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To Pam and Family, I am so sorry to just now hear about Mike’s passing.
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CAPT Mike VanBrocklin, USN (Ret)
February 14th, 2023 at 11:57pm
So sad to hear of Mike’s passing.
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Clif Adams
October 30th, 2022 at 9:54pm
Michael Westbrook Kline. What a great name. It seems like I have known Foot my entire life. It started in Little League. Through our high school years and the first couple years of college we were inseparable. Playing baseball and basketball together. Hanging out every weekend. We worked at my dad‘s produce company for three years together. We took vacations together, had a lot of laughs, and memories that can never be forgotten. From Toronto, the Kentucky Derby, and spring training in Florida, We were inseparable. When I saw Foot a couple weeks ago for three days in hospice, it was very sad, however, that sadness has turned into great joy. It helped me remember all the good times and laughs that we had. I will miss you every day, but I will also remember our good times every day. I will love you forever, my brother. Best wishes to Pam and Morgan. You both know I will always be there for you. Rest in peace, my dear friend, until we meet again. ❤️??
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Bert (Herbie) Ross
October 29th, 2022 at 5:12pm
Pam,
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Eric Gersonde
October 29th, 2022 at 3:58pm
I've known Foot since 7th grade. So many good times, and not a one where we didn't have some laughs. Whether it was a week, or 6 months since we saw each other, we picked up right where we left off. He was a lifetime friend and I will miss him dearly.
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Keene Taylor
October 29th, 2022 at 11:19am
I first met Mike as part of seeing the St. Valentine Day Massacre Thompson submachine guns owned by the Berrien County Sheriff's Office. Mike's presentation did not focus on the harm caused by these two infamous submachine guns but on the development of forensic ballistics invented by scientist Calvin Goddard. Mike's ability during his presentations to take a heinous act by criminals and turn it into a positive outcome was simply amazing. We definitely lost one of the good guys.
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Tom Davis, Jr.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:47am
We will miss seeing Foot around the neighborhood walking Snuggles. We will miss our impromptu talks over the backyard fence. We will miss his friendship. We will miss Foot.
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Ruthanne and John Erbach
October 28th, 2022 at 9:24am
So very sad to read of Mike's passing. Enjoyed working with him for years.
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Margaret Penninger
October 27th, 2022 at 6:23pm
