Patrick Joseph Donaghue

PORTLAND — Patrick Joseph Donaghue, 20, of Wilton died at Maine Medical Center in Portland, with his parents and loved ones by his side, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 25, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in which he was the passenger.

Patrick was a New Year’s Eve baby, born the 31st of December, 1997, in Farmington, the second child of Thomas and Margaret (Flaherty) Donaghue. He was educated in local schools and was a 2017 graduate of Mt. Blue High School. Patrick excelled at being the outgoing class clown and finding ways to make others laugh.

He had an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age, and began buying and selling vehicles that he refurbished at 15. He recognized his love of automotive repair and was enrolled Southern Maine Community College’s automotive technology program. Pat was also a natural athlete. He was an amazing snowboarder and competed in rail jam events across Maine, where he honed his signature tricks. He was the youngest snowboard instructor at Titcomb Mountain Ski Area, beginning at age 13. He was also an exceptional skateboarder.

Patrick was, above all, a free-spirited individual. A young man with a rare gift of being truly empathetic to others. He was adventurous, quick-witted and funny, flawlessly generous and willing to share with others and had as his life’s mission to make others smile, laugh and take life not so seriously.

He will always be loved and dearly missed by his grateful parents Tom and Margaret Donaghue of Wilton; his sister, Claire Donaghue, a student at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minnesota; maternal grandmother, Margaret Flaherty, of Halifax, Mass.; his beloved girlfriend, Noelle DiBiase, of Gorham; three maternal aunts: Elizabeth Grant and her husband, Arthur, of Meriden, Conn.; Suzanne Crehan and her husband, Brian, of Taunton, Mass.; and Anna McKay of Canton, Mass.; two maternal uncles: Daniel Flaherty of West Bridgewater, Mass., and Mark McKay of Canton, Mass.; one paternal aunt, Valerie Donaghue, and her husband, Lincoln Berry, of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands; and several great-aunts, great-uncles, cousins and countless friends. He also leaves his beloved husky, Frank.

Patrick was predeceased by his paternal grandmother, Joan Donaghue, and paternal uncle, Vito Donaghue.

His family invites you to share your remembrances on his memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com, where you will also be able to view a video tribute.

Family and friends are invited to attend memorial visitations from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Wiles Remembrance Center, Adams-McFarlane Chapel, 137 Farmington Falls Road (Routes 2 & 27), Farmington, and/or from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1. A celebration of Pat’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Center. In keeping with Pat’s style, please come as you are. An upcoming Cruise Night and future Titcomb Rail Jam event will be announced. Private family committal services will be held in the future at Lakeview Cemetery, Wilton.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be given to either the Wilton Recreation Department, Wilton Town Office, 158 Weld Road, Wilton, ME 04294, or Titcomb Mountain Ski Slope, P.O. Box 138, Farmington, ME 04992. (For either remembrance gift, please write Patrick’s name on the check memo.)