Michael Poutiatine

VERO BEACH, Fla. Michael Poutiatine died Friday, December 17, 2004 at the age of 69 at the Indian River Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Michael was born on May 8, 1935 in Albany, N.Y. He was a long time resident of Loudonville, N.Y., where he and his wife, Marcia raised their daughters, Allison and Jennifer. They moved to Vero Beach, Fla. in 1991. He was a graduate of the Harvey School, formerly of Hawthorne, N.Y., the St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. and Yale University, where he was captain of the polo team his senior year. He served on the board of the Albany Boys and Girls Club and most recently on the Indian River Hospital Foundation Board. He worked for the John A. Manning Paper Company; however, most of his career was in the travel industry. Mr. Poutiatine was a member of the St. Augustine of Cantebury Church, Vero Beach. He was a member of the Moorings and Hawks Nest Clubs in Vero Beach; Schuyler Meadows Club in Loudonville, N.Y., the Saratoga Reading Rooms in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and the Springdale Hall Club in Camden, S.C. He was the son of the late Prince Serge and Shirley Poutiatine of Loudonville and Charleston, S.C. and is survived by his wife, Marcia Merserve Poutiatine; and two daughters, Allison Poutiatine and Jennifer Marley and her husband Paul C. Marley Jr. He also leaves behind his brother, Ivan Poutiatine of Mill Valley, Calif.; and sister, Mariana Cotten of Sarasota, Fla. Services will be in early 2005. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Indian River Hospital Foundation or the VNA and Hospice of Vero Beach, Fla. or the Albany Medical Center in Albany. Michael Poutiatine will be remembered for all the stories his family and friends have to tell of the life that he loved and lived so well, but most of all he will be remembered for his kind heart, for he was Simply Divine.