George Hayes

In loving memory of George and Dorothy Hayes
BREWER – George H. Hayes 93, died September 26, 2023, at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born November 11, 1929, in Bangor, ME, the son of Gray H. and Margaret P Hayes.
Two and a half weeks later, Dorothy D Hayes, 93, died October 13, 2023, at the Maine Veteran’s Home. She was born December 18, 1929, in Bucyrus, Ohio, the daughter of George and Amanda Dustman.
George and Dorothy were married for 70 years. It was a match meant to be.
George graduated from Brewer High School in 1948. George attended the University of Maine in Orono, ME. It is notable that George hitchhiked from Brewer to Orono to attend classes every day. In 1952, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Ready for an adventure, George secured a job with Lockheed Martin in Hollywood, CA. He rented an apartment with three other men right around the corner from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Meanwhile in Ohio, Dorothy graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1947. She attended Bowling Green State University. She decided to hop on a bus with two of her girlfriends, destination Hollywood, CA.
Dorothy and her girlfriends went to finishing school, secured secretarial jobs and rented an apartment coincidentally across the hall from four eligible men. Before long, George and Dorothy met, fell in love and were married on August 12, 1953. The headline in the Bangor Daily News read, “Man marries woman from Ohio.”
Shortly after, George joined the army and the couple were stationed in Philadelphia, PA. In 1956, George was discharged from active duty and the couple with two small children moved to Bangor ME. On October 31, 1962, Dot and George moved into the house they built together in Brewer, ME; they lived there for almost 60 years.
Throughout his career George held positions as a civil engineer, private practice architect and assistant professor at the University of Maine in Orono.
Dot raised their three children, coached Lassie League softball, and volunteered in schools and the First Congregational Church. She returned to work running campaigns for the local office of the American Cancer Society and Girl Scouts of America. Her last job before retirement was as a bookkeeper at Kinney Electric in Brewer, ME.
George is known to many as an avid fly fisherman. He enjoyed tying flies and spending time at the Penobscot River catching salmon. He was an accomplished painter who also enjoyed playing tennis, bridge, and especially golf.
Dorothy also enjoyed playing bridge along with other card games, as well as golfing with her daughter Linda and friends, and cross stitching.
Both loved spending time with their family.
George and Dorothy were predeceased by their son, Mark S. Hayes and their daughter, Linda Sue Hayes. Surviving are their daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and Steve Lufkin, of Middleton, Massachusetts; grandsons, Matthew Lufkin and his wife, Jamie; and their daughters, Elizabeth and Gabrielle Lufkin, of Georgetown, Massachusetts; Andrew Lufkin, and his family of Tijeras, New Mexico; and granddaughter, Jaclyn Lufkin, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
Family and friends are welcome to a graveside service at 1:00 on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Woodlawn Cemetery, 598 North Main Street, Brewer, ME. Those who would like to remember George and Dorothy in a special way may make gifts in their memory to the Mark S. Hayes Music Scholarship, https://umainefoundation.org/memorial/.

Love Never Dies.