Obituary: Phillip Smith
AUBURN - Phillip Smith of Augusta, died peacefully at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn on Jan. 26, 2021, at the .
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Phillip Smith
AUBURN – Phillip Smith of Augusta, died peacefully at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn on Jan. 26, 2021, at the age of 81 after a long battle with COPD. Phil was born on July 21, 1939, to his parents, Lloyd and Madeline Smith of Vassalboro.
Phil was a longtime resident of Augusta and Vassalboro and served in the Maine Army National Guard in the late 1950s. His proudest achievement was serving as a firefighter for the city of Augusta from 1962-1973 in which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Phil also spent time employed by Brewers Dairy, Lapointe Lumber Co. and as a school bus driver in the city of Augusta. He officially retired from the job of Safety Director at Williams Construction Company in Gardiner. Post retirement, he continued to work a variety of part time jobs as he did not enjoy being i