- Date Of Birth: October 11, 1996
- Date Of Death: January 9, 2015
- State: Idaho
Michael was born October 11, 1996, in Springfield, Oregon. He and his family moved to Filer, Idaho in the summer of 1998 where his mother’s family grew up. He attended school at Filer where he was a star in all types of sports activities. He played Filer Recreation soccer, baseball and basketball, he continued in intermural athletics through middle and high school. He played a sport every season but his favorite was football. He was a four year letterman in this sport. He earned a Junior Black Belt in Martial Arts. In addition to his personal sports activity he enjoyed assisting his Uncle Larry coach in the Filer Rec League during the summer. He also had the heart of a poet and was a winner in the 5th Annual Love What’s Real Writing Challenge in 2014 and has a poem published in this year’s anthology. He had a heart of gold and the simplest things in life brought him joy, like being a part of a team, hanging out with his friends, watching sports on TV with his parents, bow hunting and fly fishing with his dad and teasing his older sister.
