Lino Gerard Charpentier Jr., known to friends as “Jerry,” passed away on January 22, 2023, at the age of 81.

Lino was born in Bath, Maine, to Florence Amanda Charpentier and Lino Gerard Charpentier Sr., where he lived until his Junior year in high school. Lino then moved to Florida with his parents where he graduated from South Broward High School and enrolled in ROTC. He
earned a BA at Loyola University in New Orleans and went on to serve as a captain in the Army.

Lino met his ex-wife, Gabriele Hildegard Charpentier, in 1965 while stationed in Aschaffenburg, Germany. After their wedding, the family returned to Florida where Lino worked for Walt Disney World, Deloitte & Touche as well as Security 1st Federal Savings & Loan. In 1975, Lino returned with his family to his beloved state of Maine where he worked for Dielectric LLC for nine years. During this time, the family lived in South Bridgton. In 1984, Lino relocated with his family back to Florida to care for his ailing parents. There he continued his civilian career as a professional accountant. In retirement, Lino pursued his lifelong dream of acting and performed in many community theater productions, as well as several television commercials.

Lino was survived by his daughter, Catherine Charpentier, son, Michael Charpentier, son-in-law, Scott Macleod, daugh-ter-in-law, Heike Schmidt-Charpentier, and grandchildren Ian, Jennifer, Jonas and Jannik.

A funeral service and burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery, where Lino will be remembered for his love and devotion to his family, the Catholic Church, his distinguished service to his country, as well as his love of the state of Maine and childhood friends. May he rest in peace.