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MICHAEL E. HATCHER, 63, formerly of Fort Wayne, passed away on the Sabbath - Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Columbia, Md. following a short illness. He retired from the University of Illinois after more than 20 years of employment. Surviving are his mother, Addie Lee Hatcher; siblings, Jerry (Carol) Moore, Bernice (Samuel) DeShay and Robert Hatcher; a special friend of the family, Velma Majors; along with a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Hatcher.
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Bruce Johnson
Today is a moment that confounds my spirit
Yet, words keep pounding into my ears uncontrolled
I hear words of joy and sadness and can tell no difference
Then can one be zero and can ten be infinity – nonsense.
Love is essential to humanity and to anyone who feels
I also know we cannot recognize the essence of life
Without the gift of giving, risking, and knowing its consequence
Can we know the reality of friendship and the fullness it brings?
I hope we are able to know the truth of our youth and how
We become an accumulation of so much that is not intent
But it just happens – Yet, it molds us and gives us direction
To know and understand – then when we lose the spirit that
Has been a presence and constant support in my life – I struggle
With what loss and death mean when I refuse to believe and recognize
The constancy of life and human relationship has a finite limit and end.
I love you, my friend. Michael, you are and will always be that presence
In my life that shall never diminish.
March 9, 2013
Julie Durnell (Grandy)
Such a warm friendly guy, loved by all his classmates!