Wednesday, Sept 20
Thank you all for attending Mike’s Celebration of Life. For those of you who couldn’t make it we know you were there in spirit. Approximately 200 people gathered near the Willamette River to honor Mike and remember him in style and grace, just as he lived his last 16 months of life.
It started out as a smokey day. We began the Celebration by playing one of Mike’s favorite cycling songs, Bob Seeger’s Against the Wind. The winds continued to pick up and all the smoke blew away. Thanks Mike! Mike would also be pleased to know half the people arrived by bicycle. The parking lot was empty!
Thanks to Eric for videotaping and David for photographing still shots. Eric’s middle school media class is working on an edited video of the ceremony. I am hoping to set up a link through this blog site.
Thank you so much for the celebration. It brought solace to my heart to hear from all that spoke. Mike lives on in all of us!