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Michel Gendron Obituary
Mike was born February 9, 1954 in Manchester, NH. He attended Manchester High School West where he was a member of the football team as well as a track-and-field athlete. During this time, he also worked side-by-side with his father in construction, picking up many skills of the trade. After high school, he served four years in the Marine Corps, stationed both in Japan and North Carolina. He then went on to attend New Hampshire Vocational Technical College where he obtained his degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Mike was a man of many hobbies. His passions included flying, inventing, archery, fishing, model-building, and spending time at the local firing range. He enjoyed being outdoors, particularly admiring the deer and other wildlife that would often visit his apple tree.
He had an aptitude for mechanical problem-solving and thinking outside the box. He would often spend hours at a time devising new ways of doing things more efficiently. As inventive as he was, he always preferred using a good old-fashioned atlas and compass instead of a GPS.
Mike is survived by his son Joseph Gendron and wife Laura, daughter Natalie Gendron and fiance Carol, son Nathan Gendron and wife Lauren, sister Lorraine Radick and husband Ken, Aunt Flore Coyne, Aunt Rita Bruneau, and his loving grandchildren and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Laval and Claire Gendron.
Mike will be sorely missed by friends and family.
Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at J.N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home in Manchester on Monday, July 20th. Funeral services will be at St. Peter's Church in Auburn on Tuesday, July 21st at 10:00 AM followed by burial at 12:00 PM at the NH State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Mike's name to Liberty House, 75 W. Baker Street, Manchester, NH 03103.
For more information and online guestbook please visit www.bouffordfuneralhome.com.
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Jane
August 10, 2020
Mich and I were super close friends in HS and we also continued to see one another for several years later. He visited me for a week when I lived in Illinois and also when I was in college. He was a very special friend and I’m so sorry that we didn’t keep in touch. Thank you for your friendship, Mich, and for your service to our country. You are missed.
Love,
Jane
dave c
July 22, 2020
Just found out of Mike's passing from a friend and I would like to pass on my condolences to the whole family. Mike and I were neighbors growing up and spent a good amount of time together. His mechanical aptitude was evident at an early age as he could solve any project and I always was impressed at how easy it came to him. One of the hardest couple weeks of physical work I had as a teenager was when Mike and I worked on a roofing project for his dad Laval. I last saw him in a chance meeting and still remember how happy he was expressed by his wide smile.
Best regards
Dave Conrad/old friend and neighbor
July 21, 2020
To the Gendron Family:
On behalf of a grateful nation, and the Department of NH, VFW/Auxiliary District #7, we wish to acknowledge your loved one's service to our country, and send our deepest condolences on your loss.
District #7 Chaplain,
Cathy Burns
elizabeth
July 20, 2020
I knew of him while I attended West as a new person who had just moved to NH from another state. He always seemed like such a nice guy but I never had him in any of my classes. I knew immediately who it was from the name, and I just would like to send the family my sincere condolences on this loss. Take care.
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