NEW HIRES Maine Behavioral Healthcare has named Nadine Grosso as director of communications and public affairs. Grosso has served as vice president and director of communications with the Maine Health Care Association for more than 20 years. She joins MBH after serving as the communications leader of an organization that representing more than 200 nursing […]
Obituary: Jeffrey Earle Boxer
PORTLAND - Jeffrey Earle Boxer, 75, died on July 19, 2021 surrounded by his family at home where he lived since .
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Jeffrey Earle Boxer
PORTLAND – Jeffrey Earle Boxer, 75, died on July 19, 2021 surrounded by his family at home where he lived since 1982 in Portland.
He was born in Portland to Herman Boxer and Leona Doughty Boxer on Dec. 14, 1945. As a child, he spent summers on Chebeague Island and Watchic Lake playing ball, riding bikes, and running with his siblings and friends. He graduated from Deering High School in 1964 where he excelled at track.
He was a member of The Forest City Chapter of DeMolay. He was a member of Clark Memorial United Methodist Church and the youth group. Jeff then attended University of Indiana at Evansville before joining the Air Force and being stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan. He served his country as crew chief bravely flying missions into Vietnam until he was honorably discharged in 1971.