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WASHBURN - Officials at Northern Maine Community College and across the state are mourning the loss of a former state legislator, community leader and generous benefactor who worked tirelessly to support education and advance opportunities for Aroostook County residents.
James A. McBreairty, 94, of Washburn, died Nov. 10 at his home. McBreairty spent 12 years in the Legislature, served on countless boards and committees in Perham and Washburn and was a skilled farmer, welder, machinist, mechanic, carpenter and draftsman. He was instrumental in building a new elementary school in Perham, forming SAD 45 and building Washburn District High School.See the full content of this document
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Washburn's Mcbreairty Praised and Mourned
McBreairty also touched past and future generations at NMCC in Presque Isle.
In 2007, he gave a $60,000 donation to the college to create the Dickinson-McBreairty Memorial Scholarship...See the full content of this document
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