Christopher Dumaine

MOUNT VERNON – Christopher Dumaine, 89, longtime resident of Mount Vernon, died peacefully in his home on Oct. 13, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Chris was born in Manchester, N.H., April 17, 1935, to Christopher Dumaine and Yvonne (Primeau) Dumaine. The family moved to Readfield in 1939 to help run his grandmother’s dairy farm on the Old Kent’s Hill Road. Chris attended Holderness Preparatory and graduated in 1954. He captained the football team his senior year. He then attended St. Lawrence University where he enjoyed playing hockey and was a member of Sigma Chi. He graduated in 1959.

He married the love of his life, Holly Hock, on June 18, 1960, and they were married until Holly passed in 2016. Chris started his career on the stock market, working out of Boston, Mass. He and Holly then moved to New Boston, N.H., where he became a regional sales manager for Westville Homes, one of the first manufacturers of prefabricated homes in the country.

In 1972, Chris and Holly and their children moved to Monmouth. Chris was instrumental in helping to start the Monmouth Police Department and Monmouth Rescue. He graduated from the Maine State Police Academy at 40 years of age and went on to become the Chief of Police in Monmouth. Chris also served in the Army Reserve and was honorably discharged in December 1965. In 1989, Chris retired and he and Holly moved to their home in Mount Vernon where they enjoyed many beautiful years together on Echo Lake.

Chris was predeceased by his parents; his wife; his adopted sister, Anne Aldrich; and his grandson, Samuel Jonas.

He is survived by his three children, Holly-hock, her husband Jeff, and their children, Benjamin and Emma; Christopher, his companion Karen, his children, Eli and Rose, and their grandson Milo; Eben, his wife Cindy and their children Nathan and Evan; as well as his younger brother, Richard and his children, Michael, Jeffrey and Stephanie.

Chris cherished his wife Holly, his family, and his many friends. He was an outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed fly fishing and hunting deer, ducks and upland fowl. In recent years he enjoyed spending time on Attean Lake with his family. He wore his heart on his sleeve. He was a humanitarian, philanthropist, raconteur, and car enthusiast. He oversaw the restoration of his 1949 MG-TC and had been working on the restoration of his mother’s 1957 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, originally purchased from Gordon’s Pontiac in Readfield, and the first car built in America with a fuel injection system.

Chris was fortunate to have his hospice care provided by his own children, with the help and guidance of the marvelous nursing staff of Andwell Health Partners. He enjoyed many very touching visitations from family and friends old and new in his final days in Mount Vernon, holding court in the sun room he had built for his wife.

Chris will be interred on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m., at the East Readfield Cemetery and rest next to his wife and grandson. A reception at the Kent’s Hill Alpine Lodge will follow.

Arrangements and guidance are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Roberts Funeral Home website, http://www.khrfuneralhomes.com

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in his remembrance to the

Mount Vernon Food Bank

PO Box 193

Mount Vernon, ME 04352