Michael P. Milliman, 69
PORTLAND – Michael P. Milliman, of Exeter St., passed away Saturday October 29, at Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough, with family nearby. He was born on March 29, 1947, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Harold and Grace Milliman. He attended De La Salle High School in Minneapolis and also the University of Minnesota.
A longtime resident of Portland, he worked for many years as a wine salesman and manager for National Distributors and Nappi Distributors. He traveled to California and to Europe to visit vineyards and winemakers and was noted for his knowledge of wine among the restaurant community in Portland and the coast. Intelligent and charismatic, he was devoted to the people and the things he loved, including fishing, drives along the coast with his mother, his sister's Cape Cod cottages, gardening, reading, and book collecting. He was an avid follower of the Red Sox and Notre Dame football. For a period he lived abroad in Paris and Senegal.
He is survived by his sister Rosemary, of North Bergen, NJ, brother Patrick, of Norwalk, CT, niece Hayley of Memphis, TN, and nephew, Nick, of Boston, MA.
A memorial service will be held at Scales Restaurant in Portland, Saturday, November 26, at noon.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Chad E. Poitras Cremation and Funeral Service, Buxton. Online condolence messages can be submitted at www.mainefuneral.com