Malcolm E. York

York, Malcolm E., 93, October 23, 2007.  Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Houlton.  Interment to be held in the Evergreen Cemetery. Houlton – Malcolm Edward York, 93, passed away October 23, 2007 at a local healthcare facility. He was born February 22, 1914 at Houlton, the son of James Edward and Angie (Guiou) York.
    Malcolm graduated from Houlton High School after which he worked as a telegrapher at the Houlton Telegraph Company and later for Edward’s Market in the mid-thirties. In 1942, he went to work for the US Army Air Force repairing electronic equipment and was sent by the military to school to study what was then secret radar systems in Rome, NY. He continued to work on military bombers and fighter planes until the end of World War II. In 1945, he started and operated York’s Radio Sales and Service until it was sold in the mid-sixties. In the early 50's, he joined in a partnership with Owen Hannigan and formed the Houlton Cable TV System which was the result of Malcolm’s electronics expertise and experiments that produced the first ever reception of TV signals and pictures in Houlton in 1948. In the mid-sixties, he started York’s Bookstore which is now operated by his son, Lynn York.
    Malcolm was a lifelong member of the Court Street Baptist Church where he served in several positions of leadership. He was a member and president in the Houlton Rotary Club. He was very proud of being a Mason and having been the Master of the Houlton Monument Lodge. He was a HAM radio operator (W1OCU). He was a skilled fly fisherman and avid hunter.
    Malcolm is survived by his sons Dean York and Lynn York both of Houlton; three granddaughters he loved, Susan J. York of Houlton, Jody E. White and her husband Kenneth of Brewer, Diane A. York of Standish; two great- grandchildren he adored, Gehrig and Casey White of Brewer; a brother and sister, Gerard York and Barbara Chapman both of Houlton; four lifelong friends, Hubert Golding, Lewis Webber, Rodney Palmer and Bernard Maher all of Houlton; and several nieces and nephews. Malcolm was predeceased by Muriel Grace (Golding) York, his beloved wife for seventy-two years in 2005; his parents; three sisters, Virginia Robbins, Ruth Berry and Gwen Gervais; two half-sisters, Alelade Zarilla and Betty Spears; and a half-brother, James York, Jr.
    Graveside services were held at the Evergreen Cemetery 2:00 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Arthur Myers officiating. Gifts may be made in Malcolm’s memory to the charity of one’s choice, c/o Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park Street, Houlton, 04730.