LINCOLN – Randolph R. Delano, 84, husband of Freda (Haynes) Delano, died Feb. 23, 2005, at a Bangor hospital. He was born July 23, 1920, in Lincoln, the son of Otto and Leta (Reed) Delano. Randolph was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He worked for many years as a millwright at Lincoln Pulp & Paper. He loved to garden, and was an avid fisherman. He especially enjoyed fly fishing, and tied his own flies He was very special to both his grandsons and his great-grandson. In addition to his wife, Freda; he is survived by two sons, Jeffrey of Bangor, and Gregory and his wife, Robbie, of Howland; two grandsons, Donald Delano and Candace, and Randy Delano; a great-grandson, Donald Delano Jr.; two half sisters, Colleen Tuscan and Joyce Moore, both of Lincoln; a brother-in-law, Phil Eaton of Ellsworth; a sister-in-law, Marguerite Westgate and her husband, Alvah; and a brother-in-law, Jerome Haynes, all of Lincoln. He also leaves special friends, Doug Dill, Richard Dill, Keith Emery and Richard Savage. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Friday, at the Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Clayton Crocker officiating. Spring interment will be in Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Self Advocacy Fund at OHI, 25 Freedom Parkway, Hermon, ME 04401. For an online register book, please visit www.clayfuneralhome.com. <
RANDOLPH R. DELANO
