Title	Mr.
Last Name	Sands
First Name	Ronald
Middle Name	F
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Dexter,ME
Date of Birth	1936-03-12
Place of Death	Carmel,ME
Date of Death	1991-08-15
Publication	Bangor Daily 8-1991
Obituary	RONALD F. SANDS CARMEL and BANGOR - Ronald F. Sands, 55, husband of Susan (Gilpa- trick) Sands, died unexpectedly Aug. 15, 1991, at his residence. He was born March 12, 1936, at Dexter, the son of Carl W. and Julia (Clukey) Sands. Mr. Sands was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a graduate of the Hartford Art School of Hartford, Conn. He was an art teach- er at Fifth Street Junior High School of Bangor for several years and later at Bangor High School for many years. Mr. Sands enjoyed nature, history and art, in which he contributed and en- couraged his students pursuance and enjoyment of the arts. He was an avid athlete, naturalist and mountain climber and was a strong supporter of nature societies and their interests. Mr. Sands was currently doing re- search into his family history and was in the process of producing a video biography of his family tree. He will be remembered by his daughter, Kerri, for his songs and jokes. Surviv- ing, in addition to his wife of Carmel, are his daughter, Kerri Sands of Car- mel; one brother, Galen Sands of Dexter; three sisters, Isabel Sampson of Newington, Conn., Althea Thombs and Ruth Dow, both of Dexter; sever- al nieces and nephews. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Brookings- Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Crosby and Neal, 238 Main St., Dexter. Graveside services will be held 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, with Mr. Galen Sands, officiating,