John F. Kimball ’50

John F. Kimball ’50, of Portland, Me., formerly of Falmouth and East Boothbay, Me.; Feb. 5. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in communication intelligence. Upon completion of his military service, he relocated to Maine, where he began at George C. Frye Co., a medical and dental supply distributor in Portland, which he helped to manage and own with his father, Milton S. Kimball. After the company was sold, he began his own advertising agency, Partridge Island Co., located in the Old Port District of Portland. He was involved in the Portland art community for more than 20 years and served as vice chairman and member of the Maine Arts Commission and board member of the Maine College of Art (now MECA). He was a trustee of the Portland Symphony Orchestra and the Portland Museum of Art. He produced his own paintings, photographs, and mixed media and exhibited his work in the Portland Community, the University of Maine in Gorham, the University of New England Gallery, and the Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; three daughters; a son-in-law; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.