MICHAEL HAYNES McCORMACK
NOVEMBER 2, 1960
Mike in Brazil, IN
Michael Haynes McCormack was born in Carbondale, IL on November 2, 1960 to Janice Agnew Matthews McCormack and Gordon Dean McCormack. He was a quiet child growing up; often when he was pre-school I wouldn’t see him for a while, start looking for him, and find him in his bed, sleeping – taking a morning nap.
When he was a baby, learning to talk and quarreling over toys with his two older brothers and sister, he would shout “no, it’s Oliver’s”. TooK me a while to realize he was saying the toy he wanted, that belonged to one of his brothers; he was declaring it is “all of ours”. He was always thinking; and asking significant questions like “mom, what kind of trees do green beans grow on?” Now, how do you explain that one when we had trees in the neighborhood that had those long green pods hanging on them that looked like green beans.
When Mike was in school there were at least five or six boys in each class named Mike. And as he grew into his teen years, his group of friends had at least three Mike’s. My generation certainly wasn’t very creative with names – or at least I wasn’t.
Mike followed his two older brothers (Dutch and Scott) into the Navy where he spent 7 years. He went to Avionics school in Memphis and traveled the world aboard Air Craft Carriers.
He continued that occupation into his civilian years; working at Boeing, Hughes,
Ryan and lastly, at FedEx, where he is currently and has spent most of his working years.
He spends his time working on his airplane, remodeling his home, and refitting the boat I live on.
When he was a baby, learning to talk and quarreling over toys with his two older brothers and sister, he would shout “no, it’s Oliver’s”. TooK me a while to realize he was saying the toy he wanted, that belonged to one of his brothers; he was declaring it is “all of ours”. He was always thinking; and asking significant questions like “mom, what kind of trees do green beans grow on?” Now, how do you explain that one when we had trees in the neighborhood that had those long green pods hanging on them that looked like green beans.
When Mike was in school there were at least five or six boys in each class named Mike. And as he grew into his teen years, his group of friends had at least three Mike’s. My generation certainly wasn’t very creative with names – or at least I wasn’t.
Mike followed his two older brothers (Dutch and Scott) into the Navy where he spent 7 years. He went to Avionics school in Memphis and traveled the world aboard Air Craft Carriers.
He continued that occupation into his civilian years; working at Boeing, Hughes,
Ryan and lastly, at FedEx, where he is currently and has spent most of his working years.
He spends his time working on his airplane, remodeling his home, and refitting the boat I live on.
