Stephen Henry Maigret

1958 - 2023

Stephen Henry Maigret, 65, passed away October 30, 2023 after a brief illness. He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on January 8, 1958, the fourth child of the late Conrad A. Maigret and Anita E. (Reilly) Maigret. He spent his childhood years in Attleboro, graduating from Bishop Feehan High School in 1975.

Steve set his sights early on living in Florida. At age 14, he and a friend ran away from home in Massachusetts with the goal of going to Florida and getting jobs at Disney World; they made it almost to Orlando before they were picked up by authorities and returned to their parents. Steve attempted the move to Florida again several years later as a young married man with a child, and this time it stuck. Over the next four decades, he worked at a variety of industrial and construction jobs in Florida, finishing his career as a highly valued Senior Project Manager for Nutter Custom Construction in Sarasota.

Steve was a big man with a big heart and a big personality. He was smart and funny, and loved to tease. He was also a gifted writer whose humorous letters and email missives were a treat to receive. He showed a very early interest in automobiles, and, as a two-year-old, once astounded a neighbor who was visiting in the front yard by correctly identifying the make and model of a passing car. By his later years, his knowledge of automobiles was encyclopedic. Steve loved to learn things and had a number of interests and passions through the years, including music and drumming, muscle cars, and motorcycles. His favorite place to be was outdoors, and he found solace in the natural splendor of Florida, where he could often be found at the outdoor shooting range, tending to his expansive grill in the backyard, or exploring the trails that meandered through the woods surrounding his home.

He is survived by his two children, Jessica Maigret of Bradenton, Florida, and Kyle Maigret of Sarasota, Florida; by a brother, Robert Maigret of Warwick, Rhode Island; by three sisters, Mary Chamberlain of Plainville, Massachusetts, Jean Potuchek of Poland, Maine, and Ann Marie Plath of Attleboro, Massachusetts; by several nieces and nephews; and by numerous friends. He will be sorely missed by them all.

A Celebration of Life will be held January 7, 2024 at Carlton Reserve, 1800 Mabry Carlton Parkway, Venice, Florida; this will be an open-house format with people invited to stop by between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, P.O. Box 11010, Tallahassee, FL 32302.