Family and friends say McCoy was happy to show new firefighters the ropes.
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Seth Helie, 42, Brunswick furniture designer devoted to family and community
Mr. Helie died Tuesday after a 5-month battle with brain cancer.
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Feature obituary: Steven Berry, 50, advocated for youths struggling with addiction
His own effort to stay sober helped him earn their respect.
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Gerard Conley Sr., former Portland mayor, House member, senator, dies at 88
He was a Maine Senate president and chairman of the Maine Turnpike Authority.
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Feature obituary: Walter Stump, 83, retired USM theater professor and author
He directed more than 120 plays during his career and coached numerous national champions in reader’s theater.
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Feature obituary: Bernard Devine, 92, retired chief judge, known for compassion
The Maine District Court in Portland was named for him after he retired.
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Robert Palmer Coles Jr. of Machias, who took decisive action at Pearl Harbor, dies at 93
Though trained as a radioman, he took up a machine gun and fired at Japanese torpedo bombers from the deck of a destroyer during the attack.
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Feature obituary: Allan Kellis, 68, co-owner who helped get The Holy Donut cooking
The father of Leigh Kellis was instrumental in making the business take off, and helping to fulfill his daughter’s dream.
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Biddeford family recalls beloved mother, kindergarten teacher, lost to cancer at 31
Jennifer Drapeau died Saturday after fighting an aggressive form of cancer.
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Firefighters to gather Saturday to honor life of Dean Cressey
Mr. Cressey, a respected Portland firefighter, was the retired captain of the city’s Munjoy Hill fire station.