rest in peace, Mike

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In memory of my friend, Mike Turner, age 87, who today lost his valiant battle with multiple cancers. Years ago I came to him and his wife, Liz, as an administrative helper, and we soon became friends. I will always cherish his intellectual brilliance and our conversations about so many things. I will remember him at the keyboard as he entertained party guests. I will remember how the computer sometimes confounded him (perhaps the only thing that ever did). I will remember his devotion to Liz and his family, his love of birds and flowers, his generosity, his kindness, and his bravery as for years he fought the disease that finally took him today. May his passing bring peace to his family, and may his memory be a blessing to them, as it always will be to me. Like the clouds in the photo, his glow will remain even though his sun has set.

 

Many people will walk in and out of your life,

But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

 

EDIT, 7/13--Here is a memorial website Jamie, one of Mike's sons, just created in memory of his dad.

 

Done