these letters at his retirement gathering at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He was very proud and grateful for this acknowledgement of his contributions to medicine through his students. During retirement John continued with his active social and cultural life. A favorite destination was the Metropolitan Opera where he had a box for many years and treated scores of friends to a night at the Opera.

With the support of his large circle of loving friends and family John was able to live independently in his homes on 5th Avenue and at Higgins Beach. In his final year, John asked several of his friends and family, had a really good life, all agreed that he had. Although fully vaccinated and boosted, John caught Covid 19, which coupled with his dementia, caused his death on Feb. 22, 2022. Dr.

John Graney is fondly remembered and deeply missed by family, friends, patients, students, and col- leagues around the world. GRANEY M.D., DR. JOHN 71, of New York, NY, formerly of South Portland and Scarborough, Feb. 22. PETERSEN, FREDERICK DELANO 63, of Portland, May 5.

Celebra- tion, Jones, Rich Barnes, Port- land, June 22, 10 a.m. COYNE, ERIC EDWARD 27, of So. Portland, June 12. Celebration of life 12-4 p.m., June 25, Higgins Beach Club House, Scarborough. A.T.

Hutchins LLC, Portland. GALLAGHER, ROBERT JOHN 93, of Florida, May 6. Me- morial graveside service, 11 a.m., June 25, Pine Grove Cemetery, Fry- eburg, Maine. STAPLES, JOHN BROWN 74, for- merly of Windham, June 15, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Visit 9 a.m., Mili- tary ceremony 10 a.m.

Service 10:15 a.m., July 7, Hatfield Funeral Home, Sierra Vista, Ariz. JOYCE, ROBERT MICHAEL 93, formerly of Portland, June 10, in Falmouth. Memorial Mass 10 a.m., August 22, Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Chap- el, Portland, then internment Calvary Cemetery, South Port- land. A.T. Hutchins LLC, Portland.

PELLETIER, ROLAND 85, in Port- land, June 8. Service 11 a.m., June 25, New Calvary Cemetery, So. Portland. Arrangements, A.T. Hutchins LLC, Portland.

KINNE, ROBERT W. 82, of Dayton, June 15, in Scarborough. Private services. Burial, St. Joseph Cem- etery, Biddeford.

Arrangements Cote Funeral Home, Saco. JOHNSON, HOWIE E. 64, of Po- land, June 9. Celebration of life this summer. Bruce Douglas Bond June 8, 1966 May 23, 2020 Service Announcement DOVER, N.H.

Bruce Douglas Bond passed away in his home on May 23, 2020. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25 at Hobbs Funer- al Home, 230 Cottage South Portland, followed by a reception at the Elizabeth Hobbs Hospitality Center. For full obituary, please vis- it www.hobbsfuneralhome. com.

TAYLOR, KATHLEEN B. 87, of Cumberland, June 10. Service 10:30 a.m., July 22, Blanchard Cemetery, Falmouth gathering at home in Cumber- land. Lindquist Funeral Home. Linwood H.

Pooler April 8, 1930 Jan. 12, 2022 Service Announcement SCARBOROUGH A Cele- bration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on June 25 at Scarborough Free Baptist Church, 55 Mussey Scarborough ME 04074. Visiting and refreshments to follow. Full obituary at www.hobbsfuneralhome.

com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Scarborough Free Baptist Church (address above) or Gosnell House 11 Hunnewell Rd. Scarborough, ME 04074 LIBERTY, DENNIS J. 53, of Arun- del, June 8, in Scarborough. Pri- vate family service.

Arrangements Cote Funeral Home, Saco. MARCOTTE, KENNETH G. 58, of Saco, June 10, in Biddeford. Burial, St. Cemetery.

Arrange- ments, Cote Funeral Home, Saco BOWMAN, JULIE MELINDA ROSEN 69, of Freeport, June 15. Celebra- tion of life in the near future. Monica L. Sykes April 14, 1956 April 23, 2022 Service Announcement STANDISH A burial for Monica will be July 2 at 11:30 a.m., Mayberry Cem- etery, Park Road, Windham and Celebration of Life to follow at the Little Meeting House, Route 302, Wind- ham. Full obituary at www.

dignitymemorial.com PINETTE, JACQUELINE M. 77, of Biddeford, June 15. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel. BOUCHER, RITA A. 70, of Saco, June 17, in Scarborough.

Visit p.m. Service 1 p.m., June 30, Cote Funeral Home, Saco HOUGHTON, AMORY M. III 92, of Yarmouth, June 14. Visit 12-3 p.m., July 2, Lindquist Funeral Home in Yarmouth. Private burial July 5, Maine Veterans Cemetery DEATHS and SERVICES DEATHS and SERVICES DEATHS and SERVICES DEATHS and SERVICES DEATHS and SERVICES DEATHS and SERVICES DEATHS and SERVICES OBITUARIESB6 Maine Sunday Sunday, June 19, 2022.