Maurice’s childhood interests include the Boy Scouts of America, becoming an Eagle Scout in 1939. He spent several summers as a camp counselor and life guard. He entered the U.S. Military in February 1943 and was assigned to the Military Police Company A 503 Military Battalion, responsible for the protection of General Patton. In 2012 Maurice was awarded the French Legion D’ Honnuer, honoring his service in the liberation of France.
After his military service he completed studies at Brown and Sharp and began his thirty-two year career at Pratt-Whitney. In 1951 he married Imelda Remy and they both began careers at Pratt-Whiney Aircraft in Connecticut. Transferring in 1958 to Pratt-Whitney in Florida where Maurice finished his career. Imelda died after a short illness in 1983.
Maurice married Patricia Comolli Gardner in 1984 and together they shared thirty four years of family, traveling, and spending time at their lakeside home in Vermont. Maurice became a husband, father and grandfather when he married Pat and is survived by three children, Tyne (Bernadette) Keever, Taryn (Kevin) Kryzda and Lauren Comolli; six grandchildren, Carl (Kier) Keever, Emmy (Matt) Vincent, Erik (Kacy) Anderson, Mark (Jade) Keever, Kevin Kryzda, Rita (Mark) Diapoules as well as nine great grandchildren who will miss their “Pop Pop” and his embracing love.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Tequesta, 423 Tequesta Dr., Jupiter, FL 33469. Burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park and will be private. The Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center in Jupiter, FL has been entrusted with arrangements.
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