WINDHAM— Arthur "Art" Maynard Lent, 71, passed away July 7, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with his loved ones by his side. Art was born March 17, 1947, the son of Robert and Celia (Maynard) Lent in Seneca Falls, NY. Following his education, he entered the Merchant Marine before enlisting in the United States Army. Art's military service began at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California where he learned Russian. He was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War and served as a Russian linguist for four years. Shortly before his discharge, he met Margaret Dwyer in San Francisco, Ca. She was the love of his life. Two years to the day they met they were married on March 18, 1972. Art and Margaret lived in various places, growing their family of six children in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and eventually settling in Maine in 1982. His career included working as a Field Supervisor with Exxon and retiring in 2009 after 30 years with the US Postal Service. A dedicated and faithful servant, Art was also an ordained minister and spent 13 years as a Pastor at the Church at Falmouth. After a period of declining health, he felt he was not able to continue. He became a member of Eastpoint Church in South Portland where he was so blessed with many great friends. A smart man, he was an avid reader. He was loved for his great sense of humor and his genuine care for others. He loved his children and grandchildren and wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to share time with them. He always spoke very highly of his family and he especially loved road trips and dinners out with his wife. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Lent of Windham; children, Sean Lent and his wife, Kathryn Toppan of Portland, ME, Daniel Lent of Colorado Springs, CO, Timothy Lent of Lunenburg, MA, Sarah Kuhn and her husband Bryan of Bear Lake, MI, Cecelia Mullen and her husband Timothy of Burlington, MA, and Hannah Brown and her husband Brandon of Fitchburg, MA; a brother David Lent and his wife Aretta of Zephyrhills, FL; and 16 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm at the Windham Chapel of Dolby Blais & Segee, 434 River Rd., Windham, ME 04062. A funeral service will be held on Friday at 11am at the chapel. Burial will follow at 2pm at the Southern Maine Memorial Veteran's Cemetery in Springvale. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Art's name may be made to: ABBA, A Women's Resource Center, 1250 Forest Avenue, 2nd Floor, Portland, ME 04103 or online at www.abbaportland.org/donate.