May God bless you and your...
I´m sorry I´m just reading this now. Michael was a really nice guy, and a very hard worker. We worked together as bike messengers in the mid-1990´s. RIP Michael.
Adam Hume
March 01, 2026 | Friend


San Francisco, California
1943 - 2025
Michael Freeman06/16/1943 - 03/17/2025Michael was a third generation San Franciscan who attended Sutro Elementary, Presidio Middle School, Washington High School and UC Berkeley. He was a bike messenger in San Francisco and known as the "tortoise." Michael was an expert model builder and a...
Read MoreI´m sorry I´m just reading this now. Michael was a really nice guy, and a very hard worker. We worked together as bike messengers in the mid-1990´s. RIP Michael.
Adam Hume
March 01, 2026 | Friend
I would see Freeman everywhere when I was out delivering on my bike . He was of older age when I started riding as a messesnd he was still riding after decades . He was all over the place. He was an inspiration to me and living proof you can ride your bike all your life. I wish the family my condolences and may Michael Rest in peace. God bless.
Jamal Bisharat
April 10, 2025 | Work
I remember the Tortoise well from working in downtown San Francisco for years. I´d see him daily, always plugging along. He was part of the fabric of the city. Sending condolences to his family and friends. Rest in the stars.
San Francisco Rose
March 27, 2025 | Other
What an absolute Legend, I did not know Michael personally, I was a messengering from '85 to 90' he was in the mix as it were, i would see him out Dolores, in the excelsior, bernal, downtown... always moving at seemingly the exact same speed... uphill or down...a certain Zen about him...kinda moving through... Peace to all.
Chris "Swade" Wade
March 25, 2025 | Work
Mr Freeman was a kind soul. I first went on the road as a bike messenger in 1991, and he was already the Veteran out there, always on the move. I swear every time i saw him, rain or shine, he would crack a grin when i yell his name. My deepest condolences to his familia. He will be missed from our community.
Dannyboy Smith
March 24, 2025 | Work
As a fellow bicycle messenger, I didn't know him well but he always had a gentle smile and a wave. It seems he lived a good, long, energetic life. I wonder if he wrote about his experiences.
Adrienne St John
March 23, 2025 | Work
Condolences on your loss. I saw Michael for many years, pedaling in San Francisco, at that even measured pace. So wonderful to learn more about his life.
Janette Rosbroy
March 23, 2025 | Work
Michael freeman was a good friend and will be missed very much rest in peace.
Wez
March 23, 2025 | Friend
I never knew him, but I do remember him. The picture in the obit is the same as the image in my mind. He was as much a fixture of 1980s sampencisco as Spaz, Crud, Speedy's white coats, Redco's jumpsuits, or the Transamerica Pyramid. Ride on, kind soul.
jb
March 23, 2025 | Work