Mike and I were good friends and roommates back in Eugene, and went through our student training together. The last time I saw him was almost two years ago, and the time previous to that we jumped together at Orange. He was an amazing person and a true friend.
I am so glad to have found this post. I have been travelling in Africa for the last three months and got the news of Mike's death via email the day after it happened. It's been really hard to deal with this from a million miles away, and only today did I finally have a chance to try and find out more. Thanks to everyone for sharing their memories of Mike, and especially for posting these pictures. It really helps.
Tim