GILFORD, NH – Andrew Kane, 55, of 7 Potter Hill Road, formerly of Lee, died October 21, 2013. He was born October 25, 1957 in New York City. He grew up in Bogota, Columbia, Brookline, Massachusetts and later in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
A Graduate of Williams College and Boston University School of Medicine, he trained in Family Practice from 1986 to 1989. He later worked for 22 years as an Emergency Room Physician, 15 of which at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. He resided in Kennebunkport, Maine for 5 years, Lee for 16 years, and most recently in Gilford for 3 years.
He enjoyed cycling, running, hiking, and travel and loved his family and friends. He was trilingual with knowledge of French and Spanish in addition to English.
He is survived by his wife, Martha and four kids, Rebecca of Charlottesville, Virginia, Sarah of Portland, Maine, Adam of Colchester, Vermont, and Daniel of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
In addition to his wife and children, he is survived by his mother Maria and adopted father James of Wellesley, his father Jose Perea of Bogota, Colombia, his sisters Patricia of Tucson, Arizona, Joelle Arnott of La Colle-Sur-Loup, France, Inez Perea of Bogota, and his brothers Ian of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Jose-Manuel Perea of Madrid, Spain.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish at Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, 2 Wall Street, Manchester, NH 03101 or to the WOW Trail, PO Box 6832, Lakeport, NH 03247.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.