Michael Ryan Burnside

Michael was born November 20, 1979 in San Antonio, Texas. After attending Lake Highlands

High School in Dallas, Michael graduated from Stephen F. Austin University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications. During college he worked as a volunteer firefighter for the Appleby Fire Department. He was a partner in Enertia LLC, an Energy Conservation company. Michael, a great lover of life, especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, and his family and many friends. He was a member of Wilshire Baptist Church. Michael is preceded in death by his fraternal grandfather, Byrd Burnside and his maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Blair. Survivors include his parents, John and Cindi Burnside of Dallas, brothers, Brian Wynne and Christopher Burnside, and his fraternal grandmother, Pauline Burnside. Michael’s aunts and uncles include Paula Nash of Canton, Texas, Roy and Marlene Blair of San Antonio, Texas and James and Madeline Kinnamon of Dalhart, Texas, and many loved cousins. The service will be held at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home on Friday, May 14, 2010. The family will receive friends between 9am and 10am. The funeral will begin at 10am in the chapel, 7405 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX 75225. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Dallas, 4144 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75204 in memory of Michael Burnside or the animal shelter of your choice.