Is it possible to sum up a person's life in just a few paragraphs? Maybe if that person were just an average, day-to-day Joe, but that wasn't Mike. Mike was larger than life. Everything about him was big - his heart, his smile, his laugh, and his ability to absolutely love everyone he met without any judgments getting in the way.
I hate to spin this into sports so quickly, but that's how we all met. I remember my first interaction with Mike. I had just joined the MHR staff from BroncoTalk. I went into the staff chat room, and people all did their "nice to meet you" and "how long have you been a fan?