Michael Wayne Fong

Summer of '69, if memory serves.
Mike and I were reading Hesse. The Steppenwolf; "the Magic Theatre, Not For Everyone."
We were rapidly slipping away from high school culture and toward the next thing.
Mike was off to Europe. He offers me the keys to the 500 for the summer (yet, somehow, I'm still alive.)
Mike says to me "I'll be up there around Lake Como; if I find any Hesse stuff I'll bring it home with me."

Some friendships evolve through the mechanics of...

Hey Mike there is not a day that goes by that I don't think about you. Arthur is doing very good and he misses you a lot.
I will always be grateful that I had you in my life and I am very grateful that I had the chance to meet your family they are very wonderful people just like you. I am sorry that I didn't get to meet them when you were here. I love you Michael with all my heart and soul!!

Mike was my most trusted friend for several decades; years of sporadic road trips, adventures and extrordinary meals. He taught me how to shoot a gun and filet a fish. His love of children, respect for elders and compassion for animals big and small - is his legacy. Travel well, old friend.

Vanessa Salinas

"Regard the fleeting world like this: Like stars fading and vanishing at dawn, like bubbles in a fast-moving stream, like morning dewdrops evaporating on blades of grass, like a candle flickering in a strong wind. Echos, mirages, and phantoms, hallucinations, and like a dream."
Lama Surya Das

Michael Fong: your life & friendship graced us with warmth, generosity, animated and intelligent conversation, genuine fun, unselfish affection, and a gigawatt smile as open...

I've known Michael since we were children through our families. He has been friend, family, and someone that I could always share my thoughts with. A generous and caring person who enjoyed life. He will always be part of my life, and I will miss him greatly. My love to Michael, Kathy and Doug.

I will miss Mike a lot. A lot of people have mentioned Mike's smile as an endearing trademark. Well, I tell you all that whenever I think of Mike, I will Smile.
He was definitely "My travelin Friend!"

When I met Mike as a coworker, I knew immediately that I had a friend for life. Thanks to Mike, I became a more refined consumer of fine tequila and fine food. Dinners at Mike's were not to be forgotten. We both enjoyed many days on my sailboat. I had so looked forward to having him aboard for this fall's cruise to the Carib. Fair winds my great friend.

Michael was a very good friend of our daughter, Jennifer who passed away in 2008. He has carried on the same thoughtfulness and generousity with Jennifer's daughter, Racheal. He was such a giving person.
As Racheal's Grandparents we would like to extend our sympathy to his family.