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CAPE NEDDICK, Maine — Richard Arlen Currier of Logging Road, passed away Friday evening, May 27, 2005, at York Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Born July 26, 1934, the son of Everett Napoleon Currier and Doris (Penny) Currier of Cape Neddick, he attended R.W. Traip Academy, where he played baseball and graduated in 1952. After graduation he went to work for his father in the landscaping, excavation and well drilling business.

During the 1950's and early 1960's, he also worked for the York Public Works Dept., plowing and maintaining winter roads. Also in the early 1960"s, he helped build the Mount A ski resort.

In 1963, he started his home building business. He became the substitute Cape Neddick Mail Carrier in 1966 and a few years later, he was appointed the full time carrier position, while still continuing to operate his building business.

As mail carrier, he was known for giving out Bazooka Joe bubble-gum to all the kids on his route.

In 1984, he retired from building and in 1994, retired from the Cape Neddick Post Office after 28 years of service.

After his retirement from the post office, he went back into building with his son and Currier Builders. He then fully retired in 1999.

Throughout life, he was an avid hunter and a staunch believer in property-owner rights. He enjoyed early antique cars (having several) and was an early member of the Maine Obsolete Automobile League in the late 1950's and early 1960's.

He was also a collector of vintage firearms, having a collection of over 200 early pieces.

Being a family man with two sons, anytime that he was not working he was spending time with them playing baseball, going fishing and to antique auto and air shows.

Later in life, he enjoyed time with his grandson, Josiah, attending auto shows and sharing some of his life and family stories with him.

People that knew him enjoyed his stories, his dry Yankee humor, and his kindness and generosity.

He leaves behind two sons, David Currier and Chris Currier, both of Cape Neddick; a sister, Mrs. Carol Hannon of Portsmouth, R.I.; a grandson, Josiah Currier, two nieces and one nephew.

I’m sorry to hear about this.. my condolences to the family.

I am confused.
He died over eighteen years ago? This is at least the second (I think third?) thread I have seen in about a week about it? Why does this keep coming up? What am I missing?

Well I suppose I’ll post. I met Richard Currier maybe when i was about ten years old. He was touring with his 1909 with a Mr Foye in his gray and black 14, and they were with another car. A blue 12 I recall, it was thirty years ago. But I was camping there with my family and I rode my bicycle to see them. They literally couldn’t shoo me away. I snuck away to see the cars every moment I could while at the campground. They eventually gave me rides all over. More model t fords stopped in to visit them too. I’m turning 40 next week. Want to guess what old car is sitting in my garage right now…… I’ll spoil it for you. A model t roadster. People are not immortal, memories like that are, especially as I share them with my 5 year old daughter. I can tell her all the wonderful people I’ve met through old cars and continue to meet along the way of life. The cars are fun too!

I don't believe I made this post but ok.... I think that was a reply to someone offering condolences to a misinterpreted FB post by Dave, Richard's son - admin must have moved it.

Dave:
You met TWO Mr. Foye's back then. My father had a 14 touring and the other was his father in a 1911. That would be "Gen I" and "Gen II" - the inspiration for my restoration shop's name "Gen III". Now- there are three "Gen IV"'s and a "Gen V" in the family.

Thank you for posting that picture! It overcame me emotionally instantly. It’s exactly how I remember them in my thoughts!

Wayne Sheldon wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:12 pm

I am confused.
He died over eighteen years ago? This is at least the second (I think third?) thread I have seen in about a week about it? Why does this keep coming up? What am I missing?

Seems a bit odd to me also. Spammer/scammer/robot ?

However this came up, it was wonderful to make a connection from a memory when I was a child. I don’t have a lot of happy memories of childhood but this instance of seeing and getting my first ride in a model t is probably one of my happiest. I wish people scanned more of these wonderful pictures of memories with model t fords and posted them. You never know how a happy moment could turn someone’s day around!