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Fr. Mike's Legacy to Me: The Words of the Wise

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Fr. Mike's Legacy to Me: The Words of the Wise

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Fr. Mike, you said many things that will stick with me and be part of the "multitude of counselors" that I'll take with me wherever I go, for as long as I continue on my pilgrimage.

I aspire to your example for my ministry with my family, the church, and those outside the church.

In the blink of an eye, we will be together again on the other shores. Go with God my friend.
~Michael Davis

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I’m at a loss.... such good memorie growing up next door watching him grow up over the yrs in Neptune Beach. Like family indeed.... was always smiling and kept me amused. We’re grieving with you & know you all are in our prayers & thoughts. Love you all!

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I’m at a loss.... such good memorie growing up next door watching him grow up over the yrs in Neptune Beach. Like family indeed.... was always smiling and kept me amused. We’re grieving with you & know you all are in our prayers & thoughts. Love you all!

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Len Cessac

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Mike had a way of warming up the room, either through his smile or with a joke to break the ice. I have many childhood memories of Mike and all of them make me laugh - that's the impression and mark he left. He was great for lifting you up and encouraging you in whatever was going on in life. And I appreciated that Mike always picked up where you left off, as if no time had changed between when we saw each other last. He could recall memories and moments from years ago and it brought you right back. And Mike was a great sounding board - with thoughtful advice. He will be hugely missed and I was lucky to know him.

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To the Boone family -- the alumni and staff of the Duke Youth Academy grieve with you. We give thanks for Mike's life and ministry, and especially for the years he spent with us. He is beloved! Christ's peace to you. 

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To the Boone family -- the alumni and staff of the Duke Youth Academy grieve with you. We give thanks for Mike's life and ministry, and especially for the years he spent with us. He is beloved! Christ's peace to you. 

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Our condolences from Duke go to all of Fr. Mike's family, friends, and church. In the hope of the Resurrection... -Duke Divinity School

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Fr. Mike was kind, humble, sincere, and intelligent; a good man and a good priest. I only wish I knew him longer. I miss him. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

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Rev. M. Boone....Rest in Peace till we meet again at Jesus feet.
Mary ..All st Anglican federal way.

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Fr. Mike was a beloved family friend and role model who bettered so many lives starting even as far back as his volunteering with the youth group at St. Peters Anglican in Tallahassee. Whether at church,  dinner, or outdoors he always could put a smile on your face. He provided an exceptional sense of humor, dedicated commitment to Christ, and willingness to help anyone in need. He will be missed by all so, so much.

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I love the time when I visited St. Charles and heard him remind the congregation about bringing something for a church supper and he said he would be bringing Little Debbie Christmas Trees. May we continue in our individual ministry to others as Mike talked about and encouraged all to do through his sermons. Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.

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Fr. Mike Boone was both approachable and reverent. He touched many lives and will be deeply missed.

Fr. Mike was a big reason we decided to make a home at St. Charles Anglican Cathedral. He understood the struggle Kevin and I went through to decide on a "compromise" of Anglicanism between our Orthodoxy and Protestant draws.

Fr. Mike pushed us to do our research and decide for ourselves how we would participate in the church and the rites and rituals, pointing us gently in a helpful direction as we made the decision to baptize Maggie, as an infant, in the Anglican church.

On January 5, 2020, Fr. Mike graciously baptized Maggie into the community of the church. This was deeply meaningful to both Kevin and myself-- we trusted the body we were committing to raising our daughter in was being led by someone faithful and Christlike.

During that January 5th baptism service, my Grammy, Dorothy, was administered communion by Fr. Mike-- which would turn out to be her last as she passed away just 4 days later.

Things I'll remember about Fr. Mike:
* he would address me by name when administering the Eucharist
* his clever jokes he'd slip into his sermons-- earning chuckles from both the old and young :)
* enjoying fellowship around the table for trivia night-- and actually winning!
* his quick wit and good sense of humor-- reminding us all not to take ourselves, or our traditions, too seriously
* the way he courageously and gently led our church through a time of transition in the last several years, and ultimately securing a church home for our congregation to make its own.

I'll deeply miss Fr. Mike Boone.

As someone shared at our Compline service this evening-- his prayers will, indeed, proceed us all. He's a shepherd at heart and he won't stop praying for us now, even though he's crossed to the other side and is in the arms of the Father.

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Kind, concerned for all the members of his flock, you will be missed.

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Thanks for being a friend and partner in ministry! Thanks for being a joyful lover of Jesus. Thanks for helping me laugh.

God bless your sweet parents and brothers. We're heartbroken over here.

John & Ashley Wallace

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He hated mayo, he lived and breathed his beloved Sounders. He nerded out at a book sale and would do anything for Stella. He loved his family more than anything, including a hipster cup of aero press coffee. His sarcasm, kind heart, and infectious smile was all you needed most days. He made you believe in yourself when you didn’t think anyone could. He would do anything for those he loved, many times at his own expense. He’d watch that movie with you even though he wanted to watch something else just to make you happy. Give that man Korean fried chicken and some Seminole sports and he was a happy camper. He loved his calling and was constantly looking for that one copy of “A Tale of Two Cities” at every used book store. We were lucky to have known him.

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I don't think Mike was ever surprised by anything.

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Tallahassee Democrat

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Michael Richard Boone

The Very Reverend Michael Richard Boone, 35, died at his home in Bremerton, Wash. on Tuesday, May 26. A loyal and humble servant, Michael served as Dean of St. Charles Anglican Cathedral.

Michael received his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in 2007 and his Master of Divinity from Duke University in 2011. He discerned his call to the ministry at St. Peters Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, Fla. where he served as Director of Youth Ministry from 2006 until 2008. Michael was called to be a priest in God's holy church and was ordained on January 22, 2012.

In June 2017, he accepted a call to serve as the rector of St. Charles Anglican Cathedral where he was beloved by his parish. Father Michael used his gifts to help believers grow in their faith and carry the Gospel into the world.

From a young age, Michael was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hiking, kayaking, fishing, traditional archery and hunting-particularly bird hunting with his father and brothers. He was a voracious reader and would often be found with a book in hand and his cat, Stella, nearby. As a passionate advocate for social justice, Michael's purpose was to speak for those without a voice. In his spare time, he was a proud supporter of the athletic programs at Florida State, the Seattle Sounders and was a member of the Emerald City Supporters.

Born in Jacksonville, Fla. on January 16, 1985, Michael grew up in Neptune Beach and Tallahassee where he graduated from Lawton Chiles High School in 2003. He also lived in Durham, North Carolina before moving to Bremerton in 2017.

He was loved and known by many as "Mike", and he was as smart and funny as he was kind. He is survived by his father and mother, Forrest Finch and Barbara; his two brothers, Forrest David and Mathew Winchester; Sara Stiehl, a wonderful partner and soon to be fiancée with a planned engagement this year; his maternal grandmother, Theodora Blackwell Stone; as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He is proceeded in death by his paternal grandparents, Forrest Berkeley Boone and Elizabeth Finch Boone; his maternal grandfather, Richard Tompkins Stone; and an uncle, Jonathan Kenneth Stone.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Michael's memory and sent to Side by Side, a ministry in Spokane, Wash. that works to foster a community in which people with and without developmental disabilities experience belonging, friendship, and the life-changing reality of Christ's love. Donations can also be made to the Gulf Atlantic Diocese and directed to Dynamos, a youth renewal ministry of the diocese.

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Michael Boone Obituary - Bremerton, WA | Tallahassee Democrat

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Michael Richard Boone The Very Reverend Michael Richard Boone, 35, died at his home in Bremerton, Wash. on Tuesday, May 26. A loyal and humble servant, Michael served as Dean of St. Charles Anglican Cathedral. Michael received his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in 2007 and his Master of Divinity from Duke University in 2011.