LEWISTON — Frank Lee Norman, a Maine chemist, inventor and green environmental expert, 65, a resident of Lewiston died on Wednesday, July 28, at Central Maine Medical Center after a short illness with leukemia.

Frank was CEO and President of Future Fuel Technologies Inc., a company based on his inventions FFT Fuel Saver and E10 Water Remover. The company will continue to exist and sell his products..

Frank had a personal mission to boost the free world’s petroleum supply 10 to 20 percent to conserve petroleum until a suitable new energy source could be developed. Frank was recognized and respected as an alternative energy expert in the mid-coast Maine area.

Frank had previously worked as a Marketing Consultant and partner in Go Marketing in New Jersey. Earlier in his career, he was also the leading senior marketing representative for ARCO Chemical and worked for Penwalt-Lucidol and Union Carbide.

Frank served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970. First in Germany in war plans and then as a front line captain and company commander in the Vietnamese highlands. He was awarded a bronze star for bravery as well as numerous citations for outstanding work, leadership and academic achievement.

Frank is survived by his wife, Arlene Norman of Lewiston; two daughters, Deborah Scheuerman and two grandchildren, Abigail and Thomas in Germantown, Md., and Laura Marren of Murfeesboro, Tenn.; a son, David and grandson, Corey in Harrisonburg, Va.; and a stepson, Peter Davis in New York City.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.