Roland Michaud

WATERVILLE – In the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Roland Michaud was re-joined with his wife, Ann, of 65 years who had passed away just 13 days before. Roland was surrounded by his son, Mike, daughters Tess and Lucie, and daughter-in-law, Karen Michaud, when he passed peacefully into the hands of the Lord.

Roland was raised in Waterville by his father, J. Alcid Michaud and mother, Jenny Mae Michaud. Roland was a graduate of Coburn Classical Institute in Waterville and Franklin Technical College in Boston. Roland worked his entire career for New England Telephone and Telegraph.

The measure of a person is not only what they have accomplished in their life, but more importantly how and why they have accomplished those things. For Roland, the what in life was merely a conduit for the why. Roland often said, if you’re going to take from the community you live in, you are going to find ways to give back.

True to his word, Roland’s why in life was to serve the needs of his family, his community, his country, and his God. Roland was instrumental in establishing the first Boys Scout Troop in Winslow and went on to be a key leader in the yearly Boy Scout gatherings at Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade. Roland believed that giving youth structure and purpose was foundational to their successes in life. Consequently, besides the support for the Boy Scouts, Roland was the first director of parks and recreation for Winslow (a position not yet established and one in which he took no pay) installing many of the first playground apparatuses by himself under the watchful eye of his adolescent son, Mike.

When approached by several members of the community to help establish a local credit union, Roland’s leadership and drive proved instrumental in what would become the Winslow Federal Community Credit Union, of which he served many years as its president and board chair. Roland was also instrumental in establishing the form of government in Winslow which exists today. In the process he served for almost 40 years on Winslow’s Town Council, many of those as Council Chair.

Roland had an engineering mind, often creating from scratch such things as go karts for his children in the summers and snowmobiles for them in the winters. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that if something needed fixing Roland was the person to bring it to, who then would make sure it was returned to working order. Never done for profit, Roland’s belief in giving back extended to all areas of his life. Roland also served in the Army during the Korean War following his graduation from college.

While Roland’s life was one of service to others, it was his love and caring for his wife Ann that was clearly the single most important focus in his life, a focus he maintained with extreme diligence until her passing just days before his. Roland has left his mark on all of us, a mark that has enhanced our lives in ways we can never repay. Dad, your final mission is complete, rest in peace soldier, you have served all with honor and distinction.

Roland is survived by his son, Michael and wife Karen Michaud (Harfoush) of Winslow and their children Jacob Michaud and wife Britney Michaud of Belgrade, and daughter, Kimberly Boutin of Winslow; his daughter, Esther “Tess” Carter and husband Donald Carter of China and their children Michael Loubier and wife Meghan Loubier of Winslow, and Jasmine Carter and husband Chris Vogt of Arlington Mass.; his daughter, Lucie Loubier of Winslow and her children Adam Loubier and wife Mindy Loubier of Winslow, Benjamin Loubier and wife Heather of China, and son Nathan Loubier of Portland; his deceased son, Lee Michaud’s son Dan Michaud and his wife Angie of Athens; his 12 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives.

Roland is predeceased by his parents, father, J. Alcid and maternal mother, Jenny Mae Michaud and stepmother, Dunny Michaud; his brother, Gerald Michaud and his wife Dolly Michaud, his sister, Cleo and husband Val, his son, Lee Patrick Michaud, his son-in-law, Mark Loubier, husband of daughter Lucie Loubier.

Visiting hours for both Roland and Ann will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday Sept. 13 at Gallant Funeral Home, 10 Elm St., Waterville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at St. John the Baptist Church, 26 Monument St., Winslow. Burial will follow in St. Francis Catholic Cemetery.

Donations can be made to

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital,

501 St. Jude Place

Memphis, TN 38105

or Hospice of Maine.