Obituary: Roland Crooker GARDINER - Roland Crooker, 56, passed away after a six-day illness and an eight-day stay at MaineGeneral Medical Center from complications ... Share Roland Crooker GARDINER – Roland Crooker, 56, passed away after a six-day illness and an eight-day stay at MaineGeneral Medical Center from complications of Covid. Roland was born in Waynesburg, Pa., Feb. 27,1964. He was the son of John and Madeline (Tharp) Crooker of Prentiss, Maine. Roland attended grammar school in Peabody, Mass., and Springfield, Maine, junior high in Lee, Maine, and high school at Lee Academy. He graduated from Eastern Maine Vocational and Technical Institute with an Associate Degree, Architectural Engineer. Roland enjoyed gardening but was more into academics; he was a voracious reader of science fiction and loved cross word puzzles.