Gary E. Blais

June 4, 1964 - June 9, 2020

SABATTUS-Gary Blais, age 56, of Sabattus, Maine passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Gary was at home surrounded by the love of his family. Gary graduated from Lewiston High School in 1982 and left soon after to proudly serve his country in the United States Air Force. Following his service, Gary respectively received degrees from Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute of Auburn, and Maine Maritime Academy. Shortly following graduation from CMVTI, Gary began his lifelong career at Bath Iron Works. Gary was a First-Class Machinist until October 2018, when his fight with Glioblastoma began. Gary was father to two amazing children, but more than that, he was the kind of Dad to Magan and Tim that any man would be proud to be. He coached football, baseball, and softball for many years when his children were active in sports. Gary was an avid outdoorsman. He loved fishing, shooting, archery, camping, four wheeling, hunting, and any outdoor activity. He was a hunter safety instructor for years, competition archer, and mentored his children and many of his nieces and nephews in all the outdoor activities. He was a loving husband, partner and best friend to his wife Roxanne for thirty-three spectacular love filled years. He was a loyal, son to his parents, a loving brother to his sister and brother, caring uncle to many nieces and nephews. Gary is survived by his spouse Roxanne; daughter Magan and husband David and their daughters Madison, Quinn and Harper; son Timothy and wife Lindsey and their son Ryder; his parents Normand and Marguerite Blais; sister Deane and her husband James; brother Keith and his wife Cathy; mother-In-law Rudy Gayton, brother-in-law Robert and his wife Wanda, brother-in-law Randy, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. There will be a graveside service at Togus National Cemetary in Augusta on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Gary and his wife Roxanne found great comfort with programs offered by the Dempsey Center in Lewiston Maine. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to www.dempseycenter.org in memory of Gary Blais. Roxanne and family want to extend their gratitude to the teams of doctors that stood shoulder to shoulder during Gary’s battle against glioblastoma. Their warmth, fortitude and “never surrender” attitude kept the family in the fight. A special thank you to the team of Dr. Christine Lu-Emerson, Abby and Sam at Maine Medical Partners in Scarborough, Maine along with Dr. Elizabeth Gerstner and Dr. William Curry of Mass General. “The responsibility of a man is to lead his family.” ~ Ezra Taft Benson. Well done Gary Blais.