Oskar Feichtinger 1933-2011

Former UMaine professor Oskar Feichtinger died on Sept. 5 at the age 77. Born in Germany, Feichtinger immigrated to the U.S. when he was a high school student, later serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and earning a Ph.D. before joining the UMaine faculty as a statistics professor. Active in the community, Feichtinger was an accomplished athlete and musician who performed for 27 years with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. The Bangor Daily News published an obituary earlier this week.