Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Our sincere condolences to Mike’s family on their loss. At a past time and place in our lives, Mike was a dear friend, colleague and co-worker who will be remembered for his unwavering dedication to protecting and furthering the employment rights of all workers as well as the civil rights of all members of our society.
In the late ‘70s Mike was one of the original union organizers of the workers at the legal aid program where we both worked. He also helped to organize a counter demonstration, in the Southwest Detroit neighborhood where we lived, against a public march by an American Nazi group espousing racism and hate.
We profoundly regret that over the past 30 years our friendship and our lives drifted apart due simply to time, distance and personal circumstance.
Mike was a person of exceptional integrity, conviction, and kindness, and we know that we are not alone in having been blessed with his friendship. And for that we are eternally grateful.
Joseph Lopez and Maria Alfaro
