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Shawn Thomas McGrath

| Obituary in the Press Herald |

NEW GLOUCESTER – Shawn Thomas McGrath of New Gloucester passed away on June 12, 2020 at the Androscoggin Hospice House after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. He was born in Portland on Jan. 12, 1961, son of Thomas O McGrath and Vanessa (Copeland) McGrath. He attended Portland public schools and graduated from Portland High school in 1979.

Shawn worked for many years at the University of Southern Maine in maintenance. Most recently he worked at Cumberland Farms in Lewiston. He had an ever present sense of humor. His customers were often entertained not only by his sense of humor, but by his voice impressions as well. Shawn loved walking his dogs in Trotter’s park in New Gloucester. Keep reading