Gregorio Fuentes 1924-2011

Gregorio Fuentes, a member of the UMaine mathematics faculty for 22 years beginning in 1967, died on Wednesday Jan. 5 at his Orono home.  He was 86 years old.  Fuentes, who was born in Spain, is survived by his wife Maria — a UMaine part-time faculty member in Spanish — and four children.  He was a competitive runner for many years and an active athlete participating in many sports, including soccer, a sport he supported through service as an eastern Maine middle school and high school referee.  Fuentes was also an involved member of the Orono community, particularly active in the local Catholic church and Knights of Columbus.  A Friday Bangor Daily News obituary includes the following information about services: “A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at Holy Family Parish, 429 Main St., Old Town, with the Rev. Wilfred “Bill” Labbe officiating. The family invites friends to join them in the fellowship hall after the service. Interment will be in the spring at Riverside Cemetery, Orono. Gifts in his memory may be made to Knights of Columbus, care of Tom Jones, 429 Main St., Old Town, ME 04468 or Heart Center of Eastern Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center, care of Healthcare Charities, P.O. Box 931, Bangor, ME 04402-0931.”