Dr. Michael Harvey

Dr. Michael (Mick) Harvey

Cookeville, TN

Funeral Mass for Dr. Michael (Mick) Joseph Harvey, age 80, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3 at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Father Chad Puthoff officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home and again Friday from 10 - 11 a.m. until service time at the church.

Dr. Harvey died Tuesday morning June 30, 2015 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born September 23, 1934 in Chicago, IL to the late Wallie John and Pearl Kathryn Klupa Harvey. Dr. Harvey was Professor Emeritus and former Chairman in the Department of Biology at Tennessee Technological University. He also served at the University of Memphis as Biology faculty. His graduate work was Zoology/Animal Biology, in which he received a Ph.D. degree (University of Kentucky, 1967) and a M.A. degree (Stephen F. Austin State University, 1962). His B.S. degree (Botany/Plant Biology) was received in 1958 from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Harvey had many interests in his field, particularly endangered bats. Along with research on bats, he studied reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, as well as various aspects of biospeleology.

He has authored or coauthored numerous publications, including "Bats of the Eastern United States" (1992), "Bats of the United States" (1999), Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and "Bats of the United States and Canada" (2011). Prior to university service, he taught and coached at the high school and junior high school levels. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and numerous professional organizations.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lora Conley Harvey (whom he married June 2, 1961 in Flora, IL); two sons and daughters-in-law, Doug and Ami Harvey, Rick and Julie Harvey, all of Franklin, TN.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 421 North Washington Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 or T.T.U. Foundation (Please reference Dr. Michael J. Harvey), PO Box 1915, Cookeville, TN 38505, or call 1-866-511-6553.

Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home, (931) 526-6111.

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