Richard Joseph Wyse

Richard "Dick" Wyse, 80, of 57 Idlewood Dr., Cumberland, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at a local hospital on October 11th. Dick was born in Portland, Maine and attended Cathedral Grammar School and Cheverus High School. He was a graduate of St. Francis College and held a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Maine.

Teaching came naturally to Dick and he enjoyed working with children, many of whom saw him as a father figure. He began his teaching career at Biddeford High School where he taught history and coached varsity football, leading the team to two consecutive Maine State Championships.

He became the Superintendent of the Maine Youth Center where he presided until his retirement in 1998. He was a founding member of the Falmouth Country Club where he was an avid golfer for 25 years and could always be found on the course or at the 19th hole playing cards with his many friends. He was especially proud of his recognition as a "Super Senior" by the Falmouth Country Club and scored a hole in one in 1999.

Dick enjoyed international travel. Bermuda was his favorite place and he and his wife Beverly were married there. During his life, he also visited and golfed in Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Ireland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Scotland.

He sang in the choir at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception as a youth. Later, he trained with William Glaser, M.D. and became certified in Reality Therapy. He was a delegate to the National Federation of Catholic Colleges and a board member at Delta Dental from 1991-2000.

He was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and loved to watch golf with family and friends.

Dick is survived by his loving wife, Beverly, and devoted children (from a previous marriage) James and his wife Carrie from Reading, Massachusetts, Carolyn and her fiancé Donald Robinson from Scarborough, Joseph and his wife Erin Finley-Wyse from Falmouth, and son Paul and his husband François Germain from Ottawa Canada. He leaves behind his stepchildren Ryan Soucie and his wife Donna from Bucksport, and Aaron Soucie from Brewer as well as Grandchildren Nicole and husband Jamie Ruginski, Cole Wyse, Kaera Wyse, Katherine Kirk, Paul Kirk, Nicholas Wyse, and step grandchildren Meghan Finley, Riley Finley, and Nolan Soucie.

He is pre-deceased by his parents Mary (Casale) and James Wyse.

Friends and family are invited to attend a time of visitation on Thursday October 19, 2017 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Jones, Rich & Barnes Funeral Home 199 Woodford St. Portland, Maine. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Martyrs Catholic Church 266 Foreside Road in Falmouth, Maine at 10:00AM on Friday October 20, 2017. Interment will immediately follow at Blanchard Cemetery in Falmouth. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow and will be announced at the mass.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations of the following organizations: The Maine Cancer Foundation, Animal Refuge League, Portland; HART of Maine Adoption Center & Shelter for Cats, Cumberland; Coastal Human Society, Brunswick.