Obituary: Herbert Gilman Foster II
WATERVILLE - Herb Foster, 83, of Waterville, passed away peacefully at home on June 1, 2021 with his family by his .
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Herbert Gilman Foster II
WATERVILLE – Herb Foster, 83, of Waterville, passed away peacefully at home on June 1, 2021 with his family by his side.
Born in Waterville on Sept. 15, 1937, he was the only child of Donald and Irene Viens Foster, both deceased. Herb had a migratory childhood as his parents were in the hotel business. He received his early education in Greenfield, Mass., was a Boy Scout and active in the YMCA. He graduated Cum Laude from Deerfield Academy in 1956 and from Middlebury College in 1960, where he majored in Russian. He later received the Diplôme de Langue et de Français Parlé, Mention Honorable, at the Alliance Française in Paris, France. Following his year abroad he taught foreign languages in Central Maine schools for 20 years.
Blood donation opportunities offered Feb. 1-15 statewide
Red Cross urges blood donation to maintain supply amid pandemic.
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PORTLAND The American Red Cross typically has a tough time keeping the blood supply strong during the winter months when inclement weather and seasonal illnesses can impact donors. This year the pandemic adds in another challenge in keeping the blood supply strong. The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals to make an appointment to give blood or platelets this month, according to a news release from the Red Cross.
Every day there are thousands of patients who rely on lifesaving blood donations people like Leslie Johnson. In 2005, a farming accident left Johnson with broken bones and massive bleeding. In the first 24 hours after the accident, she received 10 units of blood and platelets. Additional transfusions and surgeries followed.