Michael
always had a great sense of humor, always finding a way
to get a laugh and make light of a situation. Quite a mischievous
kid in school, but always in good fun.
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Mike
spent time on the water with his friends and with his brother.
He had a continuing love of art and sculpture and excelled in
science, winning a first place prize in the science fair for
an experiment on Excesses and Additives in the Diet.
At at 12 he was already 6 feet tall. He began playing basketball
with the Catholic Youth Organization and fell in love with
the game. Played on intramural team in middle school and
went on to play through high school. Michael also played
trombone in band and toward the end of middle school he
began playing guitar.