George Michael "Mike" Scarborough

George Michael "Mike" Scarborough - left this world June 14, 2025 surrounded by the love of his family and his faithful dog Cooper. He was born in Kentucky December 27, 1938 after "kicking" his twin brother "out first". Raised in Española, he graduated high school from Castle Heights Military Academy in Tennessee , then joined the Air Force. Captain Scarborough served honorably as a flight navigator on refueling missions in Vietnam before the legal profession lured him back to New Mexico. He spent 25 years practicing law and early on served one term on the Santa Fe City Council. After retiring from law, he embarked on a third career as an author. His self-published non-fiction "Trespassers on Our Own Land" about the Spanish Land Grant controversy in Northern New Mexico highlights the struggle of the less powerful to keep what they believe is rightfully theirs against insurmountable forces. It is exactly the kind of fight Mike always took on - defend those taken advantage of, pushed aside or steamrolled by the powerful. Steadfast and honorable, Mike was the rock of his family - including his beautiful bride of more than 50 years, Anita. Always there to help anyone who needed him, he taught his children how to craft a good argument, drive a stick shift, and to enjoy the simple pleasure of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce. He was a master prankster and we all lived on the edge anticipating his next mischievous act. Mike loved dogs and babies almost as much as they loved him. Elk, on the other hand, feared him and his tight-knit band of hunting buddies who roamed the mountains near Canjilon, New Mexico every fall. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son-in-law, brother-in-law, father-in-law, uncle, brother and friend. He is survived by the love of his life Anita, his children Kay Scarborough, Michael Scarborough, Marisa Scarborough and Jennifer Scarborough Haslerud (Gary) his grandchildren: Leah, Mikayla, Kaylee, Savannah (Tomás), Hailee, Justin, Connor, Carson, Ryan, great grandchildren Aaliyah, Kodi, and Khuba, and many other family and friends who miss him terribly. He was preceded in death by his father J.M. Scarborough, his mother Hollis Scarborough and will finally get to join his birth mother Kathryn Blakey Scarborough who died just a few days after he was born. Services for Mike will be on August 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.