Michael Paul Deramo

Michael Paul Deramo, 23, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Memorial Hermann Hospital. He was born in Houston, Texas on December 20, 1989 to Michael and Valerie. The family moved to Brookshire, Texas in 1996 where Michael lived the rest of his life.

Michael graduated from Foster High School in 2008, where he played football for four years and was on the Track team for four years throwing the Discus.

Michael grew up developing a lifelong love of the outdoors: fishing, gardening and a genuine enjoyment of caring for and cultivating the land. However, his passion was for his pets of cats and dogs, both of which followed him around constantly and always seemed to be on the lookout for his presence. Cooking was another hobby and he always looked forward to assisting in preparation of the hog for the family hog roasts and to cooking a variety of foods to enter in the County Fair. In addition to these varied interests, building structures, repairing broken objects of any type and creating new uses for existing items hold special fascination for him from the time he was very small. Following his dad around in pursuit of this fascination led him to his chosen career of carpentry at RB Ratcliff & Associates.

Family and close friends were the center of his life and family vacations to Mexico were especially happy times.

He is preceded in death by his grandmother Mary Lou Deramo, uncle Steven McAnally and aunt Tamara Holbrook. Michael is survived by his parents Michael and Valerie Deramo; sister Samantha Deramo, all of Brookshire, Texas; grandparents Chuck and Jene McAnally; grandfather Samuel Deramo; uncle and aunt Rick and Michele Denning; cousins Nick Denning and wife Bethany and their children Grace and Clara, Mike Denning and wife Elizabeth and their child Miles. Michael is also survived by his cousins Christopher, David and Michael Anderson.

Through the gift of organ donation his caring and compassionate nature will continue to live on through others and Michael will always be held close in the hearts of all of us who knew him.

A celebration of Michael’s life will be held at 10:00am on Friday, April 19, 2013, in the Chapel of Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Humane Society in Michael’s name.