Portland, William Vaughn Wescott, 86, passed away on December 22, 2022 at Gosnell Hospice after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. William was born in Westbrook, Maine to Doris Parker & Myron Smith Wescott on February 7, 1937. After graduation from Portland High School he joined the Army and was stationed in Germany. On coming home, he spent the next 30 years working for American Can Company. In between those years, he got a teaching degree on the GI Bill but chose to remain with the Can Company. He married Mary LeClerc in 1962 and were married for 60 years. They had 3 children; Kristi King of Sanford, Scott Wescott of Las Vegas, and Daisha Sullivan of Norwood Mass. Each of them produced 2 grandchildren for a total of 6. Bill was a champion swimmer. His last big swim was across and back Bony Eagle Pond at the age of 80. He also swam Portland to Peaks Island several times and was a life guard at East End Beach in the summers. His 3 children were great swimmers because of his coaching. He loved to play cribbage, poker, high-lo, Jack and Rummy with his wife, children, and grandchildren. Bill's mother, father, and brother Robert pre-deceased him. A celebration of life is planned at the cemetery in North Windham and at his summer cottage on Bonny Eagle Pond in Buxton in the summer of 2023.