FRANK O. AVANTAGGIO JR. ’56

FRANK O. AVANTAGGIO JR., M.D., a retired surgeon, died Feb. 8, 2015. He was 80. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he received his degree with honors and was elected to Sigma Xi. He spent a year in Holland as a Fulbright Scholar and then received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. After surgical training at the Maine Medical Center, he served in the U.S. Air Force for two years and then returned to Damariscotta to practice surgery for the next 26 years. A lifelong bibliophile, he volunteered at a used bookshop. He was also an avid gardener. Predeceased by a son, he is survived by his wife of 33 years, Mary McFarland Avantaggio. He is also survived by four sons; one daughter, Andrea Avantaggio ’87; eight grandchildren; two sisters; and his former wife, LaDeana.