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Deaths
1972
Thomas Alton Hanscom, 62, of Rio Rancho,
NM, on 1-28-12.
Vitauts Janis Knuble, 67, of Brewer, on 4-
8-12.
David Allen Phillips, 61, of Salem, MA, on
9-6-11.
1973
David Trafton Bartlett, 61, of Rochester, MN,
on 3-13-12.
Cynthia Ann Chassie Johnson, 59, of
Franklin, on 3-31-12.
George Dennis Johnson, 58, of Franklin, on
3-31-12.
Michael Andrew Manson, 61, of Stonington,
on 4-9-12.
Nelson Russell Neil, 73, of Wilton, on 3-20-
12.
Neva Maxine Thompson, 89, of Limestone,
on 3-25-12.
Deborah Wood Violette, 60, of Mapleton, on
3-22-12.
1974
Sandra Styrna Griffin, 59, of Orono, on 12-
20-11.
Barry George Hanson, 59, of Livermore, on
2-16-12.
Faye Pelletier Hayes, 73, of Bucksport, on
2-14-12.
Thomas Arthur Merrifield, 59, of Duxbury,
VT, on 1-9-12.
Ira Sheldon Moscowitz, 65, of Tampa, FL, on
8-27-11.
Jean Hascall Walker, 84, of Monmouth, on
12-14-11.
1975
John Joseph Bohner, 62, of Torrance, CA,
on 2-16-12.
1976
Sherwood L. Campbell, 64, of Canton, on
2-8-12.
Helen “Becky” Demetra Koulouris, 58, of
Brunswick and Lubec, on 12-1-11.
1977
Richard W. H. “Koz” Kozlowski, 57, of
Susquehanna, PA, on 7-12-11.
Arthur Richard Willis, 76, of Ellsworth on
12-30-11.
1979
Carmen Courtois Lowe, 52, of Ayer, MA, on
12-6-09.
Paul A. Paulson, 84, of San Diego, CA, on
5-5-11.
Ralph Scott Sawyer, 54, of Natick, MA, on
3-19-12.
1980
William A. Holmes, 53, of Farmington, on
Captain John “Jay” Brainard with his
wife, Emily.
Captain John “Jay” Brainard ’08 died
on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012,
when his Apache helicopter crashed
in Kabul, Afghanistan. Jay, of Newport,
earned a degree in political science
and became a commissioned officer
through UMaine’s ROTC program. He
attended flight school at Fort Rucker, AL,
graduating in 2010.
Brainard was an active-duty helicopter
pilot with several units before being
assigned to Headquarters Company of
the 12 th Combat Aviation Brigade based
in Katterbach, Germany. He was piloting
an AH-64 helicopter when it went down
on patrol. Brainard is survived by his
wife, Emily Southwick Brainard ’09.
Hundreds of people turned out on
June 15 to pay tribute to Jay as his
remains were returned to Maine and
brought in a motorcade from the Bangor
tarmac to Newport. A military funeral
service was held in Dexter on June 16.
3-12-12.
1981
Nancy “Lisa” Betit-Schultze, 60, of Augusta,
on 2-24-12.
Lynette Lois Seekins Cameron, 52, of
Cumberland Center, on 12-23-11.
André James Ouellette, 50, of Frenchville,
on 4-30-12.
1982
David G. Kleinschmidt, 58, of Orono, on 4-
20-12.
1984
Francis Reid MacDonald, 51, of Portland, on
1-31-12.
Agnes Marie Pelkey Whitcomb, 62, of
Milford, on 3-15-12.
1985
Elizabeth L. More Hedgpeth, 75, of
Topsham, on 3-11-12.
Steven G. Langlais, 51, of New Gloucester,
on 4-14-12.
1986
James Edward Blanchette, 77, of Bangor,
on 4-30-12.
Kent A. Kofstad, 49, of Nashua, NH, on 1-
6-12.
1987
Jodi Ristuccia Kemos, 50, of Dracut, MA, on
1-23-12.
1989
Kelly Jo Ganeau Lovell, 45, of Corinth, on
3-17-12.
1990
Donna Eloise Fransen, 70, of Hampden, on
3-12-12.
Timothy Frederick Haley, 44, of South
Portland, on 2-27-12.
Bruce Elliot Thulin, 62, of Ellsworth, on 2-
19-12.
1991
Alice Motycka, 83, of Penobscot,
on 2-28-12.
1993
Gordon W. Bowie, 67, of Bethesda, MD, on
1-5-12.
1995
Donald R. Biche, 70, of Oakland, on 2-6-12.
Maria Elena Preble, 59, of Old Town, on 1-
10-12.
1996
Leah Ann Gay Kane, 37, of Santa Cruz, CA,
on 11-28-11.
1999
Janet Grace Moore Spencer, 63, of
Passadumkeag, on 12-13-11.
2001
Claire L. Belisle, 53, of Auburn, on 1-11-12.
2008
John “Jay” Randal Brainard III, 26, of
Newport, on 5-28-12 in Afghanistan.
Death notices from more than five years ago
are not listed in the magazine. Check our online
obituaries at umainealumni.com for all alumni
deaths of which we are aware.
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