Roger W. Needham

AUBURN – Roger W. Needham, 66, of Auburn, passed away April 20, 2021, after a nine month battle with lung cancer. He departed with no regrets and with the acknowledgement of a “blessed and good life.”

Roger was born in Rumford on Sept. 24, 1954. He attended schools in Mechanic Falls and Auburn and acquired a GED through Lewiston High School. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maine at Augusta.

Roger worked throughout the Lewiston/Auburn area, at Etonic Footwear, Jones and Vining, and Globe Albany. He later went into auto sales for the Lee Group, Flock Buick and Emerson Buick, where he earned the Legion of Leaders Award from Buick Motors. He then went into marketing and business development for the former Consolidated Counter Corp., and Enefco International, Ltd. It was his privilege and pleasure to work for the Norman Farrar family on many different marketing and product development levels. He later served as a private market development consultant for a sub-division of Irving Oil of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Rynel, Inc., formerly of Wiscasset, where he was in charge of developing markets in Central America and Florida.

He was a volunteer for the Maine Equal Justice organization, devoted to the welfare and legal rights of Maine seniors and the socially disadvantaged. In addition, he served as a Maine notary public for seven years and was a member of the City of Auburn Ethics Panel.

He loved the ocean, sport fishing and traveling. He loved Jesus, the guitar, the Beatles, Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Constitutional Law, writing, and single-malt scotch. He considered his daughter, Jennifer, his crowning achievement and a beacon of white light in his life.

He is survived by his mother, Irene Webster of Auburn; his daughter, Jennifer Needham and her partner Patrick Cotter of Brattleboro, Vt.; his brothers Randall Scott Needham and Ron Needham of Auburn; and many beloved cousins.

His daughter would like to thank Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, especially his nurse, Aimee Dufour, for her care, guidance, and dedication.

In keeping with Roger’s wishes, there will be no service.