RAYMOND – Franklyn Hunter Goldsmith, 94, passed away at his home in Raymond on Monday, Dec. 1, after a brief illness.

He was born Oct. 24, 1914, in South Paris. He graduated from South Paris High School, Hebron Academy and Wentworth Institute in Boston, where he studied engineering.

He returned to Portland and married Lila Emerson in 1936. They lived in Portland, where he worked for Burnham and Morrill until retirement. In the 1950s, they purchased a weekend home in North Windham on Sebago Lake. After retirement, they wintered in Melbourne, Fla., and summered at Sebago.

He spent the years after Lila’s death in the early 1990s with his loving friend and companion, Helen Grundberg in Melbourne, Fla., and Raymond.

“Uncle, brother, Franklyn, Frank and Goldie” were nicknames used by his family and many friends. Trained on the trumpet, he picked up the saxophone and clarinet on his own. Beginning in high school, he played for fun in local bands. He loved big band music and jazz, especially Paul Weston.

Decked out in his favorite duck billed cap, a plaid shirt, glasses, comfortable shoes and mostly brown pants, he never seemed to be in a bad mood. He will be remembered for his chuckle, the twinkle in his eye and as a man of many skills who lived life the way he chose.

He is survived by his sister, Jane Goldsmith Cooper; nieces, Betsey LaMonte, Martha Oxner, Barbara Casey, Patricia Beasley and Nancy Rock; as well as grand-nieces, Diana Oxner and Cathy Fisher.

He was predeceased by his wife, Lila, in 1994.