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George Cressey II, 69, businessman and firefighter in Kennebunk Mr. Cressey operated W.C. Cressey & Son Inc., a school bus distributor that he and his father started in a spare bedroom-turned-office space in 1979. Obituary photo George Cressey II, a co-founder of W.C. Cressey & Son Inc. and longtime firefighter for Kennebunk Fire Rescue, died Thursday after a five-year battle with kidney disease. He was 69. Mr. Cressey was remembered this week as a beloved Kennebunk resident. “He lived his life the way he wanted with the people he loved,” said his wife, Susan Cressey, retired principal of Kennebunk High School. “He was a quiet man with a heart of gold. He had this gruff exterior, but he had a big heart. All he wanted was to help people.” ....
increase font size Share George F. Cressey II passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a long and courageous battle with kidney disease. George was born on Jan. 21, 1952 in Portland, the son of Janis Cook Cressey and W. Churchill Cressey. In 1976, he married the love of his life, Susan Fagan Cressey. George grew up in Kennebunk and was active in the community as a businessman and volunteer. He was the co-founder of W.C. Cressey & Son, Inc. He and his father served as distributors for Thomas Built Buses in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont until George proudly turned the business over to his son Brian. ....