A teacher, coach and drama adviser, died of cancer at Hospice House in West Barnstable, Mass.
Michael was born and raised in Boyne City, the son of Charles and Lucille Bean. He graduated from Boyne City High school in 1957.
Michael served three years in Army Intelligence stationed in Germany in the early 1960's. After leaving the military, he attended Western Michigan University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1966. He later received a master's degree in 1970.
Michael began his teaching career in the English department at Dennis-Yarmouth (DY) Regional High School in Massachusetts. He also studied drama at the Shakespearean School of Drama in England.
Michael also coached girls' tennis, basketball and volleyball. Hughes Newspapers selected him as "Coach of the Year" in 1985. For many years, he was adviser for the D-Y Theater Program, with several of his students later receiving their actors' equity cards.
Following his retirement in 1996, Michael was a business partner with the Bass River Golf Course Restaurant and Lounge in Yarmouth.
He was a former member of Sigawi Race Committee, National Education Association, and Bass River Golf Course.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include two brothers, Robert of Chicago, and Loren of Boyne City, five sisters, Patricia, Joan, Sally and Mary, all of Boyne City, and Kathleen of Muskegon; longtime friend, Heather; and many nieces and nephews.
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