ROBERT J. GINGRAS

AUGUSTA -- Robert J. Gingras, 71, of Augusta and formerly of Southport, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Augusta on April 23, 1941, a son of the late Napoleon and Jeanne (Gervais) Gingras.

Bob was a graduate of Assumption Preparatory School and St. Michael's College, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He attended the University of Tennessee School of Law and graduated from the University of Maine School of Law with his J.D. degree.

He was a self-employed attorney for 33 years in the Augusta area and was founder and president of Yankee Title Co. for many years.

Bob was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1970. He was a founding member and past president and director of the Maine Land Title Association, former member of the advisory board of Gardiner Savings Institution, former member of the Heart of Augusta team, past chairman of the Cobbossee Watershed District, past chairman of the Gardiner Planning Board, past president of the Augusta Exchange Club, past chairman of the housing sub-committee of the Augusta Master Plan Committee, past assistant treasurer of the Maine Lung Association and past trustee of the University of New England School of Osteopathic Medicine. He authored articles on real estate which appeared in the Maine Times, Maine Bar Bulletin and the Sea Grant Program chapters on Maine Law Affecting Marine Resources. Bob was an avid fisherman with his beloved brother Louis and his beloved nephew Charles McCarthy.

He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Edith M. (Metcalf) Gingras, of Augusta; two wonderful daughters, Annie Gingras, and her husband, Javier Santana, of New York, N.Y., and Jessie Gingras and her partner, Matthew Reischl, of South Portland. His loving and extended family included a brother, Louis J. Gingras, of Winthrop; six sisters, Lucie McCarthy and her husband, Charles, of Manchester, Jeanne Marie Gingras-Audet, of Magog, Quebec, Canada, Pauline Machanet and her husband, Vasile, of Manchester, Jacqueline Lacasse, of Augusta, Helene Neves and her husband, Tony, of Albion, and Marguerite Allen, of Augusta. Bob's family also included numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, all of which he loved and cherished.

Relatives and friends may visit from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 26, at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Augusta. Burial will follow in Holy Family Cemetery, Townsend Road, Augusta.

Memorial donations may be made to either HealthReach Hospice & Volunteers of Kennebec Valley, P.O. Box 828, Waterville, ME 04903-0828; or Franciscan Missions, P.O. Box 130, Waterford, WI 53185.

Condolences, photos and memories may be shared at www.plummerfh.com.