TOGUS – Blaine Deojay, 62, a resident of Fayette, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at the Maine Veterans Hospital in Togus following a long illness. He was born Sept. 4, 1942, in Lewiston, the son of Linwood and Helen Morrison Deojay. He attended Edward Little High School in Auburn. He served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, enlisting in 1959, receiving many ribbons and awards including a combat medal with two bronze stars. He was also an instructor while in the Navy for the SERE School. On Nov. 30, 1968, he married Brenda Boutilier Hennessy and made their home in California before moving back to Maine. Blaine retired from the military Sept. 19, 1978. After serving 20 years in the Navy, he attended Cypress Junior College in Cypress, California. He was a member of the MHHA, the Maine State Harness Association and the United States Trotting Association; a life member of the VFW, Frank L. Mitchell, Post No. 3335 of Jay, a member of the New Norland Grange, Good Sam Camping Association – Western Mt. – RV’Rs, and the Fayette Recreation Committee for 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Brenda of Fayette; five sons, Patrick Hennessy and his wife, Julie, of Chino, Calif., Sean Hennessy and his wife, Mary, of Whitefield, Daniel Hennessy of Fayette, Kerry Hennessy of Old Orchard Beach and Blaine Deojay of Arcata, Calif.; three very special grandchildren, Marissa, Ashley and Joshua Hennessy of Chino, Calif.; two sisters, June LaPointe and her husband, Wilfred, of Auburn and Doris Sapovic of Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers, Earl Deojay and his wife, Candi, of Manchester and Thomas Deojay and his wife, Mary, of Mechanic Falls; a stepbrother, Gerald Deojay of Pennsylvania; two cousins, Joyce Hodgman and her husband, Kenneth, of Norway and Alfred and Elaine Morrison of Poland; and several loving nieces and nephews. In recent years, he was reunited with his childhood friend, Raymond Gosselin, a neighbor in Fayette. Funeral services with full military honors will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Visiting hours will precede the service at 10 a.m. Spring interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, East Liver-more. If desired, contributions may be made in Blaine’s mem-ory to the Maine Harness Horse Association’s Scholarship Fund; the Fayette Fire Department or the VFW Education Fund, Frank L. Mitchell, Post No. 3335 of Jay, care of Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254. Messages of condolence may be sent to finley@exploremaine.com.
BLAINE DEOJAY
