Kip Watson, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on January 21, 2019 with his family at his side, after battling a brief acute illness due to complications from surgery.
Born in Portland, Maine on March 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Clifton and the late Ruth (White) Watson. After graduating from Cape Elizabeth High School in 1967, Kip joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years serving his country on three different ships. Shortly after Kip's discharge from the Navy, he met his beautiful wife of forty-four years, Jan.
In 2009 Kip was diagnosed with stage IV tonsil cancer; he would spend the next ten years courageously battling the cancer and all of the harmful aftereffects of radiation to his head and neck, including Alzheimer's.
Kip enjoyed spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed any time with his four grandchildren. He also loved listening to music (especially the Beatles), feeding the birds, taking pictures and watching the Patriots.
Kip will be sadly missed by his wife, Janice (Arsenault) Watson; his two daughters, Kimberly Watson (Mary Bristol) of Scarborough, Maine; and Kelly Shangraw (Keith) of Wells, Maine; his sister, Meredith Ford (Tony) of Windsor, Conn.; his two brothers, Chandler Watson (Jean) of Milford, Mass., and Peter Watson (Jacque) of Lyons, Colorado; his four grandchildren, Hannah, Owen, Aubrey and Violet; and also by several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Andrea.
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WATSON, CLIFTON E JR
MMFN US NAVY
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/13/1949
DATE OF DEATH: 01/21/2019
BURIED AT: SECTION I ROW 10 SITE 18
SOUTHERN MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY
83 STANLEY ROAD Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 287-3481
Born in Portland, Maine on March 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Clifton and the late Ruth (White) Watson. After graduating from Cape Elizabeth High School in 1967, Kip joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years serving his country on three different ships. Shortly after Kip's discharge from the Navy, he met his beautiful wife of forty-four years, Jan.
In 2009 Kip was diagnosed with stage IV tonsil cancer; he would spend the next ten years courageously battling the cancer and all of the harmful aftereffects of radiation to his head and neck, including Alzheimer's.
Kip enjoyed spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed any time with his four grandchildren. He also loved listening to music (especially the Beatles), feeding the birds, taking pictures and watching the Patriots.
Kip will be sadly missed by his wife, Janice (Arsenault) Watson; his two daughters, Kimberly Watson (Mary Bristol) of Scarborough, Maine; and Kelly Shangraw (Keith) of Wells, Maine; his sister, Meredith Ford (Tony) of Windsor, Conn.; his two brothers, Chandler Watson (Jean) of Milford, Mass., and Peter Watson (Jacque) of Lyons, Colorado; his four grandchildren, Hannah, Owen, Aubrey and Violet; and also by several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Andrea.
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WATSON, CLIFTON E JR
MMFN US NAVY
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/13/1949
DATE OF DEATH: 01/21/2019
BURIED AT: SECTION I ROW 10 SITE 18
SOUTHERN MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY
83 STANLEY ROAD Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 287-3481
Kip Watson, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on January 21, 2019 with his family at his side, after battling a brief acute illness due to complications from surgery.
Born in Portland, Maine on March 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Clifton and the late Ruth (White) Watson. After graduating from Cape Elizabeth High School in 1967, Kip joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years serving his country on three different ships. Shortly after Kip's discharge from the Navy, he met his beautiful wife of forty-four years, Jan.
In 2009 Kip was diagnosed with stage IV tonsil cancer; he would spend the next ten years courageously battling the cancer and all of the harmful aftereffects of radiation to his head and neck, including Alzheimer's.
Kip enjoyed spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed any time with his four grandchildren. He also loved listening to music (especially the Beatles), feeding the birds, taking pictures and watching the Patriots.
Kip will be sadly missed by his wife, Janice (Arsenault) Watson; his two daughters, Kimberly Watson (Mary Bristol) of Scarborough, Maine; and Kelly Shangraw (Keith) of Wells, Maine; his sister, Meredith Ford (Tony) of Windsor, Conn.; his two brothers, Chandler Watson (Jean) of Milford, Mass., and Peter Watson (Jacque) of Lyons, Colorado; his four grandchildren, Hannah, Owen, Aubrey and Violet; and also by several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Andrea.
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WATSON, CLIFTON E JR
MMFN US NAVY
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/13/1949
DATE OF DEATH: 01/21/2019
BURIED AT: SECTION I ROW 10 SITE 18
SOUTHERN MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY
83 STANLEY ROAD Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 287-3481
Born in Portland, Maine on March 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Clifton and the late Ruth (White) Watson. After graduating from Cape Elizabeth High School in 1967, Kip joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years serving his country on three different ships. Shortly after Kip's discharge from the Navy, he met his beautiful wife of forty-four years, Jan.
In 2009 Kip was diagnosed with stage IV tonsil cancer; he would spend the next ten years courageously battling the cancer and all of the harmful aftereffects of radiation to his head and neck, including Alzheimer's.
Kip enjoyed spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed any time with his four grandchildren. He also loved listening to music (especially the Beatles), feeding the birds, taking pictures and watching the Patriots.
Kip will be sadly missed by his wife, Janice (Arsenault) Watson; his two daughters, Kimberly Watson (Mary Bristol) of Scarborough, Maine; and Kelly Shangraw (Keith) of Wells, Maine; his sister, Meredith Ford (Tony) of Windsor, Conn.; his two brothers, Chandler Watson (Jean) of Milford, Mass., and Peter Watson (Jacque) of Lyons, Colorado; his four grandchildren, Hannah, Owen, Aubrey and Violet; and also by several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Andrea.
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WATSON, CLIFTON E JR
MMFN US NAVY
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/13/1949
DATE OF DEATH: 01/21/2019
BURIED AT: SECTION I ROW 10 SITE 18
SOUTHERN MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY
83 STANLEY ROAD Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 287-3481
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