DADE CITY, Fla. – Robert Burns Purvis, 87, formerly from Saco, Maine passed away March 15, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born on July 7, 1934 to George and Vaughn Purvis in New Brunswick, Canada.

Robert Purvis patiently waited in front of a computer and webcam at a Morale Welfare and Recreation center on Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, as his wife checked in at Labor and ...