Mike graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. While working for Goodyear International in Akron, Ohio he attended night classes at Kent State University and received an MBA in 1970. He lived and worked overseas in Brazil and Indonesia until 1972. The following year, he moved to California and started work with Occidental Chemical in the Central Valley. In 1977, he went to work for Aerojet and moved o Citrus Heights.
Mike Attended evening classes at the McGeorge School of Law obtaining law degrees in 1981 and 1983. His law career included self-employment, two law firms, and the Small Business Administration. Later he worked as an engineer for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and volunteered at a legal hotline for seniors.
Mike traveled around the world, living and working in South America and Southeast Asia and traveling to the Far East, Australia, and Europe. He was a life-long baseball and football fan, an avid tennis player and enjoyed being out in the sun.
He is survived by MaryAnn, his wife of 52 years, his children David, Chris, and Carolyn, and six grandchildren.
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