Bangor, Maine and San Diego, CA - Richard P. Webster, better known as Dick, passed away in Bangor on September 25, 2022, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
He is survived by his two loving daughters: Katrina Stamas and Marcy Soucy; his son-in-law, Ryan Soucy; his grandchildren: Stephen Stamas, Evan Soucy, Georgia Stamas, and Alex Stamas; and his siblings: Tom Webster and Patricia Webster. It is through his family that his best qualities and legacy live on. It is in their passion for their careers, their ability to find entertainment in daily tasks, their appreciation for a great meal with wonderful company, and their love for adventure and travel.
Our father was raised in the idyllic Fairmount Park neighborhood in Bangor, Maine, to Earl R. & Margret (Preble) Webster. He had two older doting brothers, Earl Jr. (“Bud”, deceased) and Tom. Two years later, the family was completed when his younger sister, Patricia, was born. His childhood was filled with Westside baseball, a Bangor Daily News paper route that provided him many opportunities for mischievous but harmless pranks and endless hours at the park with friends. One of his favorite childhood memories as a lifelong Red Sox fan was meeting Ted Williams and getting his autograph. Most importantly, he spent a great deal of time at the Bangor YMCA, which set him on his career path.
The Y was his first and greatest love. Under the mentorship of John Coombs at the Bangor YMCA, Dick learned the value of helping others through leadership. After graduating from Bangor High School, he attended Springfield College in Massachusetts. Upon graduation, he married his first wife and began his first of many positions with the YMCA as Director of Youth Services in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Dick held many positions with the YMCA organization across the country, including in Los Angeles as Athletic Director, Executive Director in New Hope, MN, Vice-President in Minneapolis, and his greatest accomplishment and pride was his position as Vice-President / Executive Director at the Mission Valley Y in San Diego. Our Dad excelled at fundraising, and he put those funds to excellent use with his truly innovative ideas. He was intensely proud of his accomplishments of expanding any Y facility and programs he had the privilege to work at. His outgoing personality, tenacity, and dedication inspired many of those who worked with him. He was always inspired by the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and a mission to serve the community and had a unique ability to bring people together to fulfill that mission. While in San Diego, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He took on the disease with passion, as he did any challenge in his life. He participated in countless research groups and took advantage of every possible opportunity to delay the effects of the disease.
After retiring, Dick moved back to Maine to be closer to family, residing in Freeport. He continued his tireless work to fight Parkinson’s through programming at the Casco Bay YMCA. Through his guidance and passion, a support group was formed for Parkinson’s patients to participate in specialized exercises and find emotional support from each other.
In his final years of life, Dick resided at Winterberry Memory Care Unit in Bangor. There he received outstanding and loving care from all team members. The family is especially grateful to Sarah Acosta and Jojo Sillat who provided a constant source of compassion and kindness not only to our father but to us as well. The family is forever grateful for their dedication and service. The Webster family would also like to thank Kindred Hospice for their round-the-clock support and guidance during our dad’s final months.
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He is survived by his two loving daughters: Katrina Stamas and Marcy Soucy; his son-in-law, Ryan Soucy; his grandchildren: Stephen Stamas, Evan Soucy, Georgia Stamas, and Alex Stamas; and his siblings: Tom Webster and Patricia Webster. It is through his family that his best qualities and legacy live on. It is in their passion for their careers, their ability to find entertainment in daily tasks, their appreciation for a great meal with wonderful company, and their love for adventure and travel.
Our father was raised in the idyllic Fairmount Park neighborhood in Bangor, Maine, to Earl R. & Margret (Preble) Webster. He had two older doting brothers, Earl Jr. (“Bud”, deceased) and Tom. Two years later, the family was completed when his younger sister, Patricia, was born. His childhood was filled with Westside baseball, a Bangor Daily News paper route that provided him many opportunities for mischievous but harmless pranks and endless hours at the park with friends. One of his favorite childhood memories as a lifelong Red Sox fan was meeting Ted Williams and getting his autograph. Most importantly, he spent a great deal of time at the Bangor YMCA, which set him on his career path.
The Y was his first and greatest love. Under the mentorship of John Coombs at the Bangor YMCA, Dick learned the value of helping others through leadership. After graduating from Bangor High School, he attended Springfield College in Massachusetts. Upon graduation, he married his first wife and began his first of many positions with the YMCA as Director of Youth Services in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Dick held many positions with the YMCA organization across the country, including in Los Angeles as Athletic Director, Executive Director in New Hope, MN, Vice-President in Minneapolis, and his greatest accomplishment and pride was his position as Vice-President / Executive Director at the Mission Valley Y in San Diego. Our Dad excelled at fundraising, and he put those funds to excellent use with his truly innovative ideas. He was intensely proud of his accomplishments of expanding any Y facility and programs he had the privilege to work at. His outgoing personality, tenacity, and dedication inspired many of those who worked with him. He was always inspired by the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and a mission to serve the community and had a unique ability to bring people together to fulfill that mission. While in San Diego, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He took on the disease with passion, as he did any challenge in his life. He participated in countless research groups and took advantage of every possible opportunity to delay the effects of the disease.
After retiring, Dick moved back to Maine to be closer to family, residing in Freeport. He continued his tireless work to fight Parkinson’s through programming at the Casco Bay YMCA. Through his guidance and passion, a support group was formed for Parkinson’s patients to participate in specialized exercises and find emotional support from each other.
In his final years of life, Dick resided at Winterberry Memory Care Unit in Bangor. There he received outstanding and loving care from all team members. The family is especially grateful to Sarah Acosta and Jojo Sillat who provided a constant source of compassion and kindness not only to our father but to us as well. The family is forever grateful for their dedication and service. The Webster family would also like to thank Kindred Hospice for their round-the-clock support and guidance during our dad’s final months.
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