[Dixielandjazz] Mike Silverman

[Don Ingle]

This is a big loss. Mike was a very fine player, and a nice guy to boot.
Please convey Jean and my regrets and our wish for her comfort with friends.
Don Ingle
Baldwin, MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Reid" <whadayesay at webtv.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 1:21 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Mike Silverman


> Many of you know Mike from the infamous Hot Frogs Jumping Jazz Band as
> co-leader. I recieved word from his wife Bobbie that Mike passed away
> last evening. Mike was a close friend, and I enjoyed being a part of
> that band plus playing other gigs with him.
>        Mike was backing his car into the stall next to his mobile home.
> Evidently, this is the point when he expired, as his car hit the storage
> shed and stalled out. This alerted Bobbie who was inside the mobile home
> and went out and found him behind the steering wheel.
>         Mikes wishes were for a wake, rather than a memorial. So a
> celebration is being planned for sometime close after the Mammoth
> festival, (Possibly July 19th) as his birthday is on july 12th.
> When more details are known, I'll post a notice
>
> Respectfully,
> Paul Reid
>
>
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