CAPE ELIZABETH – C. Warren Gammons II, 91, longtime Cape Elizabeth resident, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, just a month short of 92 years of age. Warren was born Jan. 12, 1916, in Schenectady, N.Y., and spent his childhood there. He earned a degree in English and literature from Union College in 1939. During World War II he worked for Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, N.Y., contributing to the development of the P-39 and the X-1, an experimental aircraft flown by Chuck Yeager. In 1939, he married Jane Maxwell of Sche-nectady, N.Y. They raised three children, Clifford Gammons III of Travelers Rest, S.C., Tana Leonhart of Carbondale, Colo., and Janet Clark of Denver. The family enjoyed skiing, tennis, canoeing, sailing, camping and vacation trips. During this time, Warren worked for General Electric Co., Burlington, Vt., and Binghamton, N.Y. After Jane’s death in 1966, he transferred to General Electric International, New York City. In 1968, he married Kathryn Coulson, formerly Kathryn Chapman of East Corinth, expanding the family to include her three children, Deborah Coulson Crowe of Athens, Ga., Tom Coulson of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Carla Coulson Stewart of Tulsa, Okla. Retiring in 1974, Warren and Kay moved from Norwalk, Conn., to Cape Elizabeth. He opened Lighthouse Darkroom, a photography business specializing in custom printing. Through the years, he enjoyed model planes, carpentry, philosophy, archaeology and golf. He was well known at Spring Valley and Riverside South courses, and spent many winters at Fore Seasons indoor golf center honing his skills. Though Warren’s witty humor and inventiveness endeared him to all, his greatest talent was his ability to enjoy the moment, a philosophy he shared with his wife, six children, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grand-children, as well as many nieces and nephews, friends and relations. A celebration of Warren’s life will be held in summer 2008. Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland.
C. WARREN GAMMONS II
