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When he was very young his family bought the farm on Lake Road, Monticello, and he continued to live there for the rest of his life. He was always a farmer at heart. He met with the commissioner of agriculture and served on the governor's task force and advisory board. He was awarded Outstanding Soil and Water Farmer of the Year for Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District. After he retired from farming, he was hired by Mary's Catholic Church in the position of maintenance supervisor for St. for 14 years caring for the church, its lawns, parking lots and mowing its cemeteries. He was community oriented, serving on Monticello Volunteer Fire Department and as Monticello selectman. Michael as a third degree member of Knights of Columbus He is survived by his wife, Joyce (Cousins); five children, Gloria, Barbara, David, Robert and Joan; two sisters, Katherine Bell and Mary Moreshead; one brother, Richard "Dick" Brown; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Mary (Mahoney) Brown; three brothers, Lewis, Paul and Lawrence. |