OLD TOWN—Chris Sapiels’s journey on earth ended July 28, 2021 due to Liver Disease. He was born in Bangor, August 12, 1974, a son of Nicholas H Sapiel and Gail Daigle Sapiel.
He was a proud member of the Penobscot Nation and the Otter Clan. Chris attended Old Town High School and the University of Maine, Orono. Chris was quick witted, funny, giving, and clever. He would make everyone laugh with his sense of humor and antics. The class clown. Chris could always turn a frown into a laugh. He had a knack to pull people out of negative thoughts and situations with his sensitive words and hugs. He enjoyed being outdoors and especially likes to garden, hunt, fish, go to camp, or just take his boat on the Penobscot River to look for eagle’s nest in hopes to find an eagle feather. He would spend hours sitting by a campfire, lying in a lawnchair at night and looking up at the stars. A free spirit. Chris loved to spend time with family, friends, and his treasured dog, Max
I want people to know Chris had the biggest heart of anyone I know. I have witnessed him take his coat off his back and hand it over to a homeless man. He did this with his shoes, too! Chris had just met a person who was down and out, had no money, clothes, or family nearby. He brought this person to Goodwill, bought him clothes and a bus ticket to go home. It was not unusual for him to bring friends to our home for Thanksgiving if they didn’t have family. It was never a surprise for us to get up in the morning only to find someone sleeping on the couch, or a tent pitched in the backyard. Chris had a kind soul. It was not out of the ordinary to hear Chris playing music in his garden, then to look outside, and see him dancing. Yes, he would dance when no one was looking. A carefree soul, a happy man.
Chris is predeceased by his father Nicolas H. Sapiel and his brother Nicolas H. Sapiel Jr.
He is survived by his mother, Gail Daigle Sapiel, his brother Derrick Beal and wife Allison and their daughter River. Chris had four children, Robert MacDonald, Alexandria Johnston, Elizabeth Carey, and Skyler Lewey, as well as a goddaughter Felicia Snell. He had several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins whom he loved with every breath he took, too numerous to list.
Chris’s call came with a gift, a reunion with family members and friends he has not seen in a very long time. Chris is at rest. We hold him close within us. Please hold him close, as we do, in your mind and spirit.
FARE THEE WELL
The Sapiel family wants to make sure the service is done responsibly and respectively. We are asking everyone attending to wear a face covering.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 AM Monday, August 9, 2021 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church Indian Island.
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