ROCKLAND – Clarence R. “Cap” de Rochemont, 80, died Wednesday at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland. Born Jan. 23, 1924, in Rockland, the son of Henry M. and Lena K. Fogg de Rochemont. Mr. de Rochemont attended the University of Vermont, and following service as a flight engineer with the 2nd Army Air Corps during World War II, graduated from Suffolk University Law School. Cap’s interest and skill as a photographer grew while working with his uncle, cinematographer Louis de Rochemont. After returning to Rockland, he joined his father’s plumbing and heating business before becoming a real estate broker. For more than 40 years Cap worked as a realtor in the mid-coast area, and became known for his integrity, generosity, and service to his community and state. His keen wit and wisdom, as well as his faith were evident to all who knew him. He enjoyed creating slide shows such as his “A Closer Look At…” programs which he shared with many local groups. Cap said that if you live in one place long enough, you get to serve on everything at least once, and he did, giving unfailingly of his time and talents. Among these were: past president of Rockland Rotary Club, past president of Penobscot Bay Medical Center, former chairman of the Board of Assessment Review of the City of Rockland, former director of the Mid Coast Mental Health Center, and former director of the Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Assoc. He received many honors throughout his life including the 1972 Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. Cap was the second member of Rockland Rotary Club to be elected a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, and was the 1999 recipient of Rotary International’s Four Avenues of Service Citation. Cap received the 1983 Member of the Year Award of the Rockland Area Chamber of Commerce. He was a former director of Knox Industries, Inc., former chairman of the Board of Trustees of Pratt Memorial United Methodist Church, a life member and former trustee of the Owls Head Transportation Museum, and served as a director of Camden National Bank for 20 years. He was a charter member of the Board of Overseers of the Maine Bar, from 1978-1985, and of the Grievance Commission of this board for ten years. Cap also chaired or served on the boards of directors or advisors of the Knox County Community Concert Assoc., the Salvation Army, Rockland Area Chamber of Commerce, Penobscot Bay Board of Realtors, the Farnsworth Art Museum, Schooner Bowdoin Inter Island Expeditions, Knox County Airport, and the Kelmscott Farm Foundation. In 1987, Cap was named by Gov. McKernan to serve as lay member of the Maine Judicial Council. Mr. de Rochemont is survived by his wife, Permilla Fraser de Rochemont; two daughters, Katherine M. de Rochemont of Rockland, and Susan de R. Bragg and her husband, John H. Bragg, of Owls Head; two grandchildren, Andrew F. Bragg and Emily M. Bragg; one sister, Helen de R. Cole of Lewiston; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. de Rochemont was predeceased by his parents; and by two sisters, Donna de R. Wetzel and Marguerite de Rochemont. A service honoring Cap’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at John Street United Methodist Church in Camden, with the Rev. Dr. D. Elizabeth Mauro officiating. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make memorial gifts may send them to Area Interfaith Outreach, attn. Bob Woodruff, P. O. Box 1706, Rockland, ME 04841 or to the charity of their choice. Funeral arrangements are by Burpee, Carpenter, & Hutchins in Rockland.
C. R. ‘CAP’ DE ROCHEMONT
