Robert "Jay" Jolin Jr. Obituary (1957 - 2024)

Robert “Jay” Jolin Jr., 66, passed away on Thursday, August 08, 2024, at Maine Medical Center. Jay was born on October 5th, 1957, in Waterville, Maine. Jay grew up in Winslow, Maine and attended Winslow High School. He later moved to Bangor where he established many lifelong friends. He migrated to Ellsworth several years later and finally settled in Bar Harbor. Jay was a jack of all trades and certainly a handyman, but his true passions were fitness, cooking and a good scotch. He greatly enjoyed serving as a personal trainer and had always dreamed of owning his own gym, even developing a business plan for “Golds Gym.” If you had the pleasure of meeting him, you know he took great pride in his homemade beef jerky and his “doodads.” Jay is loved and survived by his daughter Erika Palmer and husband Tyler, grandchildren Marquis Palmer, Ella Palmer, Ava Palmer and Cole Stillwell, his sister Jody Leathers and husband Bob, niece Kristen Bowker, his brother Keith Jolin and niece Nicole Choquette, and his Aunt Sandra Haley and husband Bruce. He is predeceased by his daughter Courtney Jolin, sister Pam Grant, and his parents Robert and Betty Jolin. A special thank you to his great friend Bob Stutzman for always showing up and to his neighbors Cheryl and Shawn Young for being helpful and caring.