Lucas Harmon

Middleboro, MA - It is with a heavy heart that the family of Lucas (Luke) Robert Harmon would like family and friends to know, he passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 9, 2018. He was 39 years old. Luke attended Eliza Libby Elementary School, Frank Jewett Hanson Elementary School, and Bonny Eagle Middle School before graduating from Bonny Eagle High School with the Class of 1997. Growing up, Luke did the usual things, like little league and Nintendo. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing with his grandpa Jack and his Dad. When hunting season and the school year came to an end, Luke spent his summers with his family on Long Island, Maine. Throughout the summer you could see him on Fowler's Beach, jumping off the dock at Ponce's Landing, or working at the Spar when he reached his teen years. Luke was not your average guy. He was the "Best Big Brother" any of his sisters could have asked for. He attended ALL of his sisters' dance recitals, and was forever proud and protective of them. He was always picking them up and giving them the biggest bear hugs to the point where all the air had been squeezed from their lungs, and their backs would begin to crack. Luke's interests only grew after graduating high school. Luke loved being in the outdoors. He especially loved canoeing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. He continued to make time in his busy work schedule to join his Dad, and others, on hunting or fishing trips. He also looked forward to his yearly family vacations to the Samoset Resort. Luke loved to work with his hands. He gardened, cooked, and cut custom pieces of glass for his favorite customers. When he learned to blow glass it opened up a new world of creativity. He was particularly proud when he graduated from making paperweights to ornaments and drinking glasses. Luke was always supporting those around him. You could find him at one of Wesley's little league or football games. He loved getting together at Christmas, and for birthdays. Of course getting together with others meant something else to Luke, a chance to enjoy some good food, especially sweets. Luke had a big sweet tooth, and it wasn't uncommon for his mom to bake a batch of cookies or a pie just for him. A little later in life, Luke's family grew with the addition of his fiancee, Shannon, and their daughter, Quinn Rose. He loved to see Quinn twirl in her ballet slippers, and play with her Princess Ella dolls. Wesley and Quinn were Luke's greatest source of happiness and pride, always bringing a smile to his face and his heart. Luke worked at a few jobs during and after high school, like delivering pizza for Portland Pie Co., but eventually he was destined to follow into the family glass business, Port City Glass and later Harmon Glass, and he was a natural. Luke took great pride in his memory for all his customers' details. To Luke's customers, he was always more than an acquaintance; he would become an instant friend. Luke had a huge, easy smile, a genuine spirit, a great sense of humor. He knew how to make others laugh! He will forever be remembered as someone who always put his hand out to greet someone new like they were a long-time friend. If you were a long-time friend, you were most certainly greeted with one of his biggest bear hugs imaginable. He was generous with his friendship, time and love. He was quick to lend a hand to someone in need, bring a coffee if he was going to visit, and always would let you know that he loved you. Luke's enthusiasm for life and his generosity as a friend and loyal member of his family will create an unfillable void for his loved ones. He will be missed by everyone who has ever had the pleasure of knowing him. Luke was predeceased by his grandparents, Harold (Jack) Harmon and Phyliss Harmon of Standish, ME and Mary and John Justice of Long Island, ME. Luke is survived by his father, John P. Harmon of Portland; mother, Marie B. Harmon of Long Island; fiancee Shannon Morton, and their daughter Quinn Rose Harmon, of Buxton, ME; Amy Kane, mother to Wesley Harmon, of Buxton; three sisters; Joann Sorg and her husband Scott of CA, Maxine P. Harmon, and her husband Johnny Clark of Long Island, Julia Harmon of AZ; two close aunts, Colleen Harmon, of Buxton, Ann Justice of CA; nephews, Jack, Charlie and Tyler; as well as many other extended family and very special friends. A Celebration of Luke's life will be held at 3:00PM on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations in Lucas' honor can be made to Operation HOPE, 246 US Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074 or Changing Tide, Human Service Organization, c/o Sharon G. Marr, 772 Island Avenue, Long Island, ME 04050-3208