Lucien P. Camire, 77 'Smokey' SANFORD -- Lucien P. Camire 'Smokey,' 77, of Sanford, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2009, at Maine Medical Center in Portland surrounded by his loving family following a lingering illness. He was born in Biddeford on Sept. 11, 1931, the son of Wilfred and Rose (Moreau) Camire. He was the youngest of 10 children, and attended school in Biddeford. On Sept. 2, 1950, he married the former Lucille Morin in Sanford and has resided here ever since. He was a devoted husband and a loving father of one son and five daughters. He enjoyed and took part in the restoration and building of his children's homes. He enjoyed watching professional wrestling and got most of all his grandsons interested into the sport, and also enjoyed reminiscing about his many trips to Canada and Florida. He worked at Bate's Mills, the Waterboro Tannery and at St. Ignatius Church in several capacities. He retired from the Sanford School Department as a custodian. He was communicant of St. Ignatius Church. He is predeceased by one daughter, Rachel (Camire) Martin, who passed away in 2003. He is also predeceased by seven brothers, Leo, Paul, Girard, Florien, Romeo, Conrad and Renald all of Biddeford, and two sisters, Rose Thibodeau and Jeanne Lebrun. He is survived by his devoted loving wife of 58 years, Lucille Camire of Sanford; his loving children, Gerard Camire and his wife Heidi, Pauline Smith and her husband Danny, Nancy Gendreau and her husband Paul Jr., Diane Therrien and her husband Mark, Rosie Brown and her husband Steve; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; one son-in- law, Richard Martin; and a special niece, Janice Presby of Florida. Visiting hours will be on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter St., Sanford. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Thérse of Lisieux Parish, Holy Family Church in Sanford. Burial will follow at St. Ignatius Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Lucien's name to: The Sanford Vocational School Scholarship Fund for Building Trades Care of Debra Guimont 52 Sanford High Boulevard Sanford, Maine 04073 Lucien P. Camire