- Date Of Birth: May 9, 1960
- Date Of Death: November 10, 2022
- State: Florida
Michele Lee Inkel passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus at her home surrounded by her husband Stephen, and her children Crystal (Tyler), Larrence (Natalie), and Julia (Aaron).
Michele was born in Port Chester, New York in 1960. She graduated from Harrison High School where she was the star on her basketball team. She attended Morrison Community College where her love of nature and science blossomed. Through her art teacher, Candida Inkel, she met her future husband, Stephen Inkel. Stephen and Michele married in 1983 and settled down in Navarre, FL where they raised their three children.
In 1994 Michele completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of West Florida in Elementary Education. Michele began her teaching career at Holley Navarre Middle School. Throughout her 15 years of teaching she shared her love of science and nature with her 6th grade students. Even when being nominated as Teacher of the Year, she would say her proudest moment was winning a grant for a Weather System Network to be installed at her school. Michele’s love for swimming lead her to start the Navarre High School swim team. In which the team went on to win many accolades.
