LT. COL. ALBERT T. JAMISON, RETIRED

MANCHESTER – Lt. Col. Albert T. Jamison, retired, 80, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Nursing at Glenridge, Augusta, after a lengthy battle with progressive supranuclear palsy dementia. Albert was born July 11, 1930, in Roxbury, the son of Fay and Lavina B. Jamison. He attended local schools and graduated from Mexico High School in 1948. Upon graduation he went to work at Oxford Paper Co. in the technical service department. In 1954 he began his distinguished career in law enforcement by joining the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department as a game warden, graduating from training school in 1956. In 1957 Albert enlisted in the Maine State Police, attending and graduating from the Maine State Police Academy. During his career with the Maine State Police he graduated from the FBI National Academy in 1969, and participated in many other trainings and courses in law enforcement. He retired from the Maine State Police in 1983, having held all ranks. From 1983 to 1985 he was employed as a New England State Police Administrators Compact Field Representative. From 1985 to 1998 Albert was employed as a law enforcement coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maine, Portland. In his work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he worked extensively at all levels of law enforcement, including Drug Enforcement Cocaine Task Forces. He retired from this position in 1998. He married Mildred B. Arsenault of Mexico, Oct. 3, 1949. Throughout his law enforcement careers, he and his family resided in several cities throughout Maine, including Roxbury, 20 Mile at Pittston Farms, Sangerville, Dover-Foxcroft, Auburn and Manchester. In his spare time, Albert enjoyed fishing and hunting at his camp at Brailey Brook, playing guitar, listening to country music, and spending time with family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents; and his wife, Mildred, in 2000. Albert is survived by his daughters, Victoria O’Neal and her husband, Terry, of Manchester and Catherine Jacobs and her husband, Tom, of Mount Vernon; a son, Steven Jamison and his wife, Marge, of Rangeley; eight grandchildren, Melissa Graves and her husband, James, of Manchester, Adam O’Neal and his wife, Carrie, of Augusta, Jesse Jacobs and his wife, Jennifer, of Mount Vernon, Matthew Jacobs and his wife, Jeannette, of Rangeley, Jana Jacobs and her companion, Paul Karkos, of New Gloucester, Rebecca Sylvester and her husband, Matt, of Mount Vernon, Kate Jamison of New Market, N.H., and Krista Jamison of Rangeley; six great-grandchildren, Maxwell and Margaret McQuillen of Manchester, Cora Graves of Manchester, Eli and Gabe Jacobs of Mount Vernon and Connor O’Neal of Augusta; two sisters, Rosalie Chmiel of Hewlett, N.Y., and Rita Cunningham and her husband, Walter, of Dixfield; one brother, Allan Jamison and his wife, Joyce, of Dedham; a special friend, John McQuillen of Manchester; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family extends a thank-you to the staff at Glenridge for their caring and loving support shown to Albert during his stay there. Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, One Church St., Augusta. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Western Avenue, Augusta. Burial will be at a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Manchester. Although Al did not have Alzheimer’s disease, he would want to help the folks he lived with for the last two and a half years, so those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association of Maine, 170 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, ME 04105-2154, in lieu of flowers. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.khrfuneralhomes.com.