- LifeSketch
Walter Mayo Gay, 76, husband of Winona Robinson Gay, died Sunday, June 11, 1989, at a Portland hospital. Born in Rockland, May 27, 1913, he was the son of George and Margaret Mayo Gay. He was a 1931 high honor graduate of Rockland High School, where he had participated in all sports. He later graduated from Bates College in Lewiston and lettered in football and baseball. After graduating from Bates in 1935, Mr. Gay taught and coached at Bangor High School for two years. He then served as principal at Warren, Norridgewock and Cape Elizabeth high schools consecutively. In 1946, he returned to Rockland where he was employed with Sentet Crane's Department Store for 35 years, retiring in 1981. Mr. Gay's fondness for animals was made evident by his constant companion, his dog, Wilma. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Rockland for more than 50 years. He was a past president of the Rockland Kiwanis club, a 25-year member of the National Basketball Officials Association, a trustee of the Rockland District Nursing Association for more than 35 years, a past president of the Coastal Bates Club, and a volunteer at Penobscot Bay Medical Center for five years. Mr. Gay is survived by his wife of 49 years, Winona Gay; and three daughters, Pamela Gay Stokes of New York, N.Y.; Rosalyn Gay of Windham, N.H. and Mrs. Tracy Gay of Alexandria, Va. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Congregational Church of Rockland, with the Rev. A. Lee Karker officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Camden. There will be no visiting hours. Funeral arrangements by Burpee-Strong Funeral Home 110 Limerock St., Rockland.
The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 13 June 1989, Tue., Page 6
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