PRESQUE ISLE – Philip H. Michaud, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born July 24, 1927, in Eagle Lake, the son of Thomas E. and Evelyn (Gagnon) Michaud.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. Phil married Joan Curtis, Feb. 20, 1950. He worked as a clothing salesman and retired from W.S. Emerson Co., Brewer, in the early 1980s. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, past member of the Abnaki Club, Knights of Columbus and American Legion. Phil was an avid candle pin bowler, and bowled in the Eastern Maine Bowling Tournament in March of every year. He was an avid Yankee fan. He started golfing in the late 1960s. After his retirement, the golf course became the location of his “job.” He met many wonderful people that he would have never known had he not taken up the sport. One of the special moments in his life was introducing and showing his two grandsons, Trent and Justin, how to bowl and play golf. Recently he turned his legacy of the art of Italian sandwich making over to his granddaughter Billie.
Phil is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joan Michaud of Presque Isle; two daughters, Cam Hayward and her husband, Keith, of Presque Isle and Connie Trakas and her companion, John Robbins, of Columbia S.C.; five siblings, Lionel of Presque Isle, Lucille of Portland, Rene of North Carolina, Theodore of Van Buren and Guilda of California; grandchildren, Trent Tompkins and wife, Kerri Lynn, of Rhode Island, Justin Trakas and his wife, Erin, of Pennsylvania, Billie Porter and her husband, Matthew, of Mapleton, Mark Hayward and his companion, Kim Oldenburg, of Enfield, Chris Hayward and his wife, Jen, of Scarborough, Leigh Albert of Presque Isle and Jay Hayward of Saco; two special great-grandsons, Brandon and Hudson Porter of Mapleton; a special brother-in-law, Benjamin Curtis of Lewiston; many nieces and nephews, including a special great-niece and caregiver, Cindy Humphrey of Presque Isle. He was predeceased by his parents; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Benjamin A. and Hope K. Curtis; four brothers, Camille, Roland, Benoint and Thomas; two sisters-in-law, Phyllis Jordan and Marion Lewis; and a brother-in-law, Philip Curtis. The family thanks Hospice of Aroostook, Ruth Collins, Dr. Bruce Alexander, and the intensive care staff at The Aroostook Medical Center for all the excellent care given to Phil.
Friends may call 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, with the Rev. Aaron Damboise officiating. Donations may be made in his memory to House of Comfort, P.O. Box 766, Presque Isle, ME 04769 or to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.duncan-graves.com.