POWNAL —
William S. De Witt, 71, of Pownal, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011.
Bill was born in Boston, Mass., on June 19, 1940, the son of Marion (Mead) and George N. De Witt. He came to Maine with his family in 1953 and settled in Durham. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957, served three years, the last 18 months in Okinawa. Bill returned to Maine and married Thelma Keith. Bill spent the next 50 years on the Hodsdon Road raising a family and growing a real estate business. Bill came to be respected in the community and among his business peers as a plain spoken, no nonsense communicator, “who tells it like it is.”
Bill served his community in the following capacities: 1990-2002 - Chair of Pownal’s Town Hall (Mallett Hall) Building Committee – a two story addition to the original town hall was dedicated in 2000. The addition was awarded the 2000 Maine State Historic Preservation Award for excellence in historic preservation, new addition design, and accessibility design for a public building; 1999 - State of Maine Governor’s Service Award for outstanding volunteer leadership contributing to the betterment of his community; 2000 Annual Report Town of Pownal – dedicated to William De Witt for his service to the town; 2004 - dedication of the newly completed second floor community room - naming it the De Witt Room; 1977-2011 – 34 years service on the town’s Budget Committee; 1998 – Honorary Life Membership Pownal Scenic & Historical Society awarded for service to the Society and the community; and 1970 – member of the Acacia Lodge in Durham, where he attained the title of Master Mason. He will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma; his sons, Jeffrey De Witt and Thomas De Witt, his daughter, Ramona De Witt Dyer; his siblings, Robert De Witt, Roy De Witt, Michael Robinson, Walter De Witt, Margaret Vosmus, Laura Foster, Veronica Cole; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A time of gathering and visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberry lane, Yarmouth. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Pownal. Please visit www.lindquistfuneralhome.com to view a video collage of Bill’s life and to share your condolences, memories and tributes with his family. For those who wish, donations may be made in Bill’s memory to: Shriners Hospital International Headquarters, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607 (William ’Bill’ De Witt). Lindquist Funeral Home Funeral Home & Cremation Service 846-4011
— Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, August 16, 2011.
1940 - 2011 (71 years)
Siblings
. Ramona M. DEWITT, b. 11 Jun 1963 (Age 61 years)
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