FARMINGTON – Paul Thomas Trask, 64, of Farmington and Vienna, died Saturday, Aug. 23, at Orchard Park Rehabilitation and Living Center.
He was born in Farmington, Dec. 25, 1943, the son of Kenneth H. and Frances J. (Clark) Trask. He was educated in the schools of Farmington, graduating from Farmington High School in 1962, and then attended Husson College.
After his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, he worked for and then co-owned the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Farmington, which was started by his grandfather, Cassius Clark in 1922.
He was a member of the Vienna Historical Society, serving as president from 1987 to 1996. He was also a member of the Maine Masonic Lodge 20 in Farmington, served as president of the Vienna Cemetery Association and was a longtime Grange member.
He enjoyed flea markets, antiques, genealogy and reading the history of small towns in Maine.
He is survived by two sisters, Barbara Luce and her husband, Jonathan, of Farmington and Rachel Harvey and her husband, Bruce, of Cape Elizabeth; a brother, Allan Trask of Farmington; three nieces, Jennifer Sweet and Trisha and Sarah Harvey; and two nephews, Christopher and Joshua Sweet.
He was predeceased by his parents.
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