Mike’s Obit
Michael Timothy Danforth
Candler NC- Michael Timothy Danforth, 33, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at home after a three-year struggle with colon cancer.
Mr. Danforth was born Nov. 3, 1974, in Augusta, Ga. He grew up in Fair Lawn, N.J., and Haverstraw, N.Y., and moved to Schenectady, N.Y., in 1998, where he met and married his wife, the former Janet Kraichy.
He worked as a chef in Schenectady and later in Savannah, Ga., where he lived from 2003 to 2007. He became sober on Nov. 10, 1997, and spent the final 10 years of his life active at the local and state levels of 12step groups.
Mr. Danforth is survived by his mother and stepfather, Leslie Boyd and Robert Mikulak of Candler, N.C.; his father and stepmother, Hazen W. and Linda Danforth, of Brunswick, Ga.; his grandmother, Avis Boyd of North Attleboro, Mass.; two brothers, Scott Danforth and Hazen Danforth Jr., a sisterin-law, Jennifer Danforth, three nieces, Lauren, Peyton and Meghan Danforth, and one nephew, Hazen (Trey) Danforth III, all of Brunswick, Ga.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at Savannah Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd., Savannah, Ga. A reception follows the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Michael Danforth to Eblen Charities, 12 Regent Park Blvd., Asheville, NC 28806, or Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3477, Durham, NC 27710.
Second annual Eat at Mike’s
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Life o' Mike sponsors its second annual Eat at Mike's, an evening of good food prepared by local chefs, at Tingles Cafe in downtown Asheville. The event also features silent and live auctions with items from Highlands Brewing, artist Angela C. Alexander and more.
Tickets to the dinner are $25; $20 for children 3-12 and free for children under 3.
To reserve, e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com. For more information, call 828-243-6712.
Patient Pals & Family Friends
Life o' Mike has a new peer support program for people newly diagnosed with chronic or serious illness or with a new disability and their caregivers.
Patient Pals are people who have experience with various illnesses and disabilities, who can help someone newly diagnosed or with a new disability work through the fear, frustration, confusion and grief often experienced in the first few months.
Family Friends are there to help caregivers and other family members grow into their new role.
People with new illness or disability fare better when they have a role model -- someone who can help them negotiate their new path in life.
We need volunteers, who are asked to donate a minimum of one hour a week. Training is free and includes information on active listening, ways to help and when to know more help is needed.
And of course, we need funding.
To learn more, call Leslie Boyd at 828-243-6712 or e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com.
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