Lionel A. Lizotte Obituary (1942 - 2014)

CLINTON, MAINE--Lionel A. Lizotte, 71, of Clinton, Maine, succumbed to complications of COPD on Thursday, October 2, 2014. He was at home and in the arms of his family when he passed. Born on December 31, 1942 in St. Anne de Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec, to parents Lionel Joseph and Attrude Elizabeth Smith Lizotte, Lionel credited his earliest family love to his grandparents, Annie and Harry Crawford of Houlton, Maine, with whom he resided after the age of 3. He enjoyed being a student at Goodwill Hinckley, and had a lifelong gratitude and affection for the people there who cared for him and believed in him. Hinckley instilled in him an appreciation for education and educators, and education would eventually become his life's work. Another Maine school provided Lionel with his greatest happiness when as a teenager attending Glen Cove Bible School he met his wife of 50 years, Mary Ann Temple Lizotte. Lionel served in the United States Army 10th Special Forces Group, stationed in Germany, from 1960- 1964. He returned to the States to marry his high school sweetheart and renew his scholastic career. He earned his Bachelors degree from Northeastern University and then an MBA from Anna Maria College. Lionel inspired generations of students as a Professor of Economics at Mount Wachusett Community College. He retired as an award winning Professor Emeritus in 2001. He loved his time as a professor and spoke often of the students he taught over the years. In later years he became an avid fisherman, spending several golden seasons with Mary Ann pursuing stripers in the Saco area. He leaves his wife, Mary Ann, daughter Stephanie Lizotte of Royalston, MA, and daughter Amanda Ambrose, son-in-law John Ambrose and three granddaughters, Maya, Ava and Elena Ambrose, all of Plum Island, MA. His family is grateful for the exceptional care of the Inland Hospital staff and Maine General Hospice, and his home care helpers Rhonda Graves and Norman Moulton during his final illness. A graveside service will be held on Monday, October 6, at 11 a.m. at Village Cemetery in Palmyra, Maine, with the Rev. Robert Philbrick officiating.