FORT BENNING, Ga., and MARIAVILLE – Sgt. 1st. Class Jason R. Sargent, 39, died June 25, 2011, in Georgia, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 9, 1971, in Bar Harbor, the son of Mark T. and Pamela A. (Frost) Sargent.
Jason was a graduate of Ellsworth High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1993 until 2000. After returning to Maine he became a Maine State trooper and then a Maine State motor carrier inspector. In 2003, the Army sent him to Afghanistan for 12 months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. When he returned from Afghanistan he returned to work for the state of Maine until 2008 when the Army called again. Jason rejoined the Army Marksmanship Unit located in Fort Benning, Ga., and served there until now. Jason loved to compete in pistol competitions and teach others to shoot a pistol. He loved to fly airplanes, hunt and spend time with his family and friends.
Jason is survived by his wife of 16 years, Cindi; and their three sons, Nicholas, Andrew and William; parents, Mark and Pamela Sargent of Otis; brother, Ben Sargent of Otis; father and mother-in-law, Ed and Cindy Foss of Hancock; grandparents, Roger and Jeannine Sargent of Trenton, N.J., and Barbara Frost of Fort Myers, Fla. Jason also leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins, a sister-in-law, two brothers-in-law, two nephews and many, many friends, who loved him dearly and will miss him every day. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Harold Frost.
Calling hours will be held 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at Maine Coast Baptist Church, Bangor Road, Ellsworth. After the interment at Frost Cemetery, Mariaville, family and friends are invited to a celebration of Jason’s life at Beech Hill School, Otis. Contributions in Jason’s memory may be made to Mary Dow Center for Cancer Care, 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605 or to Caring Bridge. Condolences may be expressed at
www.jordanfernald.com.