CAPE PORPOISE – Richard Charles Weston, of Bangor, Sandy Point and St. Petersburg, Fla., passed away June 5, 2006, from a liver disease while waiting for a liver transplant. Richard was born Nov. 24, 1951, the son of Harry Weston and Clarice (Jellison) Weston. He is survived by his son, Michael and his wife, Laurel, of Bangor; his mother, Clarice of Bangor; a brother, Robert and his wife, Marian, of Hermon; brother, Michael and his wife, Janet, of Cape Porpoise; and 11 nieces and nephews. His father, Harry Weston, predeceased him in 1995. Richard was a graduate of Bangor High School, Class of 1969. He had been traffic manager for several trucking companies in Maine including the former Cole’s Express in Bangor. He was vice president and general manager for the Forsyte Companies in both Marlborough, Mass. and Alexandria, Va. After his career in trucking, Richard began a career, from his softer side, as a chef at various restaurants in Portland, including Gilbert’s Chowder House and Jay’s; as well as several restaurants in the Belfast area. Richard, known as “Diq” to his good friends (he was not just another Dick), was last employed at the Belfast Brewery and was the bartender and “spiritual advisor” to many customers and friends. Diq was a member of the Bangor Elks and an honorary member of the St. Petersburg, Fla. Elks. Diq’s sense of humor was second to none and his extensive knowledge of many varied subjects amazed his friends – and he had many. He never met anyone that he didn’t like and the feeling was mutual and it would be very difficult to find anyone who had a bad word to say about Diq. While he was fighting the liver disease that took his life, he kept his keen sense of humor and continued to amaze his doctors and nurses with his humor, quick wit and his “never give up” spirit. The Weston family would like to express a sincere thank you to the excellent care and compassion that Diq received while at the Southern Maine Medical Center and would like to personally thank all of the doctors, nurses and support staff that cared for Diq during his frequent and prolonged stays. If you choose, donations may be made to the Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, Maine to the Capital Building Fund – or to any charity of your choice that supports research and treatment of bi-polar disease or liver disease. Diq would be most pleased if you signed up, and encourage others to sign up, as an organ donor so that others might live. There will be no calling hours and a memorial service will be announced at a later date for Diq in Sandy Point, a suburb of Stockton Springs, where he lived for the better part of the last 12 years-where the animals ate out of his hand, the sun always rose over Penobscot Bay and his beloved lupines bloomed in the same month every year. Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. www.bibberfuneral.com
RICHARD CHARLES WESTON
