Warren M. Poulin

WINSLOW – Warren Maurice Poulin, 85, son of J. N. Laurier and Yvette (Ferland) Poulin, passed away on May 25, 2024, at home with family by his side. He was born Oct. 30, 1938, the day radio announcer Orson Wells reported Earth was invaded by Martians.

Warren was President of his Winslow High School Class of 1956, a member of the National Honor Society, and the American Legion. He earned a BS degree at Suffolk University, an MBA at Northeastern University and a JD from Suffolk University Law School. He was a member of the Massachusetts and Maine bars, and practiced in the Waterville-Winslow area for 50 years. Warren was a lifelong learner and an avid reader, with a particular interest in WWII history. He and his wife Patricia built their home together, learning and appreciating tradesmen’s skill sets in the process. He hunted, hiked, enjoyed a number of outdoor sports, gardened, and repaired (with occasional success) antique Johnson outboard motors and small engines. A great day for Warren was reading a good book while either relaxing in his recliner or in a hunting blind.

Highlights of his youth athletic career were the day he hit three home runs and two singles in one Little League game and in one football game, he caught a bunch of passes and was dubbed “Sticky Fingers Poulin” and receiving All-State Football Honorable Mention that same year.

Warren took every opportunity during his military service for travel throughout Europe and to Istanbul. He visited the Brandenburg Gate before it became known as Checkpoint Charlie, and the massive Soviet monument to Rodina in East Berlin. A special treat was seeing the pilfered 5,000-year-old bust of Nefertiti on display in West Berlin. Warren ended his military service in Zurndorf, Germany as a Secretary-Stenographer for the Commanding Officer, 4th Armored Divarty.

From an early age, Warren was interested in aviation. Every time he heard the drone of an aircraft, he had to look up, one time seeing large formations heading to Europe for D-Day. A ride on a clunky post WWII vintage C-119 Flying Boxcar was a special treat. On his one and only static line parachute jump, he missed the drop zone and landed on a runway. That experience drove home the notion that there are less perilous pursuits in life than jumping out of perfectly good flying aircraft. At age 65 he took flying lessons, soloed, and returned the plane intact to his relieved flight instructor.

He is survived by Patricia (Carroll), his wife of more than 54 years; daughter Aimée Poulin (John Hopkins), son Nathan Poulin (Betsy Melrose); his grandchildren Raegan and Preston; nieces and nephews. His siblings are Michael, Thomas, and his predeceased brother Leonard D. Poulin, Sr.

Special thanks to the nurses and the doctors that treated him, especially Michael E. Clark, MD and David T. Frost, MD.

Warren’s remains will be interred in Maine Veterans’ Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at St. Bridget Center in North Vassalboro on June 17 from 2 -4 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to:

the Winslow Public Library