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In Memoriam : Brian Olsen
Brian F Olsen - age: 80
(March 11, 1936 to December 23, 2016
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Resident of
Ocean Park, Maine
Visitation Information:
A memorial service celebrating Brian’s life will be held Saturday, December 31, 10:30 am at First Parish Church, 12 Beach St. Saco, Maine. Rev. Deborah Breault will officiate. Air Force Military Honors will conclude the service.
A reception immediately following the service will be held at the church. All are welcome. A private family burial will be held in Acton, Massachusetts at a later date.
Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home and Cremation 365 Main St, Saco have been entrusted with the arrangements. For those wishing to make a contribution in his memory, please consider donating to the Ocean Park Association.
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Obituary:
Brian F. Olsen, 80, of Ocean Park, Maine died December 23, 2016 surrounded by family. Son of Rev. Norman R. Olsen and Mabel R. Olsen, Brian was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and grew up in Waltham. Brian graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon and went on to receive his BA from his beloved Colby College in Waterville, Maine in 1957.
In 1959 he married Beverly Sisk of Suffield, CT, with whom he had four children. Brian served as a pilot in the United States Air Force and then at American Airlines in “the best job in the world” until he retired as Chief Pilot in 1995.
Throughout his life, Brian was active in his church community, serving on or leading in Music, Worship, and Parish committees, to name a few. His love for choral music was evident to all who knew him, and he shared his talent, sense of humor, and distinctive bass voice with church choirs and choral societies wherever he lived.
Brian’s deep love for the community of Ocean Park began as a child and stayed with him throughout his life. The memories, traditions, and friendships formed in OP meant he dreamt of summer all year and treasured every moment of “high season.” He loved summer worship in the temple, tennis in the early mornings, and breakfast at the soda fountain. He gave of himself, serving on committees and then as President of the Ocean Park Association, but always felt he was the one blessed to be part of Ocean Park.
Brian leaves behind a daughter Karen (Olsen) Chiklakis, her husband Bill, and their children Elena and Christopher, all of Georgetown, MA; son James A. Olsen of Maynard, MA; the mother of his children Beverly Sisk Olsen and much-loved extended family and friends. He was pre-deceased by son Robert B. Olsen, daughter Kristen G. Olsen, and sister Gail Pulsifer.
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Cyndi Strosahl - December 26, 2016 Contact this person
David and I add our prayers to others who called Brian friend. We are sorry not to be with you on Saturday as we are out of state. Know that you are all in our prayers .
Walter Tingle - December 27, 2016 Contact this person
Captain Brian Olsen was a born leader, a good pilot, and most of all a man to be admired for the way he lived his life.
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