1955 – 2016

KENNEBUNK — Dr. John P. Meserve died unexpectedly in an early-morning car accident on his way to work Thursday, Nov. 17.

More than anything, John loved his family, friends and his profession. He was born in 1955 in Gardiner to William M. Meserve and Kathleen Kiley Meserve. He grew up with his two brothers, Michael and David, and many loving friends.

John attended Gardiner area schools, graduated from the Hinckley School, and then received his bachelor’s degree in 1977 from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA. After college, he was an EMT in Cedar Rapids, IA. In 1978, he married his soul mate, Jessica Brugger Meserve, with whom he had four children whom he loved dearly (Ryan, Mimi, Molly and Chris).

In 1979 he entered the University of Vermont College of Medicine, graduated with honors in 1983 and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society for his leadership skills, community service and academic excellence. John did his residency in Pittsburgh, Pa., at St. Margaret’s Hospital. He received the Mead Johnson Award for Graduate Education in Family Practice, given to the top 20 residents in the nation each year. He was also elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Family Practice Residency Council.

After medical school, John returned to Maine in 1986, where he practiced family medicine as a board-certified physician, served as a county jail physician and was a member of the Rotary Club. Over his 30-year career he cared for thousands of patients from Kennebunk to Millinocket, Portland and Monmouth. He was the type of doctor who truly listened to his patients and even made house calls.

John is survived by his wife; his brothers; his four children; his two grandchildren, Johan and Charlie; his daughter-in-law, Annette; and his sons-in-law, Joseph and Nicholas.

John was known in his community as a caring and knowledgeable medical provider, but he was adored for his qualities as a loving friend, brother, son, husband, father and grandfather. John touched many lives and will be truly missed.