David Francis Violette
1949 - 2016 (67 years)
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Name David Francis Violette Birth 4 Jun 1949 Lewiston, ME 
Gender Male Death 15 Jul 2016 Lewiston, ME Person ID P86021 Violette Family Last Modified 15 Jul 2021
Father Lionel Violette, b. 9 Dec 1923, Lewiston, ME d. 5 May 1986, Lewiston, ME (Age 62 years) Mother Muriel Fortin Family ID F3246 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - David Francis Violette, 67, of Lewiston, Maine died unexpectedly at Central Maine Medical Center on July 15, 2016. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on June 4, 1949, son of Muriel (Fortin) Violette and Lionel Violette. He was predeceased by his father in 1986. David was educated at St. Patrick’s School where he served as an altar boy; and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967. He continued his education at St. Francis College (University of New England) in Biddeford, Maine and Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire. He was a life-long student of nature and the environment and had a passion for and encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. David was an expert woodsman and fly fisherman whose favorite fishing spots included the Kennebago, Narraguagus, and Nezinscot Rivers and Aziscohos Lake. He tied his own flies and shared many of these with his friends. His flies have been described by those who know and appreciate the art of fly tying as “soulful and beautifully executed”.
David is survived by his mother Muriel Violette of Kennebunkport; sisters Susan Violette and Nancy Violette of Kennebunkport and Ann Violette of Lewiston; aunt Lorraine (Fortin) Johnsen of Lewiston; brother-in-law Stephen Couture of Kennebunkport; niece Sarah Couture of Kennebunkport; and daughter Heather Violette.
- David Francis Violette, 67, of Lewiston, Maine died unexpectedly at Central Maine Medical Center on July 15, 2016. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on June 4, 1949, son of Muriel (Fortin) Violette and Lionel Violette. He was predeceased by his father in 1986. David was educated at St. Patrick’s School where he served as an altar boy; and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967. He continued his education at St. Francis College (University of New England) in Biddeford, Maine and Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire. He was a life-long student of nature and the environment and had a passion for and encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. David was an expert woodsman and fly fisherman whose favorite fishing spots included the Kennebago, Narraguagus, and Nezinscot Rivers and Aziscohos Lake. He tied his own flies and shared many of these with his friends. His flies have been described by those who know and appreciate the art of fly tying as “soulful and beautifully executed”.