Uwe

““Uwe had an amazing intelligence, inexhaustible perseverance and an uncanny ability to focus. Sadly, his first inkling that something was wrong, was that he could not gather his thoughts one morning,” Kahn said.

“He was a familiar figure who buzzed around Maine (and the continental U.S.) in his Mercedes convertible in the warmer months. For overseas travel he preferred the Queen Mary 2 , which he’d taken 10 times. Wherever he went, he easily stood out, the rear seat of his Mercedes removed, driver’s seat pushed all the way back, to fit his long legs. He rode though life with pale blue eyes as alert as a hawk and usually a big smile, his long silver hair flowing in the wind.

“He was often heard to say “Ah, life, itself. It’s wonderful. ””

Langmesser remembered as one in a million - By Linda Dackman

Uwe Langmesser, a larger-than-life figure easily recognized in Midcoast Maine, died in Bonn, Germany, March 23, 2018, of an extremely rare and very fast-acting prion…

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