SOUTH PORTLAND – Alan Michael Guimont, 64, died April 27, 2011, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a long illness. He was born Jan. 13, 1947, in Portland, a son of Paul A. and Alice O’Leary Guimont.
Alan attended local schools and was a 1965 graduate of Portland High School. In September 1966, Alan joined the Army and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for valor and action that occurred during the 1968 Tet offensive. He served one tour of duty in Vietnam and also served in Germany. On Aug. 31, 1968, he married the former L. Marie McCalmon. Al and Marie had graduated from grammar school together and late from Portland High School. After being separated from active duty, Alan returned to Portland and began working for Grossman’s Lumber Co. He quickly moved from a position in retail sales to store manager. He and his family relocated to Bangor, where he worked as store manager until 1978. He then accepted a position with Loring, Short and Harmon starting in their Bangor location and returned to Portland in 1986 to work out of the company home office. Alan later accepted a manufactures representative position with Yankee Sales Corp. He then worked as a direct sales representative for Staedtler Corp. In 1999 Alan joined FairPoint Communication as a sales manager in Standish. He recently worked in the events marketing department. He was a communicant at St. John the Evangelist Church, serving as a lector and member of the finance committee. He was a member of Real Old Men Eating Out – a weekly gathering of Al’s brother, Brian and nephew, Colin, as well as some friends whom he had known since high school. Al was also a former member of Bangor Kiwanis Club. Alan was a skilled craftsman and was always delighted to offer his talents to his friends and family. He enjoyed playing golf with his friends and had a goal of playing golf in every state, reaching the number of 32 states before his passing.
He was predeceased by his father, Paul Guimont, in 2007; and a sister, Sharon McDermott, in 2009. Survivors include his beloved wife, L. Marie Guimont of South Portland; his mother, Alice Guimont of Portland; a daughter, Nichole Reasoner and her husband, Glenn, of Gorham; a son, Jonathan Paul Guimont of Portland; two sisters, Paula Kennedy and her husband, Lyman, of Falmouth and Kathy Sparta of Falmouth; a brother, Brian Guimont and his wife, Janice, of Gray; two grandchildren, Sam Reasoner and Shawn Duross; many nieces and nephews that he loved.
Visiting hours will be held 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Prayers will be recited 9:15 a.m. Saturday at the chapel with a Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, Main Street, South Portland. Interment with military rites will be held at New Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations in Alan’s memory may be made to Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, 100 Campus Drive, Scarborough, ME 04074; Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route 1, Suite 1, Scarborough, ME 04074 or Bruce Roberts Fund, P.O. Box 7310, Portland, ME 04112. Online condolences may be sent to
www.ctcrawford.com.