- State: Florida
James Michael Wood, Mike, Woody was born in San Francisco, California February 14, 1954, and departed his earthly home on February 7, 2022.
Mike graduated from Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas in 1972. His father, uncle, and cousin were also graduates of Tivy.
Following his love of rivers, seas, and oceans, Mike became a commercial diver for 25 plus years.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Edward Wood, and his mother Delores Marie (Dee) Wood.
He is survived by the love of his life, Kellie O’Neil White and son O ‘Neil White, his Uncle C. Maurice Wood (Woody) of Kerrville, Texas; his sister Dana Lee Wood of Orlando, Florida; his brother Daniel Danny Wood (Woody) of Bruce, Florida and his sister Suzy and her husband, Scott of Destin, Florida. Survivors also include his Texas family Carolyn Wood-Caulkins (Stan), Jeff Wood (Annette), Steve Wood (Lisa), and Amy Wood. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
He was loved by his family and will be missed every day. He was definitely gone too soon. A family member said, “Mike lived in the moment; never worrying about tomorrow. He was forever looking for ways to play a trick on someone. He lived in Mike’s world, a world we all loved to be a part of.”
Mike, also, leaves countless loving friends. One friend said, “He was everyone’s best friend. Never too busy to include you in his daily adventures and each day with Mike was an adventure. I’ll miss his humor and friendship. I’ll miss him every day.”
“If I leave here tomorrow,
Would you still remember me
For I must be traveling on now
Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see “
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Vaya con Dios, Mike. We will love and miss you until…
