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William John Morgan, 76, of Kennebunk, ME, formerly of Reading and Winchester, MA, passed Saturday, July 3, 2021, unexpectedly, but peacefully in his home during sleep.

He was born on September 1, 1944, in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late George W. and Mary G (Noonan) Morgan.

Bill (The Pirate, The Captain) just celebrated 50 years with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 103 of Boston, MA. He was a Master Electrician and General Foreman for many years leading the charge on some large projects, including the Grey Building for Mass General Hospital and The Big Dig. He was a gifted leader and held safety of his crew in the highest regard. He frequently spoke of how much that mattered to him. He retired and kept at his craft as an electrician for residents and businesses in the Kennebunk area, actively working right up to his last day.

A man devoted to his family with an unwavering drive. He had a powerful presence and a natural ability to connect to just about anyone he came to be with. With an easy smile and an art for conversation, he could light up a room with his stories. He was a member of the National Guard, coached youth hockey, was a master griller, somehow knew roads and highways in almost all the United States, loved a good game of horseshoes and the accompanying “trash talk” that it would sometimes allow for. He had a unique and memorable throwing style. He was not one to sit idle even if his body might have been telling him to rest.
He found the joy of running in his forties and went on to have an illustrious road race career. During that time, he found his running family of friends, and obtained countless t-shirts and drinking glasses.

Bill is predeceased by his brother George Morgan, OSA, Maryann and her husband Walter Roger.

Bill is the beloved husband of Maureen (Milan) Morgan for 55 years, Loving father of five children: the late John Michael Morgan who passed in 2015, Suzanne and her husband Leo Payne of Kennebunkport, ME, Beth and her husband Pete Gramolini of Georgetown, MA, Carolyn and her husband Greg Muse of Kennebunkport, ME, Kelly and her husband Pete Brask of Kennebunkport, ME. Devoted Grandfather of Derek, Leah, Ryan, Jenna, Rachel, Jessica and Kourtney. Bill is also survived by his siblings, Ruth and her husband Bill Curtis, Kathleen and her husband Harry Molloy, Constance Morgan and Gerard Morgan. He was also father to his two canine children, Skylar and the late Princess.

Visiting hours will be held 4-7 PM Monday, July 12, 2021 from Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 AM Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Holy Spirit Parish, St. Martha’s Church, 30 Portland Rd. Kennebunk.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, (AFSP), 199 Water Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038, development@afsp.org, In honor of his son John Morgan.

Hi Everyone, thanks again for attending the FI Road Race 1/5 Mile run walk today. It wasn’t great weather for BBQ, but it was a good day for racing. As you know, the Rec Committee didn’t charge for this year’s race, and we Piloted a race timing system called Korgeo. This software is targeted at races like ours, and is very economical (about a third of the cost of a traditional race timer). The early takeaway is that the software is pretty good, but there are aspects of it I don’t understand, being its first use (hence the free Pilot). I also need a website/race timer technician for next year’s race. Reach out if you are interested.
Bottom line is the one mile results are no good. Sorry about this. I believe this is my fault, because I restarted the reader, and the results for the 5 mile were good. The link to the site with the 5 mile result will be posted by Monday. I had a volunteer record manually the results of each top 3 as a backup. Please note that because of no race day registration, we allowed everyone to run this year. A couple of the winners were non-registered, so if there are corrections to the folks who didn’t get a number or we got it wrong please let me know. Here are the results of the Top 3 male and female finishers:
1 Mile Male
1st Oliver Hansen-5:14
2nd Cyrus Hansen 5:39
3rd Owen Magoon 6:35
1 Mile Female
1st Hannah Dykens 6:11 (3rd overall finisher!!)
2nd Ellen Terravova 6:45
3rd Ella Jackson 8:22
5 Mile Male
1st Brian Patterson 33:42
2nd Greg Karpacz 33:56
3rd Max Yorkofsky 33:57
5 Mile Female
1st Kayla Farren 35:32
2nd Lauren Ady 35:37
3rd Hannah Dykens 35:50
Thanks again to all our sponsors and volunteers, and to the CCSO, FIFD, FI EMS and FI DPW for their race support!

LP Miracle Mile: Makenna and Maggie’s Race for Research
Fri July 2, 2021 Houlton, ME 04730 US Directions