Lloyd Alex Watt

SOUTH PARIS – Lloyd Alex Watt passed away peacefully Nov. 28, 2025, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris after many years of battling Parkinson’s disease and metastatic prostate cancer-right up to the end; he was a fighter.

Lloyd was born July 24, 1941, in Blanchard, Maine, to Rena Mae (French) Watt and Alexander Scott Watt. He was the elder brother to Larry Watt (born 1945) and Stuart Watt (born 1950). Raised in Greenville, Lloyd excelled in both sports and academics. He starred in varsity baseball, basketball, and football and earned National Honor Society designations. He graduated salutatorian of Greenville High School class of 1959. This kicked off a lifelong commitment to education and intellectual curiosity that he held right up until his death. In high school his classmates gave him the nickname “Sparky” and in line with this-his senior yearbook quote was “The little chimney that heated hot in a moment”.

In September 1959, Lloyd enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served as a member of the 60th Fighter Interceptor Squadron as a weapons communication system mechanic with a specialty in electrical controls until his honorable discharge on August 12, 1965. Following his military service, he attended the University of Maine in Orono, graduating with a double major in chemistry and chemical engineering in 1967.

After college graduation, Lloyd had a long and successful career starting out as a chemist then moved into management and ended as a corporate CEO and business owner. His first job was in Western Massachusetts working at Foster Grant and then his growing family moved to Norfolk, Va. where he worked for American Hoerst Huntsman Chemical company before moving to Danville, Ill. There he thrived as the chief operations officer for Core Lube where he met and worked with his best friend Kenneth Craig. He left Core Lube in 1983 and moved his family to Norway, Maine, where he purchased Norway Laundry and Oxford Industrial Laundry. He ran those two businesses for many years while volunteering actively in the community as president of the Kiwanis club as well as chairman on the board of the child health center and the technical school board (Region 11). He then became a business consultant in Portland for a short time before feeling the pull of getting back into management. He bought L&A Molding in Lewiston, Maine, where he collaborated with his great friend and loyal confidant Mell Hamlyn, until he sold that business and purchased Hudson Color Concentrates in Hudson, Massachusetts, which also had offices in Chicago and Mexico. He retired to Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where he spent many great years with his coffee cronies, his tennis partners and of course his best friend Ken Craig and his wife Mary Lou.

Lloyd was married twice: first to Yolande Boucher of Greenville, Maine, later to Cheryl Leavitt of Buxton, Maine. He is survived by his four children, Jeri Ann (Goulet) Gilbert, Lloyd Douglas Watt, Nathan Eric Watt, and Lisa Beth (Watt) Miller; as well as by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Lloyd will be remembered as a man who was not afraid of hard work whether that be putting in endless hours at the various manufacturing plants he was employed at or owned over the years; aggressively playing tennis on any court you put in front of him or hiking up numerous New England mountains. His family will remember how most of those hikes started at a running pace because, why not? In addition, he was a man who was not afraid to be honest and speak the truth, even in tough conversations. Due to this he was someone that many went to for guidance and advice; this admirable quality will be sorely missed. He was intensely devoted to his family and right up to the end could be heard saying, “is there anything I can do for you today?” even when he was starting to lose his ability to perform the many activities that he valued as a fiercely independent man. He was forever a gentleman; always impeccably dressed, with a cotton handkerchief in his pocket who made sure to pull a chair out for the many women in his life that he enjoyed dining with. Lloyd will be remembered as a wise and steady man who offered those around him direction and support. His friends and family will miss him but are thankful that they had many good years with him.

Lloyd’s life will be celebrated with visiting hours at Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, South Paris on Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 4 – 6 p.m. There will be a graveside service Saturday, Dec. 13 at noon for immediate family at the Greenville Cemetery followed by visiting hours from 12 – 3 p.m. at The Greenville Inn located at 40 Norris Street, Greenville.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at http://www.chandlerfunerals.com.

In lieu of flowers, given the incredibly compassionate care he received at the end of his life, the family wishes to have donations directed to:

the Maine Veterans’ Home

477 High St.

South Paris, ME 04281

(207-743-6300)

to benefit the staff

recognition fund