SCARBOROUGH – William M. Duggan, 74, died peacefully May 16, 2005, at home after a long illness. He was born in Whitinsville, Mass., a son of Maude (Murray) and Patrick T. Duggan. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Milford, Mass., Class of 1949. In 1951, he joined the Navy and served as a Radioman on the USS Willard Keith. Bill circumnavigated the globe and, while in northern European waters in 1952, Bill and the Willard Keith performed rescue and escort duties, assisting the crippled SS Flying Enterprise before the ship broke apart and sank in heavy seas. The incident gained the U.S. Navy international attention at the time. In 1954, after his service in the Navy, Bill moved to New York City where he was employed at Diamond International Corporation as a computer programmer and later became the Data Operations Manager. While in NYC he met and married Elaine Hope Marks. The Duggans moved to Bangor, in 1969, where the couple raised their two children, Maureen and Patrick. Bill retired to Scarborough, in 1989. Bill was an avid New England sports fan and was delighted to see the Red Sox win the World Series in his lifetime especially on his and Elaine’s wedding anniversary. Bill also enjoyed watching and playing golf and was proud of having had a hole-in-one at Hermon Meadows Golf Course in 1975. He loved horse racing and was a frequent visitor to Scarborough Downs where he proved that even $2 bets can be lucrative. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Maude and Patrick T. Duggan; sisters, Gertrude Brennan and Marion Bohn; and a brother, Raymond Duggan. He is survived by his devoted wife of more than 42 years, Elaine, of Scarborough; daughter, Maureen Leann Duggan of Portland; son, Patrick Thomas Duggan and Lisa Heronimus of Hollis; a brother, James P. Duggan of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; a sister, Patricia MacNamara and her husband, Tom, of Meridian, Conn.; sister-in-law, Leann Marks of Falmouth; sister-in-law, Connie Delmonaco and her husband, Ralph, of Bradenton, Fla.; brother-in-law, Roy Bohn of Albuquerque, N.M.; nieces, nep-hews and his granddog, Zach. There will be no visiting hours or service. Duggan will be buried at sea in a private ceremony. Arrangements are by Hobbs Funeral Home, South Portland. In appreciation of the compassionate and expert care Bill received in the last year of his life, the family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to: VNA, Home Health Care, a non-profit home care and hospice organization serving the families of Cumberland and northern York Counties, 50 Foden Road, South Portland, ME 04106
WILLIAM M. DUGGAN
