CHERRYFIELD and EASTBROOK – Linwood L. McManus passed away Dec. 2, 2010, at his winter home in Haines City, Fla., after struggling with Lou Gehrig’s disease for several years. He was born Dec. 9, 1938, in Cherryfield, the son of Francis (Tam) and Frances Smith McManus. He was called “Bub” by his family and boyhood friends, and later his business associates called him “Lenny.” At a very young age he was taught to drive a truck by sitting on his grandfather’s lap, as his family owned a trucking business. It started a love affair with anything with wheels and motors, especially trucks. He ran his own trucking business all his working life. After he and his wife, Mildred, returned to Maine to live in Steuben he ran Forest Transport trucking. He continued to drive as long as his health permitted. He was happiest in a truck and on the road. The McManus Irish ancestry showed in his personality. He loved people, was very gregarious and the life of the party. His Irish wit and joking made him a multitude of friends and he knew everyone it seemed. His good humor remained with him until he died. Lenny/Bub is survived by his fiancee, loving companion and caregiver, the Rev. Joyce Ingrisano of Eastbrook and Haines City, Fla.; his five children, Lawrence McManus and wife, Dawn, of Addison, Suzette Grant of Columbia Falls, Roy Douglas McManus of Haverhill, Mass., and his fiancee, Lisa Wheaton, Laurie Perry and husband, Leon, of Addison and Charles McManus and wife, Cheryl; three siblings, Faye J. Lunt of Old Town, Ellen Tenan and husband, Neil, of Cherryfield and Paul E. McManus and wife, Pam, of Eddington; an uncle, Preston E. Smith of Cherryfield; as well as many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 36 years, Mildred, in 2006; a grandson, Brandon McManus; his parents; and a beloved grandfather, Roy G. Smith. A private burial is planned for spring 2011. Cards of remembrance may be sent to his residence at 1501 West Commerce Ave., Lot 320, Haines City, FL 33844-3258. Donations in his memory may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, care of Donations, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823 or Spastic Paraplegia Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1208, Fortson, GA 31808 – a foundation that studies rare diseases such as PLS.
LINWOOD LEROY MCMANUS ‘BUB’ ‘LENNY’
