Former paratrooper was a proud homesteader and educator with a passion for literacy Michael Lee Audet Sr. of Underhill, 84, passed away October 27, 2024, at the University of Vermont Medical Center after a brief hospitalization. He was born September 18, 1940, in Stanstead, Québec, to Lee and Olga (Martin) Audet. Mike was a proud Vietnam-era Army 101st Airborne Division paratrooper and went on some years later to become a U.S. citizen. He loved jumping from planes and had many military and civilian jumps. He attended the University of Vermont, graduated from Burlington College and then went on to earn an MA in counseling psychology from Antioch University New England. He was a Certified Master Tutor and founded and operated the Back to Basics Reading Clinic. It was his passion to help youngsters and adults alike learn to read. He was active in the Underhill-Jericho Boy Scout Troop 627 for many years. He was a proud homesteader on his property in Underhill for 54 years, where he grew much of his own food, raised chickens and chopped wood to heat the home. You could often find him tending the property, tinkering with his chainsaws or reading in his sheepskin-covered chair with his dogs by his feet. He is survived by former wife Kathleen Audet Provost of Barre, Vt.; son Patrick of East Johnson, Vt., and his sons Alex and Parker; son Travis and his wife, Angela, of Hooksett, N.H., and their son, Alden; former wife Elizabeth of Williston, Vt.; son Mike of Greenfield, Mass., and his children, Oliver, Quincy and Esme; daughter Susan and her husband, Shashwat Lal, of Marietta, Ga., and their daughters, Amayra and Annika Lal; Autumn of Williston, Vt.; Jeremy of Ossining, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Lee and Olga; brother David of British Columbia; and sisters Joyce Dickie of Newport, Vt., and Dorothy “Dot” Poutre of Burlington, Vt. He had many special pets over the years and leaves behind his beloved dogs Riley and Uba. The family would like to offer thanks to the incredible staff at the UVM Medical Center for their compassionate care, and to Mike’s friend Matt Morse for his vigilance and concern. A memorial service will take place at the United Church of Underhill at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2024. A private interment will take place at a later date at the Underhill Cemetery…