- Date Of Birth: July 24, 1942
- Date Of Death: May 8, 2014
- State: Maine
Paul L. Russell, 71 of Damariscotta, died Thursday morning, May 8, 2014 at his home. He was born July 24, 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey, a son of the late Gordon and Louise (LeBeau) Russell. He was a member of the first graduating class at Paramus High School in New Jersey in 1960. He vacationed in Maine every summer with his parents and moved here in 1972. On August 14, 1973 he married the love of his life, Diane Perry at Pemaquid Point. In 1972 he began working at Louis Doe’s, and in 1976 started his own business, Paul’s Plumbing and later, Biscay Appliance and TV / Computer Barn. While running his own business, he was also a patrolman for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, a part-time officer for the Damariscotta Police Department, and worked for the Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service. After selling his business in 1987, he worked court security for the State of Maine; and in 1992 he went to work full-time at Sears Appliance Service in Brunswick, partially retiring in 2004 and entering full retirement in 2010. Mr. Russell was a member of Orient Masonic Lodge No. 15 in Thomaston; Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Rockland; Royal Arch Masons, Keystone Chapter No. 24, Rockport; Knights Templar, Claremont Commandery No. 9, Rockland; York Rite, King Hiram Council No. 6, Rockland; and Order of Eastern Star, Grace Chapter No. 93 in Thomaston.
