Michael grew up in Apple Valley, CA, where he graduated from Apple Valley High School in June 1975.
Michael had over 29 years of public sector employment as a landscaper/heavy equipment operator with Los Angeles Unified, Santa Monica College and Santa Monica Unified School Districts. He retired from Santa Monica Unified School District in 2014.
Michael loved riding his motorcycle along the California coastline, having lunch by the beach and music always played an important role in his life. He was an amazing man who loved to laugh and most of all he was a man who loved his family dearly.
In addition to his parents Michael was preceded in death by his sisters Marilyn and Nancy and his brother Richard.
Michael is survived by his wife Debra; his sons Justin and Travis; his daughter Cambria, his aunt Sr. Carol Baetz and two nieces and one nephew.
Services
St. James Catholic Church
415 Vincent St, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
March 27, 2018 at 10: 00A.M
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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