Michael Louis ‘Mike’ Michelson

December 2, 1946 - September 3, 2020

Michael Louis “Mike” Michelson passed away September 3, 2020 shortly after being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. He was 73 years old. Mike was born December 2, 1946 in New Martinsville, West Virginia but grew up in Aberdeen, Maryland. He attended college at the Virginia Military Institute and received his PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Cincinnati. He spent the next 25 years as an officer in the Army, retiring in 1993 as a Lieutenant Colonel at Fort McClellan. Mike was an avid runner, completing over 100 half marathons within the past decade, including running one in every state in the US. The only thing he loved more than running was baseball. A lifelong Baltimore Orioles fan, he stuck with them through the good times and the (many, many) bad times. Mike sang in the choir at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville. His funeral will be held there on Tuesday September 15 at 2:00 pm. There will be a visitation preceding it at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider giving a donation to the American Cancer Society. Mike is preceded in death by his father Irvin Michelson, his mother Ida Josephine Michelson, his sister Carole Ann Buchanan, and his wife Suzanne Adair Michelson. Mike is survived by his daughter Ann Michelson Charlesworth, his son Mark Chambers Michelson, his step-son Christian Spiceland, and his grandson Lionel Victor Michelson.