As a selectman and active resident, Mathew Lanigan, 48, was active in the town's Christmas Prelude festival.
By Melanie Creamer mcreamer@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Mathew Lanigan, a selectman and prominent business owner in Kennebunkport, died Tuesday of complications from brain surgery. He was 48.
Lanigan was a longtime supporter of the town's annual Christmas Prelude, a popular holiday festival in downtown Kennebunkport that begins this weekend.
Thousands are expected to fill Dock Square at 5:30 p.m. Friday for a tree-lighting, which will be dedicated to Lanigan.
"Mat has been such an integral part of this celebration for so many years," said Sheila Matthews-Bull, chair of the Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen, who also leads the Prelude committee. "We will feel the loss on a personal level, but when the guests come in for Prelude, we want them to enjoy it the way they always do. It's what Mat would have wanted."
He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Lanigan of Kennebunkport, and their three young children, Bryce, 8, Carter, 7, and Audrey, 4.
Lanigan owned and operated The Emporium in downtown Kennebunkport for 17 years.
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