RIP: MikeZ (1957-8/3/2024), aka: Joe Bob - MEMBER #5 Options

[TROJANMAN]

I hope you find peace on the other side, because you were a good soul.

I am told there are no jackstands in Heaven (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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Mike was living in Denver, Colorado when he passed, and Boulder before that.
He spent most of his life in SoCal, and bounced around Georgia a bit.

A lot of people have different memories of him. I only have good ones.

His passing was sudden to everyone, except maybe Mike. We spoke weekly. He died of natural causes.

His family is coming to town on Thursday 8.8 (I will ask them about services, but I know cremation is likely.)

[campbellcj]

Fun times in the early 2000's --

[get off my lawn]

Fun times in the early 2000's --

Good memories, hooters in newport beach. ^^^

Mike and I were close friends once, even though he hoodwinked me on a more than a couple of "deals" over the years. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
Sadly he got into an unfortunate incident about 20 years ago and it basically cost him everything.
That's when he got into the decals and referee work etc.
A hard lesson learned.

For some people, Mike could be hard to take in large doses unless they got past the persona and figured out who he really was. Not as easy as it sounds.
But if you were able to do that, you saw what I did: a guy with sharp whit and a heart of gold who only put up walls in defense.
Getting past those walls, even if only temporarily, was enough to endear him as a friend.

I hadn't made much effort to connect with him since and regret that.