BANGOR — Kenneth Brian Harrington Sr., 67, of Bucksport and Leeds, died Nov. 22 in Bangor.

He was born in North Cambridge, Mass., on May 14, 1944, the son of Edward A. and Eleanor (Gates) Harrington. He was a 1962 graduate of Leavitt Institute in Turner. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years of honorable service and was a veteran of the Vietnam and Cold wars.

He was a member of the American Legion in Trenton, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Bangor and also a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a member of the Elks in Ellsworth and a life member of the Bucks Mills Rod and Gun Club in Bucksport, where he was an active member.

He enjoyed fishing and hunting, playing cards with his buddies and enjoyed his hunting and fishing camp in Springfield. He had a great love for Maine traditions, its woods and nature, and his memories of his friends and years in school at Leeds Central School and Leavitt Institute in Turner.

He leaves his wife of 22 years, Jean Hatfield Harrington of Bucksport; his son, Kenneth B. Harrington Jr. of Seattle, Wash.; two daughters, Patricia M. Chaplin and husband, James (Casey), of San Antonio, Texas and Katrina J. Fletcher and husband, Samuel, of Spokane, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Karen C. Lander of Ocala, Fla.; a “special adopted” daughter, Debra Davis of Ocala, Fla.; a brother, David W. Harrington Sr. and his wife, Brenda, of Turner; a granddaughter, Shanna M. Chaplin of San Antonio, Texas; two grandsons, Samuel Fletcher IV and Joshua Fletcher of Spokane, Wash.; a stepgrandson, William A. Lander of Manchester, N.H.; two nephews, David W. Harrington Jr. and wife, Donna Marie of Turner and Kent E. Harrington and wife, Ann of Canton; a niece, Kelly LaCroix and husband, Greg of Greene; two great-nephews, Nickolas Harrington and Spencer Berube; great-niece, Ashlee Vandiver; great-great-nephew, Tucker Harrington; sister-in-law, Ellen Busching and husband, Douglas Randolph of Williamsburg, Va.; and special longtime friends, Robert and Mary Trott of Texas.

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