SURRY – Stanley Clark Lane, 101, died Feb. 6, 2005, at his residence in Surry. He was born Nov. 28, 1903, in Brockton, Mass., the son of Stephen Boothby Lane of Leeds, and Lottie Lee (Moore) Lane of Winthrop. Stanley attended Brockton schools and graduated as salutatorian of his high school class. He went on to UMO his freshman year, transferring to MIT in Cambridge, Mass., where he graduated in Chemistry in 1925. He was employed by Atlantic Refining Co. in Franklin, Pa., one of J.D. Rockefeller Sr.’s oldest oil refineries. After four years, he returned to MIT for a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, which he received in 1930. He then went to work for Standard Oil of N.J., a research subsidiary of Standard Oil of Louisiana, which became Esso Research and Engineering Co. Stanley’s line of research was chemicals and polymers, notably in development of butyl- rubber, on which he was active throughout World War II. His active military service consisted of ROTC training in college, and upon graduation, a five year commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery, which became obsolete and was disbanded after planes obtained control of the air. In 1937, he married Grace Welch of Madison, Wis., with whom he recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. They had one daughter, Katherine S. Lane, Md., also living in Surry with her husband, Marshall R. Dodge. Stanley was a member of The American Chemical Society, and The American Institute of Chemical Engineers. After retiring from Esso (now ExxonMobil) he worked for two years for Garden State Paper Co. in New Jersey, and then retired to Surry, where he became active in civic affairs. He served for many years on the Surry planning board, including a four year term as chairman, and was also active in SCIA, almost from its inception, until ill health made it difficult for him to attend meetings. He was also an active member of the Lunch Bunch in Blue Hill. He was the holder of the Boston Post Cane for Surry. As he reached his 100th and eventually his 101st birthday, he suffered from a variety of health problems, including cardiac problems and blood infection. Stanley is survived by his wife, Grace; daughter, Katherine and her husband, Marshall; granddaughters, Beth O’Malley and her husband, Dylan McKenney, and Tiffanie Dodge; grandsons, Daniel P. Nelson and Stephen F. Nelson; great-grandsons, Taylor Dodge and Griffin Maxwell Nelson; and his nephew, Stanton Lane. He was predeceased by an adopted son, Thomas G. Lane; and a brother, Norman H. Lane of North Yarmouth, Mass. Friends are invited to visit with the family, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at the Blue Hill Congregational Church, Blue Hill, with the Rev. Rob McCall officiating. Spring interment will be at the Morgan Bay Cemetery, Surry. Contributions may be sent to Hancock County Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 156, Blue Hill, ME 04614.
STANLEY CLARK LANE
