It hurts the family in your absence, but knowing you are  with your heavenly family gives us peace.  I will miss you dear cousin. Love you always!! 

I am so very sorry to hear of Mike's passing.  Since discovering that we were cousins a few years back I have so enjoyed messaging back and forth, exploring our family ties and getting to know Mike.  He was great about sharing pictures in our family photo group and was always there with a thumbs up and a supportive comment no matter what was going on.   He was a wonderful guy and I will really miss hearing from him.

I am so sorry for your loss. He is already being missed.

Michael and his brother

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 Our mom married a readymade family. Me and my dad when I was 1. She couldn't have children of her own. Then when I was 4 there was a surprise! She got pregnant. I remember as he grew inside her how I would listen to him in there and feel as he kicked. He was born with a slight hearing loss and his legs weren't right. They put tubes in his ears and braces on his legs. They fixed him right up. We were actually separated from each other in separate schools. To wild when we were together. Our dad was the caretaker for the old FFA camp in Columbia, SC. It was a giant retired farm. Ponds full of fish and endless fields. No one for miles so we were best friends. We each had a horse as well as other animals and pets. His bones grew faster than his muscles, but he was still strong and smart. I roamed as he stayed behind and grew a big family of his own. If not for him our family name would have died right there. Not many know that back in the day he was quick footed and hard to catch. He was also a fish catching fool, lol. Well, there's so much more to this story but I am having trouble writing it because I can't even proofread it. Grandfather, Brother, Son, Cousin, Father. His blood lives on in his beautiful children and grandchildren. Goodbye Little brother. 

Mikes 9th Birthday

He was an amazing man. I only met him a handful of times. When we spoke on Facebook it was like a hug from a dad. Always checking on me when I checked on him. He’s at peace now and I hope he’s enjoying it up there doing all the sweets baking that he can do and watching over all of his loved ones. I love you and thank you for accepting me as your daughter’s friend and loving me when I was struggling to love myself. We’ll see you again 💚