By Donna M. Perry,Staff Writer

LIVERMORE FALLS – A longtime Livermore Falls leader was remembered Monday for his integrity, fairness and dedication to the town and its residents.

Former Selectman Bruce Moulton, 70, died Friday at Central Maine Medical Center from complications stemming from lymphoma, his son Gary Moulton said Monday.

Moulton, a native of Livermore Falls, served as a selectman for 20 years and was chairman of the board during many of those years.

Gary Moulton said his father had a natural interest in the town where he grew up and enjoyed helping the community.

His father was a family man who was loving and supportive and took his obligations to his family and the residents of the town seriously, his son said.

“He was a very involved selectman,” former Livermore Falls town manager and current Jay Town Manager Ruth Marden said Monday. “You could always trust him to give you an honest opinion even if it was something you didn’t want to hear. He was just a man of integrity. You could always trust what he said.”

Moulton led the town through several improvements, including upgrading the sewer treatment plant, the library roof, and putting in a different heating system at the town office to ensure a safe working environment for employees.

He was extremely interested in veterans’ situations and wanted to make sure their graves were taken care of and that they got the respect they deserved, Marden said.

“I think he was a quiet and reserved man and when issues came about, I thought he handled them very well; very professional,” Town Clerk Kristal Flagg said Monday.

He conducted a good meeting, resident Miriam Buchanan said Monday.

Buchanan, a longtime reporter for a weekly newspaper who covered selectmen’s meetings for years, said Moulton gave much more to the town after retiring from International Paper in 1999.

“He was very faithful about checking complaints from townspeople,” Buchanan said. “He worked in conjunction with Selectman Ron Richards.”

Richards, another longtime selectman, died several years ago.

“He was very dedicated,” Selectman Bill Demaray, who served with Moulton, said Monday.

Even after he left the board, Demaray said, Moulton served as a volunteer on the advisory committee for the local cable access channel.

“He was very fair to people and he tried to get the whole story before he made a decision,” Demaray said. “He was very concerned about the people.”

Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Finley Funeral Home in Livermore Falls. The funeral service is private.