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What a Wonderful Life: A Legacy of Love, Service, and Hope

Michael Allen (Poole) Ritz, 58, of Fairfax, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on December 4, 2024.

To know Michael was to know he didn’t have just one family, he had four: his extended birth family, the Belotti family (through his relationship with Debbie Robinson), his Circle Glass work family, and his sober living family. Here, we honor his legacy by sharing just a little about …

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Happy birthday handsome man
Happy birthday handsome man
Happy birthday handsome man

Allen,

you instantly regretted telling me your middle name after because that’s what you heard me yell every 5 minutes! …

Allen,

you instantly regretted telling me your middle name after because that’s what you heard me ye…

Allen,

you instantly regretted telling me your middle name after …

Dearest Connie and Family, I mourn for and with you as you recover from the untimely loss of your beloved family member…
Dearest Connie and Family, I mourn for and with you as you recover from the untimely loss of your b…
Dearest Connie and Family, I mourn for and with you as you recov…

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Born

January 20th, 1966
Cleveland, OH
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Embraced Sober Living

2003
Chantilly, VA
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Co-Founded FOANB

2005
Fairfax, VA

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Michael "Mike" Ritz