Gary Alan Savage, 53, of Windsor, Conn., and Wiscasset, died at his home in Wiscasset on Jan. 23. Born in Bath on April 9, 1956, he was the son of Lewis E. Savage and Sylvia Kingsbury Savage Fuller. He grew up in Woolwich.
After graduating from Morse High School in 1974, he attended the University of Maine at Machias and the University of Maine at Orono with degrees in Education and Engineering. He later earned a Master’s Degree at the University of Connecticut. For two years Gary taught 7th and 8th grades in Winter Harbor. After receiving his Engineering degree, he was employed for 27 years at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford and Middletown, Conn., and then at Hamilton Sunstrand in Windsor Locks. On June 24, 1984 he married Peggy Lee Benner of New Harbor.
His hobbies and related activities included motorcycle trips, boating, kayaking, traveling and ice fishing with his wife as well as vehicle restoration and hunting with his dad.
Gary is survived by his wife, Peggy; mother, Sylvia and husband Dennis Fuller of Woolwich; father, Lewis and wife Katharine Martin-Savage of Wiscasset; sisters, Debra Estes and husband Stephen of Lisbon, and Kimberly Rager and husband Jeffrey of Wiscasset; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services 1 p.m., Fri., Jan. 29 at the New Harbor United Methodist Church, New Harbor.
In lieu of flowers, people are invited to remember Gary with a donation to any one of the following facilities whose extraordinary staff provided the utmost care: University of Connecticut Health Center, Oncology Department, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06032; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226; Hartford Hospital, Neurology/Oncology Department, 80 Seymour St., Hartford, CT 06102; Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice, 170 Pleasant St., Rockland, ME 04841.
Condolences for the family may be expressed at www.StrongHancock.com.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
