Michael D. Wade

I just read this today (April 25, 2021). I'd sent Mike an email message about the upcoming 60th reunion for our Muskegon High School class, and the email bounced. It has left me with something of an empty feeling.

Mike was my best friend in high school. We played french horn in the band, we walked home from school together often, and we double-dated frequently. He even drove with me to college in Minnesota one year, and the next year I went with his cross-country team from...

Mike was a really great guy. I first met Mike in 1961 as we entered Kalamazoo College. Mike, Tom Hipple, Alan Fisher, Jim Goza and I were roommates through graduation in 1965. It was such a pleasure back then to discuss (perhaps argue is a better choice) the issues of the world with someone so bright and well versed. He studied Philosophy and originally intended to become a professor and teach the world. We went our separate ways and I saw him seldom. He accomplished a lot and served...

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mike. May God bless you all in this time of sorrow.