LEWISTON – Robert Davis Hogan, 53, of Lewiston and Ellsworth, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lewiston on Dec. 6, with his loving wife, Aimee by his side.

He was born March 11, 1954, in Bar Harbor, the son of Robert Wigmore Hogan and Susie Mae (Davis) Hogan of Ellsworth. He was the grandson of Percy Hogan, originally of Prince Edward Island and Laura (Hiscock) Hogan of Farmington and Mildred (Shepard) Davis, originally of Kennebunkport and James Davis of New Sharon.

Bob was a pilot, scuba diver and motorcycle enthusiast. After graduating in 1972 from Ellsworth High School, he earned his degree in business and worked in the banking and mortgage industries in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine and was president of Dirigo Home Loans in Brunswick at the time of his passing.

He wrote several servicing programs, developed software and created a loan product and procedures training manual that are still in use throughout the industry. He taught finance and related courses for many colleges and universities as well as instructing for the American Institute of Banking.

He claimed his best childhood memories were from summers spent on Branch Lake. As a child, he enjoyed fishing and diving off “Big Rock,” boating, water-skiing and catching lightning bugs in a jar. He took many twilight covert bicycle trips to the top of the camp road in order to monitor the ripeness of the fenced off orchard apples. He enjoyed nighttime boating and loved to regale others about filling old cast iron clawfoot bathtub at camp with water and fish from a late night hornpouting expedition and hearing his mother’s screams upon discovering them in the early light of morning.

He could talk his sister into anything, once convincing her that she, like Evel Knievel, could jump their 3.5 hp mini-bike over the lagoon at camp. This left her dazed with a huge muffler burn and he with a story he never tired of telling.

He was very proud of his children and their accomplishments. His daughter, Jennifer, won both a New Hampshire and later a Maine state Odyssey of the Mind championship and attended the World Odyssey of the Mind competition twice, once placing fifth. He spoke often of the father and son motorcycle trip he took with Rob to New Hampshire and was amazed by Rob’s artistic creativity noting that Rob was being approached to do special project work even though he had just started college in September. There is no doubt that Matthew will also grow up to make his father proud.

All who knew him will never forget the big hearty laugh that reverberated from every molecule of his being and filled the room and the hearts of those around him. An unforgettable laugh from an unforgettable man.

He is survived by his wife, Aimee (Bellefleur) Hogan of Topsham; and their son, Matthew Robert Hogan; his daughter, Jennifer Jean Hogan of Bangor; his son, Robert John Hogan of Kennebunk; his former wife, Patricia (Tardiff) Hogan, formerly of Lewiston and currently of Kennebunk; his younger sister, Deborah Sue Hogan, her husband, Dr. Paul Kenneth Albert and their two children, Belle Mae and Ariel Gabriella, all of Ellsworth.

He was predeceased by his parents; grandparents; and his older brother, Daniel.