In Memoriam Robert William Stickles, Sr.’ 54
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In Memoriam Robert William Stickles, Sr.’ 54
The names of the deceased below have been received by Thornton Academy since Postscripts was last published. We rely on friends and family to send us obituaries( especially for alumni who live outside of Maine) by mail or through a form on our website: thorntonacademy. org / stayintouch.
1936 |
Doris Lynch Noddin in March 2017 |
1937 |
Annie Evvie Lewis Bayley in March 2017 |
1939 |
Marian Adams Hanson in May 2017 |
1941 |
Norma Lombard Lumb in February 2017 |
1941 |
Steven Brikiatis in April 2017 |
1945 |
Fred Arno in August 2017 |
1949 |
David Bates in February 2017 |
1952 |
Walter Richard Choroszy in October 2017 |
1954 |
Robert Stickles in April 2017 |
1955 |
Betty Ann Grace Lewis in May 2017 |
1955 |
Abel R. Saucier in July 2017 |
1958 |
Donald Beaudoin in April 2017 |
1958 |
Donald Brown-Wormwood in Mar. 2017 |
1959 |
Janice Bryant Whitney in March 2017 |
1963 |
Louise Bertrand Leonard in March 2017 |
1963 |
Dawn Desrosiers in August 2017 |
1965 |
Dwight Bonang in May 2017 |
1967 |
Richard Trudeau in May 2017 |
1968 |
William Bowie in July 2017 |
1968 |
Albert G. Tweedie in September 2017 |
1970 |
Douglas Gaines in August 2017 |
1970 |
David William Walton in July 2017 |
1971 |
Matthew Coito in March 2017 |
1972 |
Norman Mondor in July 2017 |
1976 |
Michael Lebarge in March 2017 |
1977 |
Richard Grant in February 2017 |
2003 |
Timothy Stoklosa in May 2017 |
2008 |
Whitney Boissonneault in July 2017 |
2015 |
Isaiah Makonnen in May 2017 |
Thornton Academy receives numerous memorial donations each year recognizing members of the TA community who have passed away. Thank you to all who choose to remember loved ones in this way. If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one, please contact the TA Development Office at 207-602-4460 or visit thorntonacademy. org / give.
Robert W. Stickles, 82, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Seal Rock Healthcare Facility with his family by his side. He was born in Kennebunk on January 24, 1935 the son of Frank Stickles and Mary Gooch Tate. He lived in Saco and was raised by his mother and his stepfather, Ernest Tate. Bob graduated from Thornton Academy in 1954.
During his time at Thornton, he participated in the chorus.
After graduating, Bob served his country in the US Navy. Following his service, he worked at York Bottling in Biddeford for Sam Cohen for 30 years. His roles included being a truck driver and salesman for Sam and Bernard Cohen. He had a close relationship with Sam Cohen, offering a helping hand whenever one was needed. The Sam Cohen Foundation has been generous in supporting projects at Thornton Academy, most recently supporting the school ' s partnership with Jobs for Maine Graduates and the Arundel Machine Tool Co. Inc / National Tooling and Machining Association partnership to give students technical training in the precision manufacturing industry. Bob also worked for Elegant Homes in Saco for 30 years. Through the years, Bob was always spotted walking around with a cigar in his mouth, though he was never smoking it, and was given the nickname " Stick ".
Though he had graduated, Bob spent a significant amount of time at Thornton. He could always be spotted in the stands during basketball, baseball and soccer games supporting his grandchildren and his alma mater.
He is survived by his wife Theresa of 62 years; sister, Arland Coleman ' 66 of Saco; two sons Ernest Stickles ' 77 and wife Joyce of Biddeford and Robert Stickles, Jr. ' 73 and wife Elaine of Biddeford, and a daughter Mary Ann Martin ' 78 and husband Roger ' 75 of Saco; 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.