Warren Perry Mead died on July 14 with his wife Mary Anne at his side. He was 74.

He was born in Boston on March 28, 1949 to Jeremiah and Dorothea Perry Mead. He grew up in Waban and spent his summers at his family’s home in Southwest Harbor, Me. He attended Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, Me. and went on to the School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology.

From his early teens, Warren was a passionate and talented golfer, committed to honing his game throughout his life. He was also an accomplished musician, playing the clarinet and flute at restaurants and weddings.

In 1971 he started his life on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard, where he developed his talents as a master of cedar shingling. He soon became known as the “King of Shing, the Sheikh of Shakes and the Shingler to the Stars.” For the next 40 years he lived on the Vineyard, where he was much loved and admired by all who knew him.

In 2004, Warren re-encountered an old acquaintance. In March of 2005, Warren and Mary Anne Hinckley were married. In 2010, they moved to Maine. Over the next few years Warren built Mary Anne a remarkable house in Southwest Harbor to which they welcomed a wide circle of friends and family.

Warren is survived by his loving wife Mary Anne; her children Ben, Erin and Michael; grandchildren Chamberlin, Michael and Ezra; and his siblings Jeremiah, Sarah, and Andrew.

There will be no services at this time.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Southwest Harbor – Tremont Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 437, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679.

Arrangements are being handled by Jordan-Fernald Funeral Homes in Mount Desert, Me.