BUCKSPORT – Paul H. Domincovich, 90, beloved husband and father, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at a Bangor hospital. He was born March 10, 1923, in Philadelphia.
Paul graduated from Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia and attended Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1945 and married Faye Faust, in 1947. Paul worked at United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration – UNRRA and United Mineworkers Welfare Fund. 1963-1985 he was business manager, then assistant headmaster for financial affairs at Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C. Paul also served as the high school’s varsity boys soccer coach from 1970-1985. Paul and Faye retired in 1985, and left the Washington, D.C., area and moved to Bucksport. Maine was especially important to Paul since his father founded Flying Moose Lodge, East Orland, in 1920, a wilderness camp for boys located on Craig Pond. As a camper and counselor, Paul spent his summers hiking, canoeing and enjoying many outdoors activities. As a father and husband, Paul brought his family up to a cottage on Craig Pond located directly across the pond from the camp. He shared his love of Maine’s natural beauty with his family for many years until his children grew up and left home. Paul volunteered his time in helping Bucksport Area Day Care Center in accounting. He was also on the board of Bucksport Regional Health Center. He was chairman of the appeals board that heard the appeal from AES, a coal burning company, and was denied. He was also a member of Friends Meeting, Bucksport. Paul was an avid gardener who also loved fishing and golf.
Paul leaves behind his wife of 66 years, Faye Faust; and two children: son, Mark L. Domincovich and wife, Lynda, of Germantown, Md., and daughter, Diane Giuliani and husband, Joe, of Dunedin, Fla.; two grandsons, Mark Jr. and Thomas; and sister, Ruth Domincovich, 98, of Greensboro, N.C. He will be missed by all who crossed his path.
A memorial service to remember Paul will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, at Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, 28 Elm St., Bucksport. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the local chapter of Alzheimer’s Association, 383 U.S. Route One, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074. www.mitchelltweedie-young.com
Paul H. Domincovich
