Vincent W. Kane

South Portland- Vincent W. Kane, 92, died peacefully on January 23, 2024 at Maine Medical Center with his loving family by his side. Vince was born in Portland, Maine on September 17, 1931 the son of the late Vincent W. &. Kathleen (McKenzie) Kane. He attended St. Dominic’s school and graduated from Cheverus High School in the class of 1949. He then enlisted and served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He earned his Associates Degree in Electronics from the Southern Maine Community College. On November 22, 1952 he married the love of his life Mary Coyne at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Portland, ME. Vince worked for IBM as an engineer and installation planner. During his working career he was credited for installing the first computer at Harvard University. He started as a customer engineer and then moved into installation planning; towards the end of his career he was the installation planner for the entire East Coast. His career spanned more than 30 years retiring in 1988. After retiring, he loved downhill skiing and maintained a season pass at Mt. Abrahms well until his 80s. He and Mary loved square dancing and round dancing, attending conventions all over New England. Together they played tennis and were once state champions in both singles and doubles for the Maine Senior Games. He enjoyed coaching tennis at Bonny Eagle High School for many years and continued to play well into his later years. He was an almost unbeatable horseshoe player. In his nineties he became a fierce competitor in the game of corn hole. He enjoyed running 5 miles a day for many years, and later in life, walking every day. Vince volunteered for many years with the St. Matthew’s Food Pantry in Limerick and with the Good Shepard Food Bank in Auburn. He loved listening to classical music, opera and in his later years found great joy in the music of Willie Nelson. Vince was a life-long communicant of the Catholic Church and involved for many years at St. Matthew’s in Limerick. Vince was predeceased by a brother, Harvey (Nip) Kane; sisters, Trisha Durocher and Dorothy Miller. He is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Mary Kane of South Portland; three sons, Christopher and Cindy Kane of Saco, Timothy and Nancy Kane of MA, Stephen and Tracy Kane of MA; five daughters, Sarah and Rick Hulbert of Gorham, Regina and Francis Gorham of CT, Kathleen and Peter Papile of MA, Loretta Kane of MA, Jennifer and Todd Sinclair of MA; twenty five grandchildren and thirty two great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours celebrating Vince’s life will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home at 9:15am on Saturday, January 27, 2024 followed by a 10am Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Congress Street, Portland, ME. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland. To view Vince’s memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com Those who wish may make contributions in Vince’s memory to: Alzheimer’s Association Maine, 383 US-1 #2C, Scarborough, ME 04074