Donald Winthrop Bourne, known to many as Poppie, Coach, Lou, Mr. Wall St., Mayor, Dad, Mr. B, Senior, The Champ, or Don, passed away on the morning of May 5. He passed quietly on the sunny deck of his home in South Bristol with the sea breeze in his face and a sailboat gliding by.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 10, 1929 and graduated from Glen Ridge High School, Glen Ridge, N.J., in 1947.
He earned a degree in Business from the school of Commerce at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1951. On July 7, 1956, Don married June Alice Bloomfield, also a resident of Glen Ridge. Don began his long business career at Merrill Lynch in New York, where he worked in finance for the rest of his life, at Merrill Lynch, Scudder Stevens and Clarke, Independent Investment Advisors, and F. Eberstadt. After commuting into New York City for the better part of 45 years he established his own investment company, Bourne Management, Inc., in Montclair, N.J., in May of 1983. Bourne Management, Inc. has evolved into Bourne, Stenstrom, Lent, Asset Management, Inc. with offices in Montclair, N.J., New York, N.Y., Pawling, N.Y., and Yarmouth, with Don heading the Yarmouth office until his death.
Don and June raised their family in Glen Ridge, where Don volunteered for many years as a Little League coach, a town councilman, a member of the historical society and eventually mayor of Glen Ridge. In 1989, he and June moved to Maine where they had been spending summers since 1966. He enjoyed sailing his cat boat Dixie Bull, adventuring in their whimsical, multi colored tugboat Lil’ Toot, and golfing at Falmouth Golf Club where he was still a member.
He and June have cultivated friendships and continued his active volunteer activities in both Yarmouth and South Bristol, including the Yarmouth Historical Society and the Thompson Ice House in South Bristol where his children and grandchildren have spent many wonderful summers, holidays and vacations.
He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, June; daughters, Linda Bourne of Guilford, Conn., and Lisa Stickle of Monmouth Beach, N.J.; son, Donald Jr. of Sherman, Conn.; grandchildren, David, Matthew, Michael, Kevin, Stephen, Kelly, and Donald, and many, many extended family and friends.
At Don’s request, there will be no formal service.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Thompson Ice House Foundation, c/o Ken Lincoln, PO Box 216, South Bristol, ME 04568.
Condolences, and messages for the family, may be expressed by visiting www.StrongHancock.com.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
