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Michael "Mike" Ray Faulkner
June 29 1945 - January 30 2021
Michael Ray Faulkner 75 of Windsor, Co. and former longtime resident of Greeley, CO. died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at his home in Windsor. Mike is survived by his wife Lea(Toni) Faulkner, son Chad and daughter-in-law Angela : grand-daughter's Julie and Elle: his sister Sandra Sanders and half-sister Dianna. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Brad Faulkner.
Mike was born in Souther California to Robert Grant and Vera June Faulkner. Mike meet the only women he loved when he was 13. Five years later they were married. For 50 years they shared something very special.
Mike graduated from Savanna High where he played varsity football, swam and was an all-state wrestler. He studied engineering at Long Beach State, prior to graduating he got a offer he counldn't refuse to become partner with his dad in their dairy business in Mercid CA. Mike moved his family in the early 1970's to Timnath, CO.This was the starting of a long and successful career in the dairy business. The dairy business was his passion in all respects. Over the years he served on several dairy boards from local to national. He also served on bank boards and the board of the boys and girls club.
Mike gave generously to numerous charities. Mike was committed to his family, community and his many friends...His hand shake was his word.
Mike took such pride in his relationship with his son Chad. He was his business partner, confidant and best friend. His daughter-in-law and his two grandchildren always brought a smile to his face and filled his heart.
A celebration of life will be held July, 2021 in Windsor CO. for all those who knew and loved Mike. Details about the event will follow.
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Marc Lance
So fortunate to have known Michael. Because we both participated in sports, I got to know him as a person who would offer a helping hand if needed, a word of encouragement if you were having a bad day, a person of integrity, My sincere condolences to his family. We were part of something very special, having opened Savanna and setting traditions for those who followed. May he be embraced by our loving Father in Heaven as his memory will be realized in how we conduct ourselves daily.
Kim Switzer
Mike was a hard charger in everything he did throughout his life. Ultimately this full trottle "live life to the fullest" attitude led to him having a serious concussion at a water park while traveling on vacation in Costa Ricaa few years ago. That concussion eventually led to to a rare form of Dementia, Frontal Temporal Dementia. There is no known cure for this very agressive type of Dementia. Near the end of Mike's life the Dementia came with a close relative to this neurological disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), to add to Mike's health problems. The combination of the two were more than this tough guy could overcome.
I stayed in touch with Mike over the years and up to our last conversation about six months ago he was his old self. We had a great conversation that covered what was going on in his world and the world around him. He knew this disease was a death sentence, but he was going to fight it with all he had just like he did as the outstanding Rebel wrestler he was at Savanna High School. Now Rest In Peace and be with God!
I, like many of our Savanna class of "63" and class of "64", send our thoughts and prayers to Leah (Toni Catucci) and their entire family.