Coin P. Hauk Obituary (1938 - 2017)

Scarborough- Coin P. Hauk, 79, of Scarborough, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Gosnell Hospice House following a battle with cancer. Coin was born in Michigan in 1938, the son of the late Ira and Nora (Gordon) Hauk. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Michigan State University in 1963. He then served in the United States Army, Military Police, in Pirmasens, Germany, where he met his wife. On November 26, 1960, while stationed in Germany, he married Helga M. Pfersdorff, the daughter of Erich Pfersdorff, Mayor of Donsieders/ Pfalz, Germany. After leaving Germany, Coin and Helga moved back to the United States, where he began his career with the U.S. Secret Service, assigned to Jacqueline B. and her two beautiful children Caroline, and John-John Kennedys security after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, winters in Palm Beach, Florida and summers in Hyannis Port, MA. He then transferred to Washington, D.C. where he was assigned to the detail for President Lyndon B. Johnson for four years, during that time he traveled around the world three times for various details. Agents used Willie Nelsons On the Road Again as their traveling song. He then relocated to the Milwaukee, WI field office, working details for Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, as well as many foreign dignitaries such as Pope John Paul, Indira Ghandi, Moshe Dayan and Fidel Castro. In 1976, Helga and Coin were transferred to Maine, where he was the resident agent in charge, and was instrumental in establishing the Secret Service security detail in 1981, at Walkers Point in Kennebunk, for then Vice President George H.W. Bush, he remained at Walkers Point until his retirement in 1983. His family commented that, Coin was very dedicated to his job, always behind the scenes, never wanting to draw attention to himself or his family. Unable to remain idle, Coin, then had a ten year career as Chief of Police for the University of Southern Maine. In his spare time, he enjoyed spending time with his family at the Hauk Hill Farm, in Limington, this was his escape place, and loved he being there enjoying his children and spending time alone with them in the outdoors. Coin is survived by his wife of fifty six years, Helga Hauk of Scarborough; a daughter, Rebecca Hauk of Scarborough; a son, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hauk of Georgia; six sisters and brothers; many nieces and nephews. At Coins request all services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. To view Coins memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com Those who wish may make contributions in Coins memory to: Maine Cancer Foundation, 170 US Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105