GEORGE COREY

COREY, George December 23, 1948 – May 28, 2022 Portland, ME – George David Corey, "the loophole artist," an enigma to even those who knew and loved him, passed surprisingly peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2022 surrounded by his daughter and some of the many healthcare workers who became their family at Maine Medical Center, where he was a resident for the past 2+ years as he valiantly battled ALS. His beaming smile, quirkiness, brilliance, incorrigibility, stubborn righteousness, legal artistry, storytelling, political engagement and love of coffee are dearly missed but not forgotten. He is survived by his daughter, Rachel Rose Hills Corey, who is very much made in his mold; his former wife, Patricia "Ciael" Elizabeth Hills; his partner, Sharan Townsend; his sister, Jean Gottesman; his nephews, Eric Gottesman, Marc Gottesman and Michael Gottesman; and many friends and foes. He was predeceased by his parents, Rose M. Corey (née Ganem) and Arthur C. Corey. Donations, accompanied by a letter that the money is for ALS research in Dr. Avindra Nath's lab, can be made to the National Institute of Health Neurological Disorders and Stroke Center (NINDS). Learn more: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/about-ninds/who-we-are/donate-ninds. For a full obituary, please go to: www.coastalcremationservices.com Visiting Hours: Memorial Service will be held at the Beach Green on SMCC's campus in South Portland, Maine, overlooking Willard Beach, on June 23, 2022 5-6pm (rain venue: SMCC's All Faiths Chapel). It will be a place to share stories, poems, songs and corny dad jokes that remind you of George. Come as you are.

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