NORWAY — Robert Louis Damm, 79, of West Paris, died Jan. 2, following a long illness.
Robert was born April 12, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Emil and Wilhelmina Damm. He married Shirley Stahl in 1953. He enlisted in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was educated in Ohio, and a graduate of the Ohio State University. The bulk of his career was spent as an historian/administrator/educator at Ohio Historical Society, Mystic Seaport, Idaho Historical Society, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, and Gould Academy.
He was the first director of the new Maine State Museum in Augusta, where he served until 1977. He and Shirley purchased the old John McKeen orchard (1979 to 2006). In 1984, he designed and renovated the building which houses Hungry Hollow Country Store.
Robert was also a skilled craftsman and furniture maker, and an avid reader. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and hunting in the Baxter and Rangeley areas and he loved his sheepdogs.
Survivors include his daughter, Brenda Damm of Middleburgh, N.Y.; sons, Brett and his wife, Susan, of Oquossoc and Bradley of Bethel; grandchildren, Nathanial and Ezra Damm and Andrea Way; his former wife, Shirley; his sister, Alice Kuhman, and sister-in-law, Dorothy Damm, both of Toledo; and nieces and nephews.
You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the Damm family by visiting their guest book at www.chandlerfunerals.com.
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