Michael John "Mike" Mercer was born 3 May 1951 and died 21 September 2009. Mike graduated from Okemos High School in 1969.
Mike, as 7th grader, was listed in 1964 State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) as an Honorable Mention winner in the Physical Science Junior Division of Youth Talent Winners.
An entry in Mike's 1967 Tomahawk from Mrs. Pat Gravelle (English and Speech) as follows...
To Mike,
What can I say except I wish I had a son made out of the same mold as you were!
Mrs. G.