Last year I ran across an aricle that stated that Michael (class of 1986)was killed in a car accident on July 6, 2005. He was an attorney in Texas and left behind a wife and 3 daughters. Michael was a great part of our CBA family and will be greatly missed. He was my inspiration for planning this reunion this summer. Listed below is his obituary.

Michaelle Yaeger Bursch

Obituaries


Dateline: Cleburne
Name: Michael Howland Byrne, 37
Died: July 6, 2005, in Johnson County, Texas
Funeral services for Michael Howland Byrne, 37, of Cleburne, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 9, 2005 at St. Joseph Catholic Church of Cleburne with Father John Hennessy officiating. Burial will be in Andice Cemetery, Andice, Texas, near Georgetown, Texas at 3:00 PM, Saturday.

Rosary will be held at 7:30 PM, Friday, July 8, 2005 at Cleburne's Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home.

Michael Howland Byrne, a Cleburne Attorney, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 in Johnson County, Texas. He was born April 18, 1968, in Georgetown, Texas. Michael was the most loving and devoted husband and father and he blessed all who knew him with his love, care and humor. He was a gifted attorney and trial lawyer who truly cared for his clients. Michael put himself through college and law school graduating from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1993. He served as an associate attorney for the Turner Law Firm for ten years before starting his own practice in late 2004. Michael was greatly loved and will be missed by all. He was preceded in death by his mother, Martha Howland Byrne.

He is survived by his wife, Kelli Byrne; daughters, Chelsea Byerly, Erin Byrne and Shannon Byrne; brother, Patrick Byrne; father, Michael M. Byrne; aunt, Janice Thompson and numerous cousins.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or Catholic Charities.

A Fund has been set up for the benefit of Michael's three daughters at First State Bank Texas, at Keene Texas.

The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the Johnson County Bar Association for their support.