Mike's Corner
Posts from December 2010
Alice Bowdon, 1927 - 2010
Yet, from time to time we might lose someone who has lived such an incredible life that we feel that we want to share portions of their life story with others. Such is the case with my aunt, Alice Bowdon, who passed away last weekend at age 82, at her home in New Smyrna, Florida. In her memory, I am posting a portion of the eulogy I wrote for her.More…
“Fear in my Heart”
What matters to me is that this upstanding, honorable young man is afraid, never sure if he will be the next victim. It’s one thing to read about these sorts of things in the media, if they ever receive any coverage, which happens all too rarely in today’s far too competitive news environment. It’s different when you have some sort of a personal connection to it. The youth in Family Matter’s Young Men’s Programs seem to know all too well the impact that violence has in their livesMore…
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About the Author
Mike has a long term relationship with Rogers Park, having lived here at various times in his life, most recently returning to the neighborhood in August, 2009. While living here as a third year law student, he remembers drunken nights at Biddy Mulligan’s and hosting a couple of memorable parties that he, hypocritically, now forbids his own tenants from having. Years later, after completing his stint as a lawyer, Mike started investing in apartment buildings in Rogers Park (and elsewhere), and soon after, did what many newly divorced real estate investors do: he moved into one of his buildings. In 1992 Mike was one of the founding members of the Rogers Park Builders Group, an organization that he eventually headed for six years, until yielding those reigns three years ago. Around a decade ago, on a whim, he reserved the web site “Rogerspark.com,” which he has been developing ever since, and which co-hosts RP BizArts networking events. Mike is the proud father of three wonderful children, Amy, Mitch and Ella.
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