Mark A. Brewer, 53, of Boothbay Harbor, beloved husband and father, passed away unexpectedly March 13 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.
Mark was born Dec. 4, 1956, the son of the late Arnold and Elizabeth (Hill) Brewer in Boothbay Harbor. He attended local schools BES and BRHS. He was a graduate of Gould Academy Class of 1975 where he was a member of the State Champion basketball team. After high school he attended Husson College where he received two bachelor’s degrees, one in Business Management and the other in Accounting. While at Husson Mark was a member of the TKE fraternity.
After college Mark worked as an Accounting Manager for Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket. In 2000 he began work as the Chief Financial Officer at Harwood and Puritan Products Company LLC of Guilford.
First and foremost Mark adored his family. They were always first in everything that he did. He truly lived to make others lives wonderful. He was a true man of his community, whether he was coaching basketball at the local YMCA or his past work in other communities such as President and Vice President of the PTA. If you needed something, he was more than willing to do anything he could to help out. His hobbies included fly fishing, which included making his own rods as well as tying his own flies. Mark would often spend hours walking through the woods to get to the best spots. He loved to spend time on his boat The Eagle which was named in combination with Trish’s favorite band as well as the patriotism that was instilled in Mark from his father Arnold. He always had a joke and his family describes him always being the entertainer and loved his ability to make light of difficult situations. He had a deep love and concern for helping the children of his community, always making anonymous donations to charitable cases. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, recently becoming a Fourth Degree Knight, the organization’s highest ranking. He was a parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Boothbay.
Mark was predeceased by his father, Arnold Brewer Jr.; mother, Elizabeth Brewer; and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Buxton.
Mark is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia “Trish” Brewer of Boothbay Harbor; beloved daughters, Katelyn “Katie Bugs” Brewer of Alexandria, Va., Meghan “Meggie” Brewer of Boothbay Harbor, and Courtney “Cort” Brewer of Boothbay Harbor; sisters, Stephanie Slocum and husband Jack of Harpswell, and Deborah Tarr and husband Tim of Raymond; aunt, Alice Lee of Zephyrhills, Fla.; brothers-in-law, David Buxton of Bourne, Mass., Philip Buxton and wife Bethda Shuman of Westboro, Mass., Kevin Buxton and wife Sandy of Hudson, Mass., and Steven Buxton and wife Janice of Athol, Mass.; sisters-in-law, Christine Tirado of Colorado Springs, Col., Marianne Dowen and husband Rev. Robert Dowen of Clayton, N.C., and Sandra Buxton of Rutland, Mass.; and several nieces, nephews and many other family members and friends.
Wake 7-9 p.m., Thurs., March 18 at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay, with a Knights of Columbus Service at 8 p.m. followed by a time of remembrance. Mass of Christian burial 11 a.m., Fri., March 19 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Boothbay Harbor, with Father Fred Morse officiating.
Should friends desire, memorial donations in Mark’s honor may be made to the American Heart Association, 51 US Rt. 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074 or to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, ATTN: Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02455-7226.
Condolences may be made to the family at simmons-harrington-hall@myfairpoint.net.
Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, Boothbay.
