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George T Affleck
May 7, 1959 - June 8, 2018
Funeral Home Cliff Gray Cremation & Funeral Services
George Todd Affleck
George T. Affleck, age 59, of Sumner, Maine, died June 8, 2018 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born May 7, 1959 in Beaufort, South Carolina to William R. “Bill” and Marilyn Ewing Affleck. He was a 1977 graduate of Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, and a 1982 graduate of Auburn University in Alabama. George worked as a teacher for over 30 years in several school systems in Virginia and Maine, most recently at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, Maine. George’s life passion was woodworking, he loved teaching his artistic skills to his students.
George also loved his farm, where he spent many happy hours raising animals, gardening and working on projects.
Left to honor him and remember his love is George’s longtime partner, Lori Taplin Hand of Sumner; his daughter Joie also of Sumner; his sister Kathleen (Patrick) Cunningham of Beaufort, SC; brother William “Willy” (Nancy) Affleck of Captain Cook, Hawaii; aunt Marion (John) McDonald and Uncle Raymond Ewing of New Cumberland, WV as well as many cherished nieces and cousins. George was predeceased in death by his parents and his sister Christine “Tina” Affleck
A memorial and celebration of life will be held at the East Sumner Congregational Church on Main Street t 12:00 noon on Saturday, July 21, 2018. A reception will follow at 1:30 PM at Keep the Faith Farm, 154 Labrador Pond Road, Sumner.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or to Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, South Paris, Main
“Not how long, but how well you lived, is the main thing.” – Seneca