GLENBURN and BANGOR Stephen P. LeBel, 69, passed on, June 12, 2007, at a Ban-gor hospital due to a stroke. He was born April 24, 1938, in Van Buren, the son of Fred and Lucy (Caron) LeBel. Stephen grew up in Bangor and graduated from Bangor High School in 1957. In 1958, he married Marlene Wozneak and they had two daughters, Laurie Ann and Lisa Marie, the apples of his eyes. The family moved to Glenburn in 1972. Stephen worked as a typewriter repairman and served the Air National Guard of Maine in the early 1960s. He worked at Sears Roebuck and Co., from 1963 to 1973. He learned sign language in order to communicate with hearing impaired customers. Tired of serving corporate business, he sought a career that would be of service to society. He intended to pursue a degree in special education and then a friend suggested he become a male nurse. Stephen worked as a night auditor at Twin City Motel, Brewer, and as a bookkeeper at the Bangor House, while he attended nursing classes. Upon graduation in 1976, he began working at Eastern Maine Medical Center, EMMC, as a night transporter; he enrolled in first aid and CPR classes. He was a member of the Glenburn Volunteer Ambulance Service from approx-imately 1977 to 1982. Because of his rapport with others, it was suggested he become a CPR instructor. He soon decided that regular nursing was not for him. However, he continued working at EMMC until 2000 in Kelly Rehabilitation, the B5 Ward, respiratory medicine and finally, the emergency department. His time respond-ing to codes as a respiratory technician and being on the ambulance service changed the direction of his life. Stephen became a registered emergency medical technician in 1977 and began teaching CPR
STEPHEN P. LEBEL
