Brian Lawrence Merrill

Windham – Brian Lawrence Merrill 60, died on July 29, 2023, at his placement residence in Windham. Brian was born in Lewiston on August 23, 1962, the son of Albert Lawrence “Larry” Merrill and his wife, Muriel Agnes Jones Merrill.

At his birth, Brian was the much-loved and adored first grandson of his grandparents, Albert & Margaret (Juul) Merrill, and Melville & Agnes (Estes) Jones. Brian liked going on outings, people watching and fishing, and especially loved the beach. Despite his limitations and lifelong medical issues, he always did his best, and as a teenager, he attended the Bancroft School in New Jersey. His sister Debbie loved to talk about when they would play on the swings or go horseback riding as children. His Aunt Mavis remembers he loved ‘driving’ the old car behind his grandparents’ barn.

Brian was predeceased by his parents (Muriel in 2009 and Larry in 2012), and his twin sisters (Donna Sue on August 14, 1961 at 1-day old, and Deborah Lee Carlson on October 16, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL, age 60). Brian was also predeceased by his father’s brother Leonard Merrill in 2012 and his father’s sister Dorothy LeClair in 2020.

Brian is survived by his mother’s brother, Melville Jones Jr. of Lewiston ME; his father’s sister and her husband, Mavis & David Pomeroy of Detroit ME; his father’s sister-in-law, Carolyn Merrill of Loudonville NY; his paternal cousins Jeffrey Pomeroy, Barbara Pomeroy, Albert Merrill, Ernest Merrill, and Emily Merrill, their assorted spouses and children; his brother-in-law Raymond Carlson of Jacksonville FL; his niece and nephew, Autumn McCahill and Jeremy Carlson, and their spouses and Autumn’s four children, Jasmine Carlson, Aidan Clayton, Dillon and Logan McCahill.

In accordance with his father’s wishes expressed in 2009, Brian’s body will be cremated and interred with his parents at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Auburn, ME. The graveside service will be private.