Jay G. Herr

 

Jay G. Herr, 80, of Bethel, Maine, and Mt. Pleasant, S.C., passed away on September 13, with his wife and children by his side. Jay was born to Clarence “Pat” and Ethel Herr on April 17, 1936, in Lancaster. He was a 1954 graduate of Berlin High School and a 1959 graduate of the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a fifth year specialty in Pulp and Paper. He enjoyed an accomplished career in the paper industry with experience in all phases of paper-making. He retired after managing manufacturing facilities, in Deferiet, N.Y., and Bucksport, Maine, and a paper recycling plant in Houston, Texas.

He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 57 years, Hope Taylor, son Jay Herr of W. Paris, Maine, and daughters Julie Palmer and husband, Paul, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Jill Harris and husband, Dan, of Opelika, Ala., grandchildren, Erika and Dale Palmer, RJ, Hope and Sam Harris, a sister Betty Hackett and husband, Bob, of Rye Beach, a niece and nephews, along with their children, who were very special to him. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Joy Lee and sister, Barbara Grandin.

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