AUBURN — Paul Grant Sheehy, 85, formerly of Main Street, Lewiston, died following a long illness at Clover Manor on Thursday, Oct. 20.

He was born Oct. 8, 1926, in North Norridgewock, the son of Thomas J. Sheehy and Gertrude (Grant) Sheehy. He was a resident of this community for most of his life.

Paul was educated in Portland, Calais and graduated from Cony High School, Augusta. He attended Norwich University in Vermont, and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono.

Paul began his military service in the Army Specialized Training Program. He was a veteran of World War II as part of the Occupational Forces landing in Japan in September 1945. He also served in Korea as a first lieutenant in the famed 17th Infantry (Buffalo) Regiment, participating in No-Name Ridge, the Punchbowl, and Heartbreak Ridge Battles.

After his military service, Paul settled in Lewiston. His professional career included working as a salesman and underwriter for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and a revenue agent for the state of Maine Bureau of Taxation.

He loved history, classical music and was a true patriot, never missing a Veterans parade.

He is survived by his daughters, Angela Chabot and her husband, Daniel, of Turner and Mary Booth and husband, Michael, of North Yarmouth: brother, Dr. Thomas Sheehy of Huntington, N.Y.; brother-in-law, Dr. Gerald Poulin of Fall River, Mass.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Pauline and Walter Harris, of Topsham; sister-in-law, Lucille Poulin of Lewiston; and four grandchildren, Gunny Sgt. Randolph Chabot, USMC of Washington, D.C., Melanie Chabot of San Francisco, Calif., Christopher Booth of Watertown, Mass., and Jennifer Booth of Tampa, Fla.

He was predeceased by his wife, Lorraine, of 60 years.

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