Michael married his soul mate, Kristin Lucas, on December 29, 2007 and had two children, Cameron and Mercedes Stipek. He worked for Sony DADC for nearly 12 years and lived his life to the fullest as son, brother, husband, and father with humor, selflessness and hard workmanship always looking out for others before himself and lighting up the room with his smile and infectious laugh. He enjoyed spending time with family frequenting flea markets and thrift shops, quoting famous movies, fishing, woodworking, car audio, old school BMX bikes, radio-controlled vehicles and everything Halloween collecting life-sized animatronics which he put on grand display every year for his neighborhood and family.