STANDISH – Robert (Bob) Edward Leavitt, Age, 70, passed away on August 9, 2018, at his home with his beloved wife, daughter, and his two sisters at his bedside after a long illness. He was born in Saco, Maine on March 29th, 1948, to Carroll and Doris Leavitt.
After graduating from Gorham High School he married his high school sweetheart, Marie Turpinat with whom he had a beautiful baby girl Kim. He lost Marie in 1973 in a canoeing accident. He then met Marilyn Harvey the following fall and they were married in February 1975. They had 43 years of a happy and fulfilling marriage before he passed away. He had many jobs over the years and was a jack of all trades. His main profession was as a tractor trailer driver/owner operator. After many years of being away from his family he retired as a truck driver and went to work as a metal fabricator at Bailey Sign.
Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, ATV’ing, boating, camping, car racing and being with his family and his countless friends. He loved talking with just about anyone about his various interests and his family. He always made everyone laugh with his off the wall comments. He had a heart of gold and he would do anything for anyone and never thought ill of anyone. He always asked “how can people be like that” as he could not understand the other sides of human nature.
He is pre-deceased by his first wife Marie and his mother, Doris Leavitt who passed away in 2012. Bob is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Marilyn (Harvey) Leavitt; his daughter – Kimberly Leavitt and grandchildren Jeffrey & Lily VanDerMeiren; his father Carroll Leavitt; his two sisters Nancy Withey and her husband Gary; Tracy Leavitt and her son Cody; ex- brother in-law David Jordan; brother-in-law’s Richard Harvey and wife Denise, Donald Harvey and wife Linda; his sister-in-law Joyce Barnes and husband Greg, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, August 14th from 4:00PM to 6:45PM with a time of sharing from 6:45PM to 7:00PM at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, 71 Maple St., (Rt. 25) Cornish. Online condolence messages can be submitted at www.mainefuneral.com. Memorial contributions can be made to the Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 US Rt., 1, Scarborough, Maine 04074 for their support and comfort of Bob in his final months.
There will be a Celebration of Life after visiting hours at Dena’s Lobster House, 765 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, Maine.