Honor Mission, Mervin L. Tuttle Jr., USN, 72, Clinton, Maine, Saturday, July 31, 1:00pm

[Mike Edgecomb]

The Family of Mervin L. Tuttle Jr., 72, of Clinton, Maine, who passed away Saturday, July 17th, after a seven-month battle with COVID-19 respiratory complications, has requested that the PGR to stand for their Hero

 

After high school, Mervin joined the Navy where he learned his trade as an electrician aboard the USS Orion and the USS Gilmore while stationed in Virginia and South Carolina.

 

A patriot at his core, Mervin was a proud supporter of the men and women of the US military. He was a member of the American Legion, Willett-McKenney Post 186, and the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) of Maine. Mervin participated in numerous PGR events, providing honors to our Nation’s Fallen Military Heroes, First Responders and honorably discharged veterans. Furthermore, he volunteered with Wreaths Across America where he helped lay thousands of wreaths each year at Veteran’s Memorial Cemeteries in Augusta and Chelsea. Mervin also continued his selfless dedication to the local community, where he cleaned, and power washed aged cemetery tombstones for veterans and civilians throughout Central Maine.

 

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 31, at 1:00pm at Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main Street, Fairfield, 04937.

 

Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Rest Cemetery, Route 100, Clinton.  https://goo.gl/maps/nLFiwiS66xpCPC7V9

 

Staging:  for a flag line at the Memorial Service will be at 12:45 at Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main Street, Fairfield.

 

A PGR escort will follow from Fairfield to the Greenlawn Rest Cemetery, Route 100, Clinton.  Those wishing to go directly to the cemetery please arrive by 1:45 PM.