Andy S
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 2,843
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- Location
- Chapin, SC 29036
- Boat Make
- Cobalt
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- 25
With a heavy heart, I'm letting you know that our MEME hog @MikeyL recently lost his battle with cancer. Mikey first realized he had something wrong in mid to late October and on November 21st he lost the war, http://www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=579819
I only really got to know Mikey on a personal leave since July of this year. Our almost weekly conversations were always a funny time and something I will definitely miss.
After our return from the 2015 Bimini trip Mikey reach out to me to find out in more details of what exactly happened during the first attempted crossing. Our conversations first started via Private Message (PM) and quickly shift to phone calls. Mikey and I seem to really enjoy our conversations, whether it being about our boats, families, college football or just about anything it was always a good talk. Since him and I only live about 3 hours apart we made plans for my wife and I come visit him and his wife at their house on Lake Oconee to spend the weekend and enjoy some boating and BBQing, this was to happen in mid August. Unfortunately the weekend the wife and I were supposed to go to Mikey's my father suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. Mikey was very comforting during of my loss and we worked at finding another weekend in the future that we can get together. The next time our schedules seemed to sync up was the first part of November, so plans were set. This was going to be an even more interest get together because that was the tentative date for Mikey to get his 2016 Yamaha. Him and I were excited about being able to spend the weekend no matter the weather riding around and checkout his new toy. Unfortunately during one of our weekly calls in late October Mikey informed me that he was having some issues and was in the hospital were the doctors were trying to figure out what was going on with him. After a couple of weeks they finally figure it out but unfortunately there was nothing they could do except send him home under hospice care.
Mikey my friend I only really got to know you in the last couple of months but buddy I am sure going to miss our weekly talks. I know where ever you are that you are making the people around you laugh and enjoy themselves. My thoughts and prayers go out to Barbie and your son.
EDIT: For those that would like to donate in Mikey's honor to help the American Cancer Society I have setup a page honoring Mikey, http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/Events/MosaicofHope?pg=fund&fr_id=9910&pxfid=1964795&_ga=1.145404724.1675718984.1448553138 . For those that have donated THANK YOU very much!
I only really got to know Mikey on a personal leave since July of this year. Our almost weekly conversations were always a funny time and something I will definitely miss.
After our return from the 2015 Bimini trip Mikey reach out to me to find out in more details of what exactly happened during the first attempted crossing. Our conversations first started via Private Message (PM) and quickly shift to phone calls. Mikey and I seem to really enjoy our conversations, whether it being about our boats, families, college football or just about anything it was always a good talk. Since him and I only live about 3 hours apart we made plans for my wife and I come visit him and his wife at their house on Lake Oconee to spend the weekend and enjoy some boating and BBQing, this was to happen in mid August. Unfortunately the weekend the wife and I were supposed to go to Mikey's my father suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. Mikey was very comforting during of my loss and we worked at finding another weekend in the future that we can get together. The next time our schedules seemed to sync up was the first part of November, so plans were set. This was going to be an even more interest get together because that was the tentative date for Mikey to get his 2016 Yamaha. Him and I were excited about being able to spend the weekend no matter the weather riding around and checkout his new toy. Unfortunately during one of our weekly calls in late October Mikey informed me that he was having some issues and was in the hospital were the doctors were trying to figure out what was going on with him. After a couple of weeks they finally figure it out but unfortunately there was nothing they could do except send him home under hospice care.
Mikey my friend I only really got to know you in the last couple of months but buddy I am sure going to miss our weekly talks. I know where ever you are that you are making the people around you laugh and enjoy themselves. My thoughts and prayers go out to Barbie and your son.
EDIT: For those that would like to donate in Mikey's honor to help the American Cancer Society I have setup a page honoring Mikey, http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/Events/MosaicofHope?pg=fund&fr_id=9910&pxfid=1964795&_ga=1.145404724.1675718984.1448553138 . For those that have donated THANK YOU very much!
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