[Jeanne McMillan]

So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. When we are not expecting it, it is very hard. I lost a special chilhood friend very suddenly this Feb. and am still trying to believe it is real. Being there is a gift and a curse. I try to remember the great times and know he is never far.

 

[Oluwatobi Odunuga]

http://www.workingdogforum.com/vBulletin/f30/wusv-tragedy-17700/

To think that Mike said this..................

 

[Sarah ten Bensel]

One year ago today Mike died. I recall the the horrible event of Mike dying at training that day. Only once have I looked at the videos that day of our seminar with Dean and saw my friend helping club members train their dogs. Just really crappy horrible day. A person never forgets that.

I remember my friend encouraging me, pressing my training forward. I still don't have my groove back, there is just a gap, an emptiness. He was so good to me and I miss him everytime I do a "Mike thing" --get tangled in the lines, taking forever to get my dog ready (we called him the "Chief of the F**K around Tribe", sometime forgetting to put my dog in the car for training-but I did remeber at the last second. (yep, Mike did that once-got to training without his dog).

Mike, Jett is doing well. Wherever you are you are looking down and knowing that you did leave our little world a better place my friend. Miss you

Sarah

 

[Gregory Doud]

One year ago today Mike died. I recall the the horrible event of Mike dying at training that day. Only once have I looked at the videos that day of our seminar with Dean and saw my friend helping club members train their dogs. Just really crappy horrible day. A person never forgets that.

I remember my friend encouraging me, pressing my training forward. I still don't have my groove back, there is just a gap, an emptiness. He was so good to me and I miss him everytime I do a "Mike thing" --get tangled in the lines, taking forever to get my dog ready (we called him the "Chief of the F**K around Tribe", sometime forgetting to put my dog in the car for training-but I did remeber at the last second. (yep, Mike did that once-got to training without his dog).

Mike, Jett is doing well. Wherever you are you are looking down and knowing that you did leave our little world a better place my friend. Miss you

Sarah

Very nice Sarah. Mike is definitely missed. - Greg

 

[will fernandez]

he was a great part of wdf...and missed

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[susan tuck]

It's already been a year....wow, seems likeI just read about him passing away. It's a good day to think of Mike. I miss him and I barely knew him and only from the Internet, though we did laugh a lot in our back & forth PMs!!! I wish I had known him as well as you did, Sarah. He left quite an impression on me and I believe he left this earth a better place than it was when he got here.

 

[Connie Sutherland]

I believe he left this earth a better place than it was when he got here.

I can't imagine a better goal or a better eulogy than that.

 

[Sue DiCero]

That was perfect. Mike is greatly missed by a lot of people - more than people know.....

It hits hard. Jim Lempers' bday was the other week. We missed seeing him at the Nationals....

 

[Gillian Schuler]

Mike was the salt of the earth. I miss him sorely. He was a dog handler similar to the ones I trained here with in Europe: honest, down to earth and communicative.

Mike, wherever you are, I hope you are surrounded by 4-leggeds that don't judge you but just give you unconditional love.

Gill