William Anthony Driscoll

AUBURN – William Anthony Driscoll, 81, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn with his family at his side. Born September 16, 1933 in New Auburn, he was the youngest child of Francis and Annie (Sullivan) Driscoll. A 1951 graduate of Edward Little High School, he was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Bill lived his life in group homes, spending his final three years in the Limerick Unit at Clover Healthcare in Auburn. It was there that a kind staff provided the warm and loving home that he had yearned for all his adult life. Bill loved Dunkin Donuts coffee, chocolate glazed donuts, and cigars. His singing was legendary. He had a song for every occasion. Bill loved the Boston Red Sox almost as much as he loved his Roman Catholic faith. But his greatest joy was what he called “my big loving family.” His 18 nieces and nephews received $5 from “Uncle Billy” in every Christmas card for the past 60 years. “I wanted to help them out,” he always said. Cared for by his brothers and sisters over the years, his nieces and nephews were blessed with the opportunity to be his caregivers when the older generation was no longer able to do so. He is survived by his sister Rosalie Driscoll Hames, his nieces and nephews, and many great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers Frank, John, and Daniel, and his sisters Catherine, Dorothy, Beatrice, Marguerite and Elizabeth. You are invited to offer condolences and pay tribute to William’s life by visiting his guest book at www.thefortingroupauburn.com

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a time for visitation on Saturday, May 9, From 9 - 11 a.m. A Memorial Service will follow at The Fortin Group Funeral Home, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Mount Hope Cemetery, 81 Mt. Hope Avenue, Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to his favorite charity: The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Development Office, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, cremation & Monument Services 217 Turner Street, Auburn 783-8545.