Richard Dick Edward Grant Sr.

LEWISTON - Richard E. Grant, Sr., 67, of Lewiston, died Tuesday, October 8, at the Hospice House in Auburn, with his family by his side. Dick was born in Poland on January 5, 1946, the son of the late Scott Alvin Grant and Ella Evelyn Grant. He attended Edward Little High School. He married the love of his life, Rita Chamberland Ferron on February 25, 1978.

Dick worked at General Electric, Metal Specialties, and most recently as a machinist at Bath Iron Works where he obtained an Associate of Science Degree through Maine Maritime Academy. He retired in 2009.

Dick was a very loving and generous man who loved the outdoors, painting, reading, and enjoyed doing projects around the house. Most of all he loved spending time with his family especially his beloved wife, Rita. If it was a Sunday, you would often find them watching NASCAR together.

Dick is survived by his wife, Rita; his children: Richard Grant, Jr. and long-time companion Josephine Pelote; Lori Mathers and fiancé Vern Pressey; Keri Lynch and her husband James; Loni Warner and her husband Lonzel; his stepchildren: Debra Gagnon; Michael Ferron and his wife Diane; Diane Charest and her husband Gary; Lisa Ferron; many wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his siblings: Gerald Grant, Sr.; Paul Grant, Sr.; Ann Kahkonen; Elizabeth Audet; Stanford Grant; Jane Johnson; his first wife Glenda Eldridge and a large extended family. Dick was predeceased by his siblings Millard Grant, Harold Grant and May Whiting.

There will be a memorial service on Wednesday October 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM at the First Assembly of God Church,

70 Hogan Road, Lewiston, ME. Please visit www.lindquistfuneralhome.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with Dick’s family.

The family respectfully requests that donations be made in Dick’s memory to: Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter,

383 US Route One, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074 or American Cancer Society, NE Division, Inc., 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086