ROCKLAND – Milton Leon Paquin, 84, of Rockland, passed away on January 1, 2018 in Rockland, Maine. 

He was born in Thomaston, May 2, 1933, to the late Joseph L. and Marie (Cote) Paquin.

He graduated from Cony High School in Augusta in 1952 and joined the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean War in Tripoli, Lybia in 1952. He was honorably discharged in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1956.  

Later, Milton graduated with high honors from New England School of Art in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1961. 

His passions and interested were wide and varied: artwork using several different mediums, being a world traveler, and entertaining his nieces and nephews with magic tricks.

He is survived by his loving sisters, June Libby of Yarmouth, Maine, and Madeline Hughes of Santa Rosa, California. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.  

In lieu of flowers, please support your local artist.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Burpee, Carpenter, and Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.  

To share a memory or condolence with the family, please visit their Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.