MILLINOCKET – Dr. Paul George Corrigan, Sr. died unexpectedly Dec. 18, 2004, at a Bangor hospital, after suffering a heart attack. He was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Calais, the second son of Edward J. and Edith (Aiken) Corrigan. He was predeceased by his brother, Philip Aiken Corrigan. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth Gerry Corrigan; their two sons, Paul Jr. and his wife, Jan, of Greenville, Bill and his wife, Mary Ellen, of New Gloucester; and three daughters, Mary Edith Springuel and her husband, Ren?, of Glen Echo, Md., Patt Morrison and her husband, Bill, of Miami, Fla., and Mickey Carr and her husband, John, of Yarmouth. He also had 16 grandchildren. Dr. Corrigan was a graduate of Calais Academy and Holy Rosary Business School in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. He received Degrees in Optometry from Pennsylvania State College and Massachusetts College of Optometry, and for many years practiced his profession in Millinocket, Maine, until his retirement in 1987. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. Dr. Corrigan was an avid outdoorsman. He helped develop and maintain the Millinocket x-country ski trails at the Katahdin Timber Cruisers snowmobile club. He loved to fly fish, hunt and x-country ski. He and his sons spent many days each year together in pursuit of Brook Trout and Whitetail Deer. He taught all his daughters how to bait a hook. In 1956, he and his wife, Betty purchased a camp on Millinocket Lake where they spent summers with their children, coming to town only for church, work, and little league games. After retirement, Paul and Betty went to camp when the snow melted and stayed till the pipes froze. Dr. Corrigan was a communicant of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. He was very proud of his long affiliation with the Democratic party. Though reticent to reveal his political views to strangers, his family and friends knew that his political values were anchored firmly in the New Deal of Post-Depression America. The things he valued most were the family he and Betty raised and the strong ties both of them had to the community of Millinocket. Friends may call 5-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at R.L. Bouchard Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 1132, Fairfax, VA. Or to the Katahdin Area Support Group. For online register book, please visit www.bouchardfh.com
PAUL G CORRIGAN O.D.
