Later Life and Death
In 1987, Michel travelled to Wilmington, Delaware to mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking. It was his first visit to the United States since 1912. The following year, Michel joined ten fellow survivors at a Titanic Historical Society convention in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1996, Michel joined fellow survivors Eleanor Shuman and Edith Haisman on a cruise to the location of the wreck, where attempts were made to bring a large portion of the ship's hull to the surface. On August 27, 1996, before his return to France, Michel traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia to see the grave of his father for the first time.
Michel lived the remainder of his life in Montpellier, France. He died on January 30, 2001, at the age of 92.
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