Tributes
Leave a tributeinfectious smile and childish laugh, he was a dear friend.
Thank you for making Mike feel loved and restoring his faith in the importance of family. I am forever indebted to you for providing him with such a loving heart.
The words I love you Teri flow equally ….
Miss you both in different worlds.
My mind still talks to you… My heart still knows you are protecting me… My soul knows you are at peace and that we will be reunited… I thank you for all of life’s lessons you shared with me… even after death. Happy Father’s Day to two of the best dads/loving men in my world!!! I miss you and will love you ~ forever and a day… PS Please give Oma and Stephen big hugs and smooches from me.
Love and hugs from Göttingen,
your German son
Indeed an attitude you never were for me. I won't forget this and you Mike.
We will meet again, of that I am sure.
Yours,
Joachim
Will I ever forget his infectious smile and laugh, not a chance.
Can I ever stop sharing with others the hilarious times we experienced together; never …. (but not here !!!!!)
Love you Teri
Though your thought of daily and missed down here I'm glad that you don't have to deal with any aggravation down here. That you have eternal life that we all are looking forward to getting to have one day and seeing you again too. Love ya Mike :).
You will be sorly missed by so many down here, but I have comfort in knowing that not only are you with Stephen but able to help Teri and other's down here more than you did when you were here.
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infectious smile and childish laugh, he was a dear friend.
Thoughts
Think of this often.
This picture was taken in Summer 2010 when I visited Teri, Mike, Oma and all the other people I was able to meet when I stayed in CA from Sep. 2009 to Feb. 2010 with my mum and dad. Also it was the last time I saw Mike before he passed away last summer.
This moment unfortunately is one of the few that were captured and always reminds of his kindness and mikeness and how I, especially in this aspect can still learn from him. Although he is not physically around anymore I was and still am strongly influenced by his personality. I learned that sometimes you start valuing people and the relationship you have with them when you live far away from each other but still sense that something about your everyday behaviour has something from these people. It has been 4 years that I saw Mike the last time but now feel especially close to him. These days I try reminding myself some of the grand values you taught me. Doing so I acknowlegde that a lot came from you, Mike.
Thanks for having influenced me that strongly so far in my life.I hope I will be able to grow more in kindness and being able to love unconditionally because in terms of that you were truely a master.
love and hugs from Germany, Göttingen.
Fun underwater
I was fortunate enough to be Mike's scuba diving buddy for several years until my health made it too difficult for me. He was always finding ways to make it easier and more fun for me, what a great guy. On a particular dive, we were lucky to run into several young seals who were playing and chasing each other. After watching them for awhile, we set off back toward shore with Mike leading. One of the youngsters grabbed Mike's fin and gave it a playful jerk, startling him severely. He turned on me with such a comical look of accusation, I couldn't stop laughing. Of course, the seal had shot away and was nowhere to be seen, so he didn't believe me. So I gave him our signal for shark, and his whole body radiated disgust. Funny how easily facial expressions and body language can be interpreted when speech is impossible. He was such a good sport and a great man. I miss him.