VERNON, Conn., and ROCKLAND – Russell Gilmore Williamson passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at St. Francis Medical Center, Hartford, Conn. He was born June 22, 1922, in Rockland, the son of Edward and Amy Kenniston Williamson. He never lost his love of the Maine coast and his hometown. He returned to visit as often as possible, and often spoke of his days caddying at the golf course at the old Samoset Hotel, before the original structure burned. Whenever possible on his visits home, he walked the breakwater in Rockland harbor. Russell worked his entire career as a technical engineer for the telephone industry, spending most of that time at New England Tel & Tel. He lived and worked in Maine, Florida and South Carolina, before settling in Connecticut. He was an avid collector, photographer and reader, enjoying the world of antiques, coins and stamps. He looked forward to his annual trip to the Eastern States Exposition. He enjoyed the music of the big bands and kept meticulous journals and scrapbooks. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Williamson Traner of Presque Isle; a granddaughter, Hillary Trainer of Easton; a grandson and his wife, Jay and Heather Trainer of Presque Isle; two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Taylor; a favorite cousin, Robert and Marsha Skoglund of St. George; and numerous cousins. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of many years, Maxine Harmon Dow Williamson; and their daughter, Sheila Dow Howles. Interment will be at Ocean View Cemetery, South Thomaston. Arrangements are in conjunction of Carmon Funeral Home, Windsor, Conn., and Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, Rockland.
RUSSELL GILMORE WILLIAMSON
