MILLINOCKET and BANGOR Pasquale James Caruso, 43, died Oct. 2, 2006, at a Bangor hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 1, 1963, in Bangor, the son of John Allen and Ruth A. (Pinkham) Caruso. Surviving, in addition to his father, John A. Caruso and his companion, Linda, of Brewer; are two children, Colby and Kaylee Caruso, both of Glenburn; his fiance, Roberta L. Oakes and her children, Jamie Oakes and Erin MacArthur and her husband, Scot, all of Millinocket; two sisters, Theresa Violette and her husband, Peter, of Levant and Tammy Cote and her husband, Nick, of Orrington; one brother, John J. Caruso Jr. of Glenburn; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; special friends, Phillip D. Buckley and his wife, Nancy, of Hampden and John Pinkham of Glenburn; and all his friends at H.O. Bouchard & Son of Hampden. He was predeceased by his mother, Ruth (Pinkham) Caruso. At PJ’s request, services will be private. Those who wish to remember PJ in a special way may make gifts in his memory to CancerCare of Maine, Eastern Maine Medical Center, P.O. Box 404, Bangor, ME 04402-0404. A service of Brookings-Smith, Bangor.


