Richard R. Kane Jr.

South Portland- Richard R. Kane, Jr., 56, of Osprey Circle died Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Mercy Hospital following a long illness, his loving family was by his side. Rich was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 23, 1960 the son of Richard R. Sr. and Elizabeth F. (Smith) Kane. He attended schools and graduated from Shrewsbury High School in the class of 1978. Moving to Bangor, Maine, Rich worked at Shaws for a period of time before going to work at the Hampton Inn, where he started in housekeeping and worked his way up to Operations Manager of the hotel. While there he met his partner and best friend Richard L. Rick Coulombe, a loving relationship that lasted more than 28 years. After Rich and Rick moved to the Portland area, he went to work at EI Printing for more than 6 years before his MS illness forced him to get done. Rich loved and lived life to its fullest, always wanting to make others laugh. He loved gardening, traveling with Rick to California, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Montreal, Provincetown and yearly trips with the family to New York City. He loved to go shopping with his mother and sisters, attending the noon time meeting of the Bangor Kiwanis, volunteering for the MS Walk, and teaching his nieces and nephew inappropriate jokes. As his illness progressed he was most comfortable with Rick by his side at all times, his best friend and advocate, and being surrounded by his family and friends. The family would like to extend special thanks to Richs PCA Patricia Ntumba and all of the nursing staff at Mercy Hospital for their love and kindness. Rich was predeceased by his maternal grandparents Dr. Henry and Elizabeth Caradonna, and paternal grandparents George H. and Jeanette Kane. He is survived by his partner of twenty eight years Richard L. Coulombe of South Portland; parents Richard Sr. and Elizabeth Kane of Augusta; three sisters Candace and Kevin Dieterich and their son James of Winthrop, ME, Sharon and Troy Gammon and their daughters Tara and Brianna of Manchester, ME, Carolyn Allen and her daughters Angelica and Allyson of Augusta, ME; and special friends the entire Coulombe family. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 from 5:00 to 6:00pm at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway. A service will follow at 6:00pm at the Chapel. Burial will be private. To view Richs memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com Those who wish may make memorial contributions in Richs memory to: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Division, 170 US Route 1, Suite 200, Falmouth, ME 04105