He attended St. Lawrence School and graduated from Carroll High School in 1969.
Michael joined the U.S. Army in September 1969, and was stationed in Germany and Hawaii before being honorably discharged in 1976.
After his return to Iowa, Michael opened "Michael's Casino Café," a restaurant in Carroll. He later moved to Des Moines and graduated from Des Moines Area Community College and Drake University.
Michael was employed with Embassy Suites in Des Moines. He was last seen alive on April 20, 1997, and his body was discovered in his Des Moines apartment on April 26, 1997. The 45-year-old had died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Funeral services were held at Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll on May 1, 1997, with interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Military rites were conducted by Maurice Dunn American Legion Post #7.
Michael was survived by his brother, Melvin, a sister, Mary, and several nieces and nephews. His parents preceded him in death.
Michael's murder remains unsolved.
He attended St. Lawrence School and graduated from Carroll High School in 1969.
Michael joined the U.S. Army in September 1969, and was stationed in Germany and Hawaii before being honorably discharged in 1976.
After his return to Iowa, Michael opened "Michael's Casino Café," a restaurant in Carroll. He later moved to Des Moines and graduated from Des Moines Area Community College and Drake University.
Michael was employed with Embassy Suites in Des Moines. He was last seen alive on April 20, 1997, and his body was discovered in his Des Moines apartment on April 26, 1997. The 45-year-old had died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Funeral services were held at Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll on May 1, 1997, with interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Military rites were conducted by Maurice Dunn American Legion Post #7.
Michael was survived by his brother, Melvin, a sister, Mary, and several nieces and nephews. His parents preceded him in death.
Michael's murder remains unsolved.
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