Page 6. MAINE COASTAL NEWS September 2015 Obituaries: William Leavitt & Dana Moy
nection to the sea. In summer during high school, he worked on the tugboats in Port- land harbor. After two years at Deering HS, he attended the Putney School in Vermont. After graduation in 1946, he attended Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, graduating in 1949 as part of the fi rst “3 year” program. He has remained close to the 49-ers, attending alumni gatherings through the years. After graduation at MMA, Bill worked
William Leavitt, 87
PORTLAND - William (Bill) Leavitt was born on May 5, 1928, to Ruth and Ralph Leavitt, of Stroudwater, Portland. He was named after his great-grandfather, Capt. William Leavitt, aptly as the ocean and par- ticularly Portland’s waterfront became an indelible part of his life. When Bill’s father, Ralph Leavitt, was in the state legislature, he led the move to create the Maine Mari- time Academy. In 1941, Bill inadvertently became part of the opening ceremony of the Academy. No one had a key to the Pentagoet, the Inn which was to become a student dorm. Bill was lifted to an open window to crawl in and open the front door so the ceremony could begin. So began his lifetime con-
for American Export Lines until called into the Navy in 1953 where he served as Lt. J.G. on the USS Eldorado for two years in California during the Korean confl ict. While stationed in Coronado, Calif., he met Rho, who became his wife in 1955, after Bill returned to Portland to join his father in the family shipping business, Chase Leavitt & Co. At Chase Leavitt, he also served as a Lloyd’s of London agent for Maine and was a certifi ed Marine Surveyor (NAMS). Bill was a long time member of the Portland Rotary Club and Portland Marine Society, where he served on the board as president and treasurer. He also served on the board of the Maine Maritime Alumni Association, Maine Maritime Museum, and Portland Harbor Museum. He was honored at a luncheon at Lloyd’s of London in 1994 commemorating Chase Leavitt’s 100 year
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service and honored again at Rotary with the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Bill was immensely proud of his chil- dren and grandchildren and enjoyed attend- ing their activities and spending holidays surrounded by family. The family summered on an island in Sebago Lake, co-owned by dear friends, the Bancroft and Freeman fam- ilies. When Bill purchased the island with his two friends, they were told by a banker that multiple ownership doesn’t work. Yet in 2007, several generations celebrated 50 years of successful co-ownership. In the winter, the family could be found skiing at Sunday River, and in fall hiking the moun- tains of Maine and New Hampshire, often with their extended “island family.” For a number of years, Bill and Rho
headed to Tucson, Ariz., for winter months and enjoyed the desert life, the view of the Santa Catalina mountains and the beautiful night skies. After 56 years residing in Cape Elizabeth, Bill and Rho moved to Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth in 2013 and celebrated their 60th
wedding an-
niversary surrounded by family and friends on July 10, 2015.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Rho; his children Jenzy and husband Jon Halls, Jonathan and wife Robin, and Alison; grandchildren Michael, Kevin, and Christy Halls, Sierra, Jeremy, and Neva Leavitt, and Sophia and Nico Leavitt; brother-in-law Warren Francke and wife Carol; and nieces and nephews on both sides of the family. The gathering to celebrate Bill’s life was held at Ocean View, 20 Blueberry Road, Falmouth, on August 12, from 2-4 p.m. Please advise Alison Leavitt if you plan to attend, at
aleavitt@wssa.com Ar- rangements were made by Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Online condolences may be shared at www.
hobbsfuneralhome.com In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to Maine Maritime Academy, “Class of 1949 Memorial Scholarship Fund” and be sent to Maine Maritime Academy, De- velopment Offi ce, Pleasant Street, Castine, Maine 04420 or visit http://mainemaritime.
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Dana Moy, 31
Long Island - Dana Lewis Moy, 31, died unexpectedly on August 7, 2015. He was born on May 31, 1984 in Portland, the son of Eric Dana Moy and Lynn Marie (Steeves) Johnson. Dana moved to Long Island when he was a young boy. He attended Long Island Elementary School through 5th grade, and then attended King Middle School before graduating from Portland High School in 2003.
Dana fell in love with the ocean when he moved to Long Island. When he was in grade school, he often wanted to go fi shing on the ocean with his stepfather Steven Johnson. He also developed a passion for lobstering. In his teen years, Dana began to learn about lobstering by being a sternman for several is- land lobstermen. At the same time, he owned and fi shed three boats through his teen years and into his twenties before purchasing his boat, LOW EXPECTATIONS in March of 2013.
Dana loved spending time on the water either on his lobster boat LOW EXPECTA- TIONS, or bass fi shing from his kayak on Raymond Pond with his father Eric hoping to catch the always elusive “big one”. He also enjoyed taking trips to Jewell Island with his Long Island friends, hiking, bowl- ing, hunting, driving his ATV, and swapping fi shing stories at the family camp. He was
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