Michael Lynn Trout

Mike was the youngest child of Martha Trout, who died at Good Sam’s in Loveland in 2020 at the age of 102. Mike was born after Martha’s divorce from John Trout of Mount Vernon, IL. John took the older children Farrell, Glenda, and Judy; Martha took Mike. She took him all the way to Colorado in 1959. Mike grew up in downtown Boulder, on Pearl Street. Martha and Mike managed a hotel there while Martha worked various other jobs to support herself and Mike.

At the age of 18, Mike joined the Air Force and married Susie Mason. Both his term of service and the marriage lasted about two years. Susie gave birth to a son during the marriage, who was adopted by her second husband. Susie died about 15 years ago of complications from MS.

Mike supported himself at various production jobs until 1988. At that point, his own MS made it necessary to stop working. In the early 1990s, he went on disability, as he developed additional auto-immune problems such as MG and RA. These, along with Covid, contributed to his death.

Mike kept himself busy learning about computers, a short faze of casting and printing ceramics, co-hosting a web group “I Was in Boulder in the 50s & 60s”, and writing. The group may recall his short story about the waffle butts in front of the court house. The story was written under his non de Plume, Alexa, and more recently, his political commentary.

Mike didn’t get out much in the last five years or so. The MG caused double vision and did not like to leave the house. He kept in touch by phone, computer and having his housemate of 30 years ferry him. He will be missed by Pam, his sister, Judy of Mount Vernon, his second life friend Yazzie, relatives in Texas, Nita, Dave, & Dana, his cousin, Bob of Longmont, Marion and Jean of Colorado and Indiana, Dave Cook, a former workmate, and Glen & Debi Friedly of Brighton.

Mike’s claim to fame was a plaster wizard he painted at American Casting. It was on the counter at the early magic shop on the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Mike’s wishes were to be cremated. Pam hopes to hold a memorial service in his honor in Lyons, Colorado in a few months. Mike will be interred with his mother, Martha, at the Lyons Cemetery.