Arthur L. Valpey Jr., 91, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away March 12 at St. Andrews Village following a brief illness.
The son of Margaret and Arthur L. Valpey, he was born in Dayton, Ohio on Aug. 5, 1915.
After entering the University of Michigan he met his future wife, Margaret S. Valpey. They graduated in 1938 and were married that same year.
Arthur and his wife did many things together: four years at the University of Michigan, 14 years of high school and college football coaching, 17 years in Saudi Arabia with the Arabian American Oil Company and finally, many years in the Damariscotta Region.
He is predeceased by his loving wife, Margaret J. Valpey.
Survivors include his daughter, Elizabeth Pinkham of Boothbay Harbor; son, Willard A. Valpey and wife Mary C. of Suttons Bay, Mich.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
At the family’s request, funeral arrangements will be private.
Interment will be held at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.
