Michael Dean "Mike" Lunsford

He was always nice to me. As I'm older I don't even know if he actually liked me. LOL. It was enough for him that I was his son's first real friend in Cedartown.

We met Mike as he was barbecuing at Shari´s house, just happy to be outside. As we spent more time with them, they were like teenagers in love, so cute. One memory is of Mike & Shari coming to our house after our daughter moved away. We wanted to paint her old room in GT colors and display our collectibles. Mike offered to help paint, even though he´s a GA Bulldog fan! We found out later he hates to paint but thought this would help us to like him. But, of course we already did! He made Shari happy.
Over the years trips were shared, Mike introduced us to the beauty of Fort Myers and the beach; he was given a surprise 80th Birthday party at their Florida home & we drove down to be a part of the surprise. There must have been 40 people there, all who knew Shari & Mike thru square dancing, biking and running. Mike had a wonderful life and I´m so happy we had Mike in our lives.

We loved Mike and how he loved my sister. Then, we met Mike´s kids. Meeting Missy (Melissa) & Darrell as young marrieds, watching their boys as they grew, being included in family gatherings with Darrel´s family too. All those beautiful family times we shared because Mike loved my sister enriched our lives in so many ways.

Our first meeting with Mike was at Shari´s house, Mike at the BBQ. He was happy to be outside cooking for others. Watching Shari & Mike through those early years together, they seemed like teenagers in love.
As our daughter moved from home, we wanted to paint her old room and set it up as a GT theme room. Even though Mike would have preferred a GA Bulldog room, he offered to help with the painting, I learned later he hated to paint but he wanted us to like & accept him. But we already had!
We are so happy that Mike loved our sister, Shari; they enjoyed the same things, being active and enjoying the world around them. We will always remember our times together & always miss our brother-in-law, Mike.

Kevin and Missy, I´m so sorry to hear about your dad. One of my best memories is that he took Kevin an I to my first NASCAR race. He was a good man