I never met Mike in person but had him replate some items for me and he was one of the friendliest people I've ever dealt with in pinball and did such amazing work. He sent me the parts back looking better than new and only after he knew I was happy did he ask me to send him a check. I had always hoped to run into him someday at someplace like Expo so I could tell him in person how great his work was and how much I appreciated what he did as I didn't think the emails I sent saying that did enough justice to what a pleasant experience it was dealing with him and how great the results were.

My condolences go out to his family and friends. He was a true asset to pinball and a true asset to the world based on the posts in this thread by those who knew him in person.