Lives lost: Arthur Mitchell, longtime industrial arts teacher and renowned craftsman
The 86-year-old Temple resident is among only 4 Mainers to die from COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated. He was buried on his family s property in a casket he designed and built.
One in a series of occasional portraits of people COVID-19 has taken from us.
Arthur Mitchell was a dedicated industrial arts teacher and renowned craftsman who designed and built one-of-a-kind pieces of handcrafted furniture, including his own casket.
Arthur Mitchell
Courtesy Jaime Ranger
The casket sat in his workshop for several years until Thursday, when Mitchell was buried in a family cemetery on his property in Temple, a Franklin County town just outside Farmington. He was 86.
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