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Michael Cougill Obituary

Michael A. Cougill

Resident of San Jose

Born Dec 28, 1959, Mike played his last song on Sept 9, 2010. He will be remembered as a loving father and wonderful brother.

Family and friends will keep his talent as a musician, his incredible sense of humor and his enthusiasm for baseball, in their hearts forever.

He is survived by his son, Sean Patrick Cougill; sister, Kathleen Betts (Stephen); brother, Patrick Cougill (Lori); aunt, Marie Lipari; sister-in-law, Jan Masuda Cougill; nieces, Alison Betts Chalmers, Kaitlin Cougill and Lindsay Cougill, and nephews, Andrew Paz and Ryan Cougill.

Mike joins his parents, Billy Joe and Anita Bocca Cougill, brothers, Stephen, Kevin and Timothy and his grandparents, Kathryn Monogue, and Floyd and Jewell Cougill.

Services will be held on Sept 16, 7:00 pm at St. Martin of Tours, 200 O'Connor Drive, San Jose, CA 95128.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times on Sep. 14, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for Michael Cougill

18 Entries

toni centorani

December 29, 2011

Happy Birthday Mike...

December 16, 2011

You come to my mind a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVuq1E0N9U&feature=related

October 21, 2011

It's been a tough week thinking about you. I hope you got the hope I tried to tell you about. This song is for you and anyone who listens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfXXtL2fIKg

Beth Ahlquist

September 9, 2011

Thinking about you today! It's been a year since you left us, but it feels like a life time.

Mike and Beth about 1984. Mike was a super great guy.

Beth Ahlquist

August 30, 2011

Michael Cougill at Lake Tahoe with my family

Beth Ahlquist

August 27, 2011

Playing with his buddies for the neighborhood. Mike was very talented.

Beth Ahlquist

August 27, 2011

Playing the piano at my parents.

Beth Ahlquist

August 27, 2011

This is the Mike that captured my heart. 1984

Beth Ahlquist

August 27, 2011

Beth Ahlquist

August 27, 2011

I was just searching for you and found you here. I'm so sorry to find you this way!! I am so so sorry! You were my first love and boyfriend. I loved how you serenaded me with music and wrote me poems. You capture my heart and forever you will be part of me. Blessing and peace to the Cougill family.

March 21, 2011

R.I.P. Mike. Just found this in a search for you online. Now I wish I had tried a lot earlier. I'll never forget all the great times we had playing in our band, traveling all around and having fun everywhere we went. I regret loosing contact for so long now. ---Zack

Newton

October 4, 2010

To the Cougill family, sorry for your loss, may GOD give you the STRENGTH, LOVE, and PEACE in this time of sorrow. May he R.I.P <3

September 15, 2010

Mike,you wrote some of my favorite songs,songs like "Amy's all night cafe,"Going to St.Thomas,"Scotty" and"Falling in and out love" just name a few.You were a shining light.I loved you like a brother.
Peace,Steven larson

Peggy McNeal-Hoyt

September 14, 2010

So sorry to hear of Mike's passing. There was great joy in the presence of any Cougill boy. I enjoy the memories of some very good times. I know Kevin and TJ will welcome him home to rest now in peace. Thank you Mike for the pure joy of good times with you and your brothers. I miss you all. God Bless you.

Dennis Frasher

September 14, 2010

You always made me laugh Mike.Rest in peace brother.

Mike Cirimele

September 14, 2010

Mike and I bought a 20-game ticket to the Giants in '82. We braved the cold of Candlestick drinking coffee (honest). Mike would hang on every pitch - fully into the game. I’m sure that’s the way he played his music too. The Giants finished 3rd that year in a close race, but eliminated the Dodgers on the final weekend. Mike and I were ecstatic. Never have I enjoyed a baseball season more than in '82 because of Mike.

I got to know Mike, the Cougill brothers along with the Quinto House ‘gang’ over massive amounts of coffee at Bob's Big Boy restaurant. We started and ended almost every night parked in a window booth. It was the pre-Starbucks, pre-cell phone, pre-texting era and we had little to distract us other than the waitresses. Subjects and conversations were discussed until completion. Positions were raised and debated. Coffee was consumed and refilled. It was the movie 'Diner' before the movie 'Diner'. The Cougill brothers could have sued if they knew someone stole their story. Bob's restaurant didn't do a very good business with us... Coffee was the only purchase - but we always left a nice tip. In the end Bob's went out of business (no help from us), and no other restaurant filled the void. Eventually we drifted apart.

I would run into Mike every year or two after that, and whenever I did it was just as familiar as if we’d been hanging out continuously. He was always entertaining and warm, bright and current, happy and kind.

I will miss you Mike. See you in that diner in the sky.

Mike Cirimele

September 14, 2010

In 1982 Mike Cougill and I bought a 20-game pack to the SF Giants. We would sit in the draft of Candlestick and drink coffee (honest). Mike would completely immerse himself in the action (the same way he did his music) but always joking and enjoying the sights and sounds of the park. The Giants finished a close 3rd that year, but on the final weekend the Team stopped the Dodgers from advancing, and that was a moral victory almost as sweet as the division title. I never enjoyed a baseball season more than the '82 season because of Mike.

My friendship with Mike and the Cougill brothers formed over many cups of coffee at Bob's Big Boy Hamburgers. This was before Starbucks and the Cougill brothers were the original cast of the movie "Diner". In fact, they could have sued for plagiarism. Nearly every night began and ended at Bob's. It's where we met before the night started, sometimes going separate ways, and re-gathering at nights end. The brothers all but owned a window booth; never buying more than a cup of coffee, but leaving generous tips for the waitress - which were 'natrually' being ogled by us 20-somthings. Every subject was discussed to completion. It was the pre-cell-phone, pre-texting, pre-internet era... We had plenty of time and few distractions (other than the waitresses of course). Bob's eventually went out-of-business, and I think we all felt a little guilty (but got over it quick). Yet no place could every replace that window booth and eventually everyone moved on - in different directions regrettably.

Over the year I saw less-and-less of Mike, but when I did he was just as warm, friendly and familiar as if I'd been hanging out with him the whole time. Easy to talk to, thoughtful and entertaining, warm and kind.

I'll miss you Mike.

ken&sarah robertson

September 14, 2010

michael, you were my little bro. too........may you sleep well and say hello to the bros. love ya, ken.

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