- Date Of Birth: August 7, 1939
- Date Of Death: February 15, 2017
- State: Maine
Roland Rosario Levesque died peacefully at Bodwell House in Brunswick with his family by his side on February 15, 2017.
Roland was born in Brunswick Maine on August 7, 1939, the son of Rosario and Mary Jane Levesque. He leaves behind his wife, Beth of 34 years of Brunswick Maine; his sons Gary Levesque of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Michael Levesque, of Portland, Maine; his step-sons Christopher Gerow of Brunswick, Todd W.
He was predeceased by his parents, his first wife, Jeanne Tardiff Levesque, and many aunts and uncles.
Roland was beginning to become active in People Plus since he appreciated the generosity of People Plus in allowing the Knights to use their space after the sale of the KofC building.
Roland was also a strong member of the Willow Grove community, where he lived. He cooked yearly summer lobster bakes for the community, hosted monthly men’s lunches, and recently began a men’s card group. He loved people and it showed!
Roland was a die-hard sports fan. He suffered an intracerebral brain hemorrhage upon arriving home after a wonderful evening of watching the Super Bowl with family. His beloved Pats, of course, won –So perhaps he thought his life was complete!
Roland loved watching all sports – especially New England, Bowdoin and BHS teams. He loved the Sox, Pats, Bruins, Celtics and Bowdoin College basketball, hockey and football. He could always be found in the same seat at the Morrell Gym for basketball. He also took great pride in watching his grandsons play high school football. He and his brother Louis, appeared at one grandson’s high school game and pretended to be scouts for Bowdoin College – they talked for years of how the high school athletes and parents were so excited until their joke was divulged.
Roland was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. He took great pride in cooking all the meals at home for his wife. He loved to cook for family and friends – small groups or large.
Roland was born and raised in Brunswick and loved this town. He only left for a few years while he was in the Navy and even then managed to get transferred to Brunswick Naval Air Station for the end of his 7 year Naval career. He took great pride in many of his military experiences, especially while serving on the Carrier Essex, they picked up the Apollo 7 spacecraft in October 1968. The Astronaut Donn Eisele, Walter Cunningham and Walter Schirra were onboard. He often told the story of how he and his kitchen crew prepared a huge cake for the landing celebration and the challenges of moving the multi-piece cake on the elevator in several sections.
In retirement, Roland returned to part-time work at Hannaford. He enjoyed helping customers in the produce department choose fruits and vegetables and he was generous with his cooking advice. He also continued to cater lobster bakes and dinners whenever he was asked.
In 2015, he was blessed with a beautiful grand-daughter, Emily. She was the apple of his eye.
