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1965
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2012
Michael Scaccia Obituary
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Raven Payan
April 15, 2025
I miss you my friend our time together was short but special. You were a good man and I'm glad you were blessed with a wonderful family. RIP
Jeffery McKinney
December 23, 2022
You are loved and missed always Mikey!
max brody
January 4, 2013
on top of all that unbelievable talent was a good person and a real friend. i am so honored to have been one... and my heart absolutely breaks for your family...
i wish i could thank you for your dedication to following your dreams! you are the very definition of a rock lead guitarist. you own it dude.
Kerry Crafton
December 31, 2012
Thank you, Mikey. Thank you for years of friendship, for the honor of working with you on so much music for so long, for being such a loving Father and Husband to your family and for leaving us with so much great music which will continue to awe and inspire for years to come. I miss you horribly, but consider myself very blessed to have had you any my life. I will never forget you. LOVE YOU, MAN!
Daniel Wright
December 30, 2012
Rigor Mortis and Ministry have been huge in my life, ever since I was a young kid. I loved those guys and their music. The night of Mike's death my band, Perpetrator, was playing a show across the street. It makes me extremely sad I couldn't be there to watch his final performance.
Morgana Soares
December 29, 2012
My sincere condolences to Mikey's family and friends. Mikey will never be forgotten.
Tim Ogden
December 29, 2012
I feel lucky to have seen Mike several times over the years, the first in 1987 at the Arcadia, and the last at the Rail Club on December 22, 2012. I even got to meet you a couple of times and you couldn't have been nicer, making me feel like you were the one honored to meet me. You were the greatest guitar player to ever come out of D/FW, and you brought quite a bit of pride to the fans here when Rigor Mortis became the first speed metal band to get a record deal. The disbelief I felt a week ago remains now, and I don't know if it will ever fade away. R.I.P. it up, Mike!
Bill Riley
December 29, 2012
So much of my teen years were spent jamming to Mike and the rest of Rigor Mortis. Even today at age 42 a day does not pass that at least hear one of his masterful riffs from one of this many projects. It was so nice to see him play once more at Ozzfest 2008. So sad he is gone. My heart goes out to his family for their loss - Bill Riley, the pretzel boy
Jeff McKinney
December 29, 2012
Thank you for all the great music you made and for helping me along in my musical journey. God bless you Mike and all of your family, friends and fans. I am going to miss you!
Christy Harris
December 29, 2012
My heart goes out to Mike's family, friends, bandmates and fans all over the world. I was lucky enough to see him perform many times since 1987. He will be sorely missed, but his legacy will live on forever through his music and kind spirit! RIP Mikey
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