Richard S. Buchanan
January 21, 1933 ~ January 30, 2019
Resided in:
South Portland, ME
South Portland- Richard S. Buchanan, 86, of Carignan Avenue, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Seaside Nursing Center following a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.
Richard was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on January 21, 1933 the son of the late John and Martha (Mollenhauer) Buchanan. He graduated from Edison High School in Miami, Florida and earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Richard enlisted and served in the United States Navy and then made a lifelong career as a Merchant Marine from which he retired. In his spare time, he enjoyed swimming, sailing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He was a longtime member of the Portland Yacht Club and enjoyed spending time sailboat racing with his daughter Rendy. Richard was a very loving, caring, generous family man who through his years of battling Parkinson's disease was never one to complain. He maintained a joyful, energetic, and positive attitude throughout his entire life, and always had an adventurous spirit.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Buchanan of South Portland; two daughters, Rendy Buchanan McDonnell of Ormond Beach, Florida, and Bonnie Buchanan Baker of Auburn, Kentucky; a sister, Mary Morehouse of Burlington, VT; three grandsons, Scott, Jack, and Brian McDonnell of Ormond Beach, FL; nieces, Marcy Weiner of Corneleus, NC, Holly Morehouse of Burlington, VT; nephew, Gary Scott Morehouse of Sylva, NC; niece Lisa Fasfulo of Biddeford and joined in heaven by a great nephew, Nicholas Demeule.
Services will be announced at a later date.
Those who wish may make contributions in Richard's memory to: The Travis Mills Foundation, 89 Water Street, Hallowell, ME 04347
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Richard will be missed by many of the Portland Junior Sailing Program who enjoyed his presence some fifty years ago. His generosity in loaning his fleet of sailboats to the program, his accomplishments in boat repair and preventive maintenance, and being the mentor to several Junior instructors have rarely been emulated. Thank you Richard for being a part of the PJYC family. All my best to Wendy and Gloria in this time of sorrow. Sincerely, Tim Tolford
– Tim Tolford