AUGUSTA, Maine — Watch: Funeral for former Maine Gov. Joe Brennan
A funeral service was held for former Maine Gov. Joe Brennan on Friday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in his home city of Portland.
Gov. Janet Mills ordered the United States and State of Maine flags to be lowered at half-staff statewide Friday.
Mills previously issued the following statement honoring Brennan’s life and legacy:
“Maine and the nation have lost a great public servant, and I have lost a friend. Through five decades of public service – as a state legislator, County Attorney, Attorney General, Member of Congress, Federal Maritime Commissioner, and as Maine’s 70th Governor — Joe Brennan never stopped working to improve the lives of Maine people," Mills said. "The proud son of Irish immigrants, Gov. Brennan’s career was guided by the core values of hard work, fairness, friendship, and a drive to help those who needed a helping hand, values which he learned growing up on working-class Munjoy Hill in Portland.”
“Governor Brennan’s philosophy was perhaps best summed up by the slogan featured on one of his campaign buttons: ‘everyone counts’. On behalf of the people of Maine, I extend my deepest condolences to Joe’s wife Connie, his children, JB and Tara, and the entire Brennan family.”
To read Gov. Mills' full statement, click here.'
