Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he attended Cardinal Spellman High School, where he earned a NYS Regents Diploma, and played football and baseball where he learned his lifelong love of sports. He also completed the New York City Marathon in 2002, and was a coach in the Coral Springs Little League for years.
He worked in the construction industries of Manhattan and South Florida for 40 years, having worked for Thornton Construction, Weitz Company, and Suffolk Construction in Florida. He enjoyed collecting coins and watches, was an avid tennis player, and loved catching peacock and large-mouth bass on the canals of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
He is also survived by his twin brother, Christopher J. Sanford and his wife, Elisa; sister, Laura J. Sestito. Mike was a fun and loving Uncle to their children, Sean, Kyle and Julia Sanford and Joseph, Christian and Nicholas Sestito. Mike was also loved by Darlene Cantor, and her two sons Scott and Craig, Bruce and Deneen Hastings and their three children, Robert, Brian, and Jessica; and his mother-in-law, Jennie Hastings.
He is predeceased by his parents, Michael C. Sanford and Gertrude M. Sanford formerly of the Bronx and Yonkers, NY.
A longtime resident of Coral Springs, Mike threw the best parties at his Sunset Bar by the backyard pool. He was the life of the party; his energy will never be forgotten. He knew how to be a friend and was loved by so many.
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