Feature Obituary
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
On Munjoy Hill, master tailor Evangelista Donatelli is remembered as a perfect fit
He arrived in Portland from Italy by boat in 1965 and started working as a tailor in Monument Square the next day. Donatelli, who died May 16 at 84, opened Donatelli's Custom Tailor Shop in 1972.
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PublishedMay 16, 2022
Stephanie Colotti Ferrie, 43, showed her children a life of adventure and joy
After going through long, hard treatment for cancer, she convinced her husband that the family should take off and sail the Caribbean.
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
Martin Mackey, 47, was a creative teacher who always believed in his students
An avid outdoorsman, he died while surfing with his son off Cape Cod.
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PublishedApril 16, 2022
In Maine lawmakers’ offices, Lauretta Torraca was the calm voice at the end of the telephone line
She spent years as a field representative in offices of several members of Congress. In her private life, she was adventurous – and got her first and only tattoo at 93.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Everett ‘Sonny’ Traynor, 94, never liked to sit still for long
In his long life in Portland, he was a lobsterman, a businessman, a sheriff's deputy and a county commissioner. He walked a mile a day until three weeks before his death.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Nick Stanley, a Maine music fan who inspired musicians, dies at 43
The Farmington man, who was bedridden by a health condition, became known for hosting musicians at his home and for showing people how to make the most out of life. He died Wednesday.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
Casey Bouchard, 27, wanted to help others and change the world for the better
She had hoped to return to Zimbabwe to work at an orphanage this summer, but she died of a drug overdose.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2022
Gabriel Walker, 86, beloved Portland High teacher for three decades
He was the kind of teacher who went above and beyond for his students. And after he retired in 1994, he signed up as a Sea Dogs usher.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Norma Marin, who lived for art, especially her father-in-law’s, dies at 91
She was the daughter-in-law of American artist John Marin and dedicated her life to promoting his legacy.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
David Faulkner, who ran a program to help Maine’s at-risk youth, dies at 74
He was executive director of Day One, a South Portland nonprofit, for 32 years, and an avid sailor.
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