LEWISTON, Maine — Ron Morin's family and friends came together last month to raise $1,000 for the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society.
Morin was an avid dog lover. The money was raised through an exercise class.
"Today we are thankful for the friends and family of the late Ron Morin," the humane society said in a social media post on Thursday. "Thank you for thinking of our animal friends as you continue to celebrate a life well lived!"
The humane society shared a photo of Morin snuggling with his best friend Remy.
Morin, a 55-year-old from Lewiston, was playing cornhole at Schemengee's with the bar's manager, Joey Walker, on the night of the Oct. 25 shooting, Morin's friends said. Walker was also killed.
"I mean, it didn't feel real. It still really doesn't feel real," Chase Cote said. "We knew we were probably going to be connected and affected by this, not just because it was in a community but people we were close with."
Morin worked for Coca-Cola as a Sales Merchandiser since 1989, his friends and the company said.
Cote and his friend Derek Haskell knew Ron Morin well. Morin was a family friend they would get dinners with, play street hockey with, and in Derek's case, work with. Ron and Derek were both softball umpires.
"It was just his infectious smile and comedy that he brought with things, which was great. He would always ask about my family," Haskell said. "The last time I worked with Ron, I had had my kid by then. Ron asked, 'How's [your] kid doing?' It would just be things other than what we're doing at the time because he was caring, he was compassionate, and he was...He was there for people when you needed them. Ron was a great person."