Philip L. Mayrand
December 13, 1953 ~ December 24, 2022
Resided in:
Wakefield, New Hampshire
Philip L. Mayrand, 69, of Sanbornville, New Hampshire, passed away on December 24, 2022 in Sanford. He was born in Dover, NH, on December 13, 1953, a son of the late Henry Mayrand and Lorraine (Bourque) Mayrand Wheeler.
Philip was a gentle, quiet, caring and loving man who had a deep passion for the movie and music industry. He was always researching actors, actresses, movies, bands and musicians. His pride and joy was his movie room which he had built himself in his home. He had an extensive collection of movies and music and would host movie nights in which he would play different movies and even show a short subject clip and commercial breaks like in a drive-in.
When he was younger, he worked running movies at the Portsmouth and Newington drive-in theaters along with movie theaters in Dover, Portsmouth, Rochester NH and Kennebunkport, ME. He was currently employed by Square Trade as a sales consultant and enjoyed his employment.
Another of his favorite activities was riding around with the top down in his convertible with his best friend and long-time companion, Diane, by his side along with their dog, Gino, in the back seat. He enjoyed going to music concerts and working on computers and electronic equipment.
He was predeceased by his parents, infant daughter Carie, and his step-father George Wheeler.
He is survived by his brothers, Robert (Lorraine) Mayrand and Richard (Marie) Mayrand, along with several nephews, great nephews & great nieces. He is also survived by Diane Cluff and daughters, Bethani, Misty and granddaughter, Autumn.
A Graveside service will be held in the spring at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Rochester, New Hampshire. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.
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Phil was always a pleasure to supervise since meeting him in 2009 and then moving departments. Phil ended up reporting to me again in the journey with the company and it has been a good 7 years. Phil was always so punctual for his shifts and always willing to help out. He was always very cheerful and enthusiastic when discussing work. He will be missed greatly and my deepest condolences to his family and friends.
To Phil’s family: I’m so sorry for your loss. Phil was an amazing friend to my family growing up in Forest Hills & my parents will forever miss him & their movie nights.
Phil, I hope in your final moments your life’s most precious memories played back on a reel of monochrome film.
You will be greatly missed. XO AmyRose
I first met Phil several years ago through a mutual friend Trudy McNair. Phil came to my home numerous times to work on my computer and was always honest, Fair, humble and just a genuine sweet guy. He was quiet but loved a hot cup of tea or a cold drink with some of my homemade goodies. Phil was a dear soul and will be missed much more than he probably would have realized. My sympathy goes out to Diane and his brothers for this sad loss.
We’re sending our prayers for comfort to Philip’s family and friends and to Diane, his longtime love and her daughters, Bethani & Misty and beautiful granddaughter, Autumn. May God wrap each and every one of you in His sweet embrace.
Shine brightly from above, Mr. P!
Philip was an awesome guy! He was my sister, Diane’s longtime best friend for over 20 years. I always referred to him as “Mr. P” because of his commanding presence, but in reality, he was just a gentle giant teddy bear. We were at many family functions and Mr. P would always cook something delicious for everyone to enjoy. He was a great cook. He also was a trivia king or, as he put it, “a treasure trove of useless knowledge”. He was kind, gentle, humble and loving. We will all miss Mr. P, but God has a new angel smiling down upon us. Until we meet again, Mr. P! 💕
I miss you so much.
I met Phil about 1980 when I moved into the neighborhood, 3 doors down from his home. We became quick friends for life. Although, I moved away a few years ago, he always remained a great friend of mine.
We belonged to Forest Hills Assoc. Where we both became officers of the club for 10 years or more. Phil with his talents became the secretary & editor of the “Forest Hills Gazette” monthly newsletter. We had much fun taking control of the Assoc. business. We took care of the pool, organized pool parties, progressive dinner parties, seasonal social parties which we all had a ball. We created fund raisers. One year we had a fund raiser where we decided to sell popcorn. When the order came in, there were thousands of bags of popcorn in a hundred boxes. The boxes were delivered in a major snowstorm, that filled Phill’s whole bottom of his house. It took all year to get rid (which we bought) all that popcorn we bought. What a funny goof that was we had more laughs. We gave away most of it to all we knew. Phill had quarterly movie parties in his home theater with his large movie library. This was something a few of us enjoyed to this day, with his longtime partner Diane. Entertaining us to classic movies with cartoons and news reals of the past, with good food & drink. Phil was a friend you could rely on for help or his wonderful friendship. his home was always open. He entertained us all with such a wonderful way of giving of himself. I will, with our close group of dear friends loved this fine man. We will Miss him dearly, because he gave us so many beautiful memories and joy with so many laughs all these years. God took you home, where we will know we will find you one day to see a great movie once again with you. Love to all our friends who will keep you in our hearts for all our days here. Because you, Phil, was so important to us all these years.
Growing up we would go visit my aunt Lorraine quite often. When Phil was home he would take my brother Kyle and I downstairs and play records for us. We all love music. To this day I think of him when I hear songs by the Beatles. Kyle and I loved to sit with him and listen to the music. He would tell us about the songs or the band. He always showed us kindness. I pray for comfort for the family. I am thankful for the loving memories.
I didnt really know Phil as well as most family members did. However, we did kind of have a little battle of who made the better peanut butter fudge. I think he won!! I know my sister & he were VERY good together & I will miss him at our gatherings.
Rest well, Phil.
I’m so sorry to hear of Phil’s passing. Phil and I worked together and he was always such a kind person.
My deepest condolences go out to his family and friends.
He will be missed by many.
Years ago before he met Diane , we referred to him as our third child.
Back in the day he would procrastinate, getting ready for winter but he got much better at preparing after he met Diane.
He was a new man when Diane and her family came into his life.
Miss you my Friend 🙏
Gentle and kind ❤️
Phil was full of knowledge both music and Movies.
He amazed us at just how much he knew.
He enjoyed hosting movie nights for many years.
His love for Music and Movies and his friendship were special gifts, that will never be forgotten.
Phil was a neighbor, that quickly became a good friend.
We met 30 years ago , when we moved to Forest Hills.
Phil , a long with Jerry H , welcomed our family to the neighborhood, with open arms.
Our hearts are heavy, Phil was a good friend.
We will miss our movie nights together as well as his friendship and knowledge of the movies he collected through the years.
Rest in Peace our friend, till we meet again 🙏
We miss u papa
Phil was my moms best friend and boyfriend for 20 yrs.. he was my 5 yr old daughters grandfather who she loved very much.. Everytime she saw him she screamed papaa and ran and hugged him.
Sorry to hear about this loss, he was a great person.