ST. AGATHA – Dr. Richard B. Dinsmore, 64, died Oct. 30, 2005, at his home after a struggle with cancer. He was born March 26, 1941, in New York City, N.Y. He was the son of Robert W. Dinsmore and Guida Warell. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston University and earned his Ph.D. at New York University. A professor and historian of European history, his career spanned more than 40 years, 23 of them spent at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. His extensive travel helped him provide an incredible depth of knowledge and wealth of experience to his students. His enthusiasm in the classroom will be sorely missed. He spent his leisure time bringing out the beauty of his home with roses and lilac trees in the summer and building furniture in the winter. Professor Dinsmore was a man of great integrity and he will be dearly missed by his family, friends, students and colleagues. He is survived by his wife, Toby (Horn) Dinsmore of St. Agatha; one son, Peter Dinsmore; and one daughter, Angelique Dinsmore. Friends may call 10 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the Daigle & Nadeau Funeral Home, Fort Kent. Funeral services will be celebrated noon Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Christ Congregational Church, Pleasant Street with the Pastor John Woodward officiating. Committal services will follow in the Christ Congregational Cemetery. Those who wish may donate in his memory to the Richard B. Dinsmore College Scholarship Fund, care of the Office of the President, UMFK, 23 University Dr., Fort Kent, ME 04743. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
DR. RICHARD B. DINSMORE
