Jane Blackstone Cleaves died at her home in Yarmouth on January 4, 2018, after a long battle with cancer.  Jane graduated from the Central Maine General Hospital Nursing in Lewiston in 1968, then began a long career in nursing, spending most of her career at Maine Medical Center.  She loved the profession, working first in the oncology unit, then the cardiac unit, where she became the head nurse and mentor to her younger colleagues.  Inspired by Jane, her daughter and one of her grand-daughters have become nurses.

Away from MMC, Jane was involved in many organizations, serving on the boards of the American Heart Association and Maine Behavioral Health, and  was a past president of the Yarmouth Lions Club.  She was the pillar of the First Universalist Church in Yarmouth, serving a president of the Board of Trustees for many years, joining several of the groups with the church, and helping to organize the bean suppers.  Jane went out of her way to get to know and help her neighbors right up until her death.  Her memorial service on January 20th was held in the Yarmouth Performing Arts Center, as her family correctly determined that the First Universalist Church could not seat all who wanted to attend.

Among her survivors are her daughter Jennifer Ayer ’87 of Richmond, her son Brian ’90 of Yarmouth, and cousin Dorothy Reed McAloney ’66.  The January 24th edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram carried her full obituary.

 

 

Josh Martin passed away in an automobile accident in Falmouth on September 19, 2017.  After graduating from YHS, Josh used his artistic and creative talents in a variety of ways.  He owned a tatoo studio in Portland for a while, and later became a caregiver in the medical marijuana community, as well doing landscaping and other odd jobs.

His survivors include his mother, Brenda Brewer Martin ’75, his sister Jean Martin Stearns ’92, his daughter Lailla, and his fiance Danyelle Hilton and her two children.

His full obituary appeared in the October 5, 2017 Portland Press Herald.

Thomas (Tim) Hill died on July 20th, 2017 in Freeport after a long battle with cancer.  A 1965 graduate of Colby, Tim received his commission in the U.S. Navy in 1968 and served for four years, including a deployment to Vietnam.  After receiving his M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, Tim commenced his memorable teaching career at Falmouth High School.  In addition to teaching social studies, he coached soccer.  In the early 1980s, Tim came to Yarmouth Junior High School.  A gifted and innovative teacher, Tim was selected by his colleagues in 1987 as Yarmouth Teacher of the Year.  After retiring in the mid-1990s, Tim worked as a trainer and sales representative at LL Bean.

Tim is survived by his wife Adora Clark Hill;  his son Bruce ’89 and his wife Susan and their two children;   son Chris ’92, a YHS teacher,  and his wife Jennifer Bailow Hill ’92 and their two children; brother Bruce Hill of Pittsburgh; sister Margot Ball of Orleans, MA.  A celebration of Tim’s life was held at the Greely Middle School on July 29, 2017.

Ronald Foley passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after a short battle with cancer.  Ronald worked as a salesman for Casco Bay Ford for many years before starting his own auto body business in Gray.  In recent years he and his wife of fifty-one years –  Sara “Sally” Worth ’66 – have resided in Greenville in the summer and spent the winters in Florida.

Ronald was predeceased by his twin brother Donald ’65.  In addition to Sally, he is survived by his two daughters – Sara and Amy – brothers John and James.