Benjamin Maynard

Benjamin (Ben) Maynard, 41, of Longmeadow MA and formerly of Nobleboro ME passed away on June 25 after a long and valiant battle with brain cancer that began in 2011.
Ben was born in Augusta, ME. At the age of 3, he and his family moved to Nobleboro. Ben attended Lincoln Academy, where he was very active in athletics, playing varsity basketball and soccer. He would eventually be inducted into the Lincoln Academy Sports Hall of Fame in 2024. After graduating in the top 10 of his class in 2002, he attended and graduated from Keene State College (KSC) in Keene NH, majoring in Safety & Occupational Health. While at college, he was a four year member of the Keene State Owls basketball team, where he developed lifelong friendships to add to his list of cherished friends from back home in Lincoln County. While at KSC, he was part of a team that set a program record for single season wins (25). The 2003-04 Owls also became the first KSC team to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA men's division III basketball tournament.
After graduation he remained in Keene and began working as the Safety Director for Carlisle Wide Plank Floors in Stoddard, NH. Later in his career he worked briefly for Chubb Insurance as a Safety Inspector visiting the work sites of current and prospective insurance clients. His final employer was Smith & Wesson in Springfield, MA where Ben worked in its safety department for a facility employing over 1,000 people.
While living in Keene, Ben met his future wife Kimberly (Kim) Russo who was attending graduate school at Antioch University in Keene, where she earned her Doctorate in psychology. In 2013, they were married and in 2017 were blessed with the birth of their daughter Olivia to be followed by the birth of their son Miles in 2021.
Ben was an incredibly warm and outgoing individual and was often, if not always, eager to tell a story or two or three. He enjoyed (and excelled) at nearly any competitive pursuit, getting together with friends, outings with the family, and cheering for the Patriots and Celtics. He is survived by his loving wife Kim, daughter Olivia (8), son Miles (3) their little dog Gertie (who was his faithful companion until the end), his parents Patty & Kurt Maynard, his brother Erickson (EJ) Maynard, in-laws, uncles, aunts, cousins and countless friends who comprise his extended family.
A memorial gathering for friends and family is being planned for October 11 at Keene State college in Keene, NH.