Boyd Dean Schlehuber STANDISH – Boyd Dean Schlehuber, 71, of Standish, died unexpectedly at his home on June 5, 2024. He was born on Aug. 15, 1952 at Presque Isle General Hospital, the son of the late Lynwood Schlehuber and Bettenna Urquhart.
Boyd grew up in Presque Isle until the age of 15 when his parents moved the family to Portland. Boyd attended and graduated from Deering High School in 1970. After graduating high school he attended the University of Southern Maine where he graduated with an associates degree in 1972.
Boyd met his wife and the love of his life Regina “Reggie” in Portland where they lived on the same street and they married on June 10, 1972. They would have celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary just days after his passing. Boyd and Reggie settled in Standish four years after they were married where they raised their three children, Tara, Jorie and Damon.
Boyd had a very long and successful career in the glass business that spanned more than 40 years. He started his career at Portland Glass and retired from Sigco in August of 2018. Boyd was a man of many hobbies and interests.
He loved hunting, fishing, camping, foraging and riding motorcycles. He loved to work with his hands and made beautiful furniture and other homemade gifts for the people that he loved. A little known fact about Boyd was that he was a very talented poet and had written many poems over the years that he kept tucked away and shared with very few people.
He was an extremely kin.