Rest-in-Peace, my Brother-in-Law, Mike! We all grew up together.

[patrice]

Mike was a patriarch of the younger-generation in my Family.

We all grew up together, between Topeka, Lawrence, and K.C. and elsewhere -s . . .

Neglected his health too long.

Mike . . . . !

Everyone is very sad.

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[wtmusic]

1. I'm sorry for your loss Patrice.

:hug:

[patrice]

8. Thank you wtmusic. Mike was a hell-raiser in his time, but also a natural born leader, one

of those guys who everyone naturally turns to without his even trying to take that kind of authority.

He loved the practice of law, worked extremely hard and died at the peak of his own very successful practice.

Lots of people miss him . . .

[liberal N proud]

2. Condolences

[patrice]

9. Thank You, liberal N proud.

Mike's wonderful mother was a Probation Officer, liberal to the bone both of them despite the fact that they both say Criminal Justice and criminals up close and personal.

[niyad]

3. so sorry for your loss. prayers for comfort for you and your family

[patrice]

10. Thank you, niyad. I will pass your wishes on to my sister and their children.

Mike was like "the ghost of Christmas Present" every day to his grandchildren and not just with gifts, but more with his generosity of heart and mind, so they're great little people, because their moms & dads have their heads on straight too. The grandchildren will miss Mike sorely and their parents will help them by telling/showing them how many people respected their grandfather. Mike was an atheist and the family, while not anti-religion, is sort of a-religious, so the value of Mike's life is seen in the number of people he really helped.

[LiberalAndProud]

4. (((patrice)))

:hug:

[patrice]

11. Thank you, LiberalAndProud. I needed that hug!

We partied pretty hard as a family when all of us were younger. To see someone who was there through the thick and the thin and someone who then went through lots of the same crazy stuff with his own children and, for the most part, most of us came out of it alive and well and we are all looking forward to growing old together, but then . . .

:hug:

[Tippy]

5. My Sympathy to you and yours

[patrice]

12. Thank you, Tippy. A means of orienting, a "mountain" has disappered from our lives.

With most of our parents' generation gone from our family now, this will change us substantially.

[joeybee12]

6. Very sorry to hear about this...

:grouphug:

[patrice]

14. Thank you, joeybee12. Mike contributed significantly to the ethical foundations of his community

through his law practice. He made a difference for lots of people and to his colleagues. He was very very smart AND funny and diligent in his pursuit of the legal process. Everyone loved Mike.

[niyad]

7. . . .

[patrice]

16. One of the things I always saw Mike enjoy the most over the years was helping women who were on the

edge of losing it all. His office staff LOVE him.

[WillyT]

13. (((((((HUGS)))))))

:grouphug:

[patrice]

15. Thank you, WillyT. We Boomers are passing-on. Things will be different.

Really! Thanks very much for the hug! It helps.

:grouphug:

[Dappleganger]

17. May you find peace and comfort in the arms of your family and friends.

[patrice]

18. Thank you, Dappleganger. This is an important time for all of us, but especially the grandchildren;

we want to get it right for them. It IS true that we live in one-another's hearts.

[MuseRider]

19. Awww Patrice I just saw this.

I am so sorry. It is always so hard to say goodbye. I hope he rests easily and that you and your family find peace soon so you can remember him with joy rather than sadness. :hug:

[patrice]

21. Thank you, MuseRider. There's only one member of that family left.

[malaise]

20. Deepest sympathy to you and yours

:grouphug:

[patrice]

22. Thank you, malaise. I understand death, been getting some practice these last 15 years.

I have only regrets for the golden years ahead of us without our friend and good companion, Michael.