CLEARWATER, Fla. – Kenneth George DeWitt passed away peacefully April 26, 2008, at home. He was born June 28, 1908, in Bradford. He graduated June 13, 1929, and then began his life working as an automobile mechanic in Bangor at Crosby’s Ford. He later worked for Webber Motor Co., until he opened his own business, Ken’s Motor Service, Old Town. In 1939, he began an aviation business at Doan’s Airport, Brewer, until World War II began, when he was commissioned as a flight pilot to train pilots for the war effort, where he trained hundreds of pilots. In 1945, he began Central Maine Flying Service as president. For the next 30 years, he trained thousands of pilots for the airline industry, private business, ROTC for college students and private pilots. He was the Piper Aircraft distributor for 25 years, selling many planes through out the U.S. and Canada. In 1973, he retired and moved to Clearwater, Fla., where he began to restore 35 antique automobiles during his retirement. He was married to Dot DeWitt for 54 years, until her death in 2000. He is survived by six children, Barbara DeCastro of Belleair, Fla., Joyce Smith and her husband, Del, of Winter Haven, Fla., James DeWitt and his wife, Gwen, of Ellsworth, Betty Emery and husband, Roland, of Newburgh, Richard Leahy and his wife, Jean, of Old Town, and Deborah Hambright and her husband, Bill, of Warsaw, Ind.; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Alan Leahy. There will be a private memorial service in Old Town. Memorial gifts may be given to Florida Suncoast Hospice, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760.
KENNETH GEORGE DEWITT
