He was born in Western Park, Jamaica. He received a Master degree from Troy University. Michael served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the first Gulf War and as a Border Patrol Agent for the U.S. Homeland Security Administration, stationed in San Diego, CA.
Michael is survived by his mother and father, 5 sisters, 1 niece, 2 nephews, 1 god child, grandparents, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.