I WILL NEVER FORGET THE 1ST TIME I MET MIKE. HIS LUNCH BOX WAS A SUITCASE THAT COULD AND DID FEED A SMALL COUNTRY. WE ALL HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND I SEEN NO CAMARADERIE IN OUR AREA. WELL HE CHANGED THAT. HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO CALL HARDEES THEY HAD HIM READY EVERY MORNING' HE WOULD COME IN THROWING BISCUITS TO ALL OF US IN ALLIED TRADES.WE BECAME FAMILY.I WALKED BY HIS SUITCASE "LUNCH BAG" AND HE BECAME SNACK A VELLIE AKA SNACK AND IT STUCK LIKE THE JELLY ON OUR MORNING BREAKFAST BISCUITS. HE WAS SOMEONE THAT WOULD AND DID GIVE YOU A WARM PLACE TO CHILL, A FULL BELLY AND SOME REALLY GOOD SH!# TALKING, WE HAD HOT DOGS WHILE THE BEST BUDS (DOGS) HAD THEIR FILLET MINION. BUT THEIR WAS ALWAYS PLENTY OF GOOD FOOD AND COMPANY TO GO AROUND. HE HAD A CERTAIN SENSE ABOUT HIM THAT MADE YOU WANT TO BE A BETTER PERSON. HE BROUGHT OUR WHOLE SHOP TOGETHER WEATHER IT WAS GOOD OR BAD. YOU KNOW WHERE YOU STOOD. HIS MOTHER, FATHER AND STRETCH WERE ALWAYS VIP WHEN I 1ST MET HIM. HE GAVE AND GAVE AND GAVE. UPON HIM GOING HOME TO SEE THE ONES HE LOVED HE STILL GAVE. HIS WORLDLY POSSESSIONS WENT TO SOMEONE WHO COULDN'T HAVE BE MORE DESERVING.. I HAVE 100DZ OF STORIES I COULD TELL. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL MOTORCYCLE HE GAVE ME. YES YOU CAB RIDE WITH 3 PEOPLE ON IT. EVERYTIME I GET ON HER. HIM MYSELF AND JUSTIN ARE ALL CHILLIN IN THE WIND AND IT GIVES ME PEACE KNOWING THEY ARE WITH ME.IM SORRY M,IKE I DIDNT GO SEE YOU OFF BUT I CHOSE TO REMEMBER YOU THE LAST TIME I SEEN YOU. I DO KNOW YOU ARE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. YOU ARE TRULY AT HOME. TELL RICKY I SAID HELLO.
I LOVE YOU BROTHER AND TELL JUSTIN TO GET BACK TO WORK. SEE YOU WHEN ITS MY TIME TO SEE YOU.
Mike and I were neighbors and best friends as kids growing up. He has been our family's neighbor for over 50 years and was always good to all my family. Condolences to his family friends. RIP old friend.