- Date Of Birth: September 25, 1938
- Date Of Death: August 27, 2017
- State: Michigan
Meade A. Gougeon
September 25, 1938 – August 27, 2017
Meade A. Gougeon died Sunday, August 27, 2017 peacefully at his home in Bay City Michigan with his family by his side. He was 78 years old.The oldest of four children, he was born September 25, 1938 to Meade and Elizabeth “Betty” Gougeon. After graduating from T.L. Handy High School, Meade earned a degree in Industrial Management from Western Michigan University in 1960. He served honorably in the U.S. Army.With his brothers Joel and Jan, Meade founded Gougeon Brothers, Inc. in Bay City in 1969. The company currently employs 45 individuals and is a leading manufacturer of marine epoxies worldwide. A pioneer of using wood and epoxy in composite structures, he wrote The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction, a celebrated text used by boat builders the world over. Always involved in his community, Meade served on Delta College Board of Trustees, the Kantzler Foundation Board of Trustees, the Bay Arenac Community High School Board of Directors, and the Bay County Library System Board of Trustees. In 2015, he was honored with the Peggy Rowley Community Enrichment Award at the Bay Area Community Foundation’s Faces of Philanthropy event. Meade was an avid multihull sailor, ice boater, and cyclist. Aboard his trimaran Adagio, he finished first in the Bayview-Mackinac Race in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2016. Sailing outrigger canoes, he placed first in his class in the Everglades Challenge in 2014 and 2017. He raced iceboats with the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association for several decades, winning the US Championship in 1981 and 1997. He was inducted, along with his brother Jan, into to National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2015. Meade is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Janet Gougeon and their children and spouses, Glenn Kirkland; Anne Michelle and Randy Mortensen; M. Ryan and Janice Gougeon; Benjamin and Logan Gougeon; Renee and Alan Gurski; Mia and Kwafo Adarkwa; Jae Gougeon; and Laura Gougeon, as well as grandchildren Brianna and Adina Kirkland; Sarah (Tyler) Millershaski and Emily Mortensen; Kelsey Gougeon-Knapp; Benjamin, Remington and Bellamy Gougeon; Jack, Elizabeth and Madeline Gurski; Olivia and Lily Adarkwa; Malaya Gougeon, and Jared Beebe. He is also survived by his brother Joel (Kaye) Gougeon; sister-in-law Sandra (Grant) Urband, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, sister Pamela (John) Thomas, brother Jan Gougeon, and son Gary (Michele Baltus) Kirkland.A celebration of Meade’s life begins at 12:00 noon, with farewell tributes from 2:00-4:00 PM, on Saturday September 9 at the Gougeon Brothers Boat Shop. All whom Meade would call friend and family are invited to attend.
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