LEWISTON — Brandon Michael MacDonald, 18, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 13, at Central Maine Medical Center due to natural causes.

Brandon was born July 29, 1994, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, in Norway. Brandon grew up in Greene, attending schools in Greene and Turner. He graduated from Leavitt Area High School, Class of 2012, and recently graduated from the Lewiston Regional Technical Center Law Enforcement Program and was going to further his career in Law Enforcement at CMCC.

While in school, he played soccer, baseball and football. He also played baseball for Andy Valley League Post 58. Brandon was a member of the 2009 Class B Football State Championship team. Brandon also was a member of the Class B East Division Championship team for 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Brandon, at the time of his death, was employed at Dunkin Donuts on Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston.

He touched the lives of everyone he met. He would walk into a room and light it with a smile. He cared about others more than himself and made sure to give everyone a hug. One of Brandon’s many interests was spending time with his friends and family. Brandon loved spending time in the summer with his grandparents, Wendell and Valarie at Higgins Beach in Scarborough. He enjoyed spending time driving around in his car with his friends blasting the music.

Brandon is survived by his parents, Michael and Cindy (Strout) MacDonald, and brother, Bryan, of Greene; a sister, Christina M. MacDonald and her companion, Brian Estes and their children, Abigail and Jonathan Michael, of Gaffney, S.C.; grandmother, Valarie Knight of Casco; uncle, Wendell Strout and his wife, Deborah and daughter, Delanie and uncle, Scott Strout, all of Greene; cousins, Ben Boulay of Lewiston and David Williamson of Maryland; aunt, Mary Louise MacDonald of Rumford and uncle, Peter MacDonald and his wife, Jane, of Gray; special brothers, Zack Fullerton, Devin McMahan and Cordell Albert; as well as his best friend, Heather Brown.

He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Wendell and Teresa Strout; and paternal grandparents, Edmund and Dorothy MacDonald.

The family would like to say a special thank-you to Dunkin Donuts on Strawberry Avenue, United Ambulance, Central Maine Medical Center ER and the Lewiston Police Department for everything they did.

If Brandon could say one last thing it would be “Hey Beautiful” and give you a hug.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at

www.lynchbrothers.com.