Jason graduated from Messalonskee High School in 1994 and also attended the University of Maine at Augusta where he received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. After joining the United States Air Force on 1998, Jason was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central Coast of California where he met his wife Crystal. Jason and Crystal were married May 12, 2001 at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Waterville, Maine. After his military service, Jason gained employment with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the maximum security penitentiary in Lompoc, California where he quickly gained the love and respect of many. In April of 2012 Jason finally was able to obtain a transfer back to New England to a brand new Federal Facility in Berlin, NH, he was so happy to be coming home to his family once again who were so important to him.
Jason is survived by his loving wife Crystal Carpenter, his father O'Neil Carpenter, mother Judith Westman, brothers Timothy Carpenter; James Carpenter & wife Danielle and their children Alicia, Christopher, and Abby; Dave Boudreau; Peter Boudreau and his wife Jen and their daughter Olivia and sons Alex, Ethan, and Lucas; sisters Jacqueline Sweigart and husband Charles Sweigart; Violet White-Carpenter and sons Michael and Joseph Dorval; Jodi Carpenter-Jones and Husband Will Jones and their daughters Katie and Amanda Dale, and sons Nathaniel and Alex Jones. He is also survived by nephews Shawn and Bill Carpenter who he grew up with and were like brothers to him as well as many aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and his In-laws to whom he was the son they never had. He is also proud to be survived by an entire family of Bureau of Prisons Brothers and Sisters, an organization he was proud to be a part of from the beginning to the end.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, November 15 at 9 AM at Notre Dame Catholic Church on Silver Street in Waterville. Visiting hours will be held at Veilluex Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street, Waterville on Friday November 15 from 12-2 PM and 4-6 PM.
There will be a celebration of Jason’s life to be held for Friends and Family at the Fairfield VFW, Saturday November, 16 from 1-6 PM. Committal prayers will take place Monday, November 18, at 8 AM at St Francis Catholic Cemetery in Waterville.
In Lieu of Flowers, donations may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, or to a blood donation center at an American Red Cross organization in your area.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Veilleux Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street, Waterville. www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com
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