Son of Lake, Howland Emerson (21 Jul 1992 - 28 Jun 1993) [42018:LM].
Son of Lake, Charlotte A. Hill (Toor) (12 Feb 1919 - 12 Apr 1988) [47011:LM].
Stepson of Lake, Nancy Eleanor Lucas (22 Aug 1920 - 26 Aug 2001) [41186:LM].
Oakland Chapel of the Chimes, Michael Brian Lake
Several newspapers, Berkeley: Bicyclist struck by hit-run driver dies, ca. 28 Jan 2015 [Newsbank]
(Updated 30 May 2015).
Michael Brian Lake 64, passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2015 at Alta Bates/Summit Medical Center in Oakland following a hit-and-run bicycle accident on January 13th in Berkeley.
Michael will be remembered for his great sense of humor, a contagious laugh and a gentle heart. He spent many hours looking into the night sky through his telescope and teaching others about astronomy. Mike loved old movies and his trove of movie memorabilia. Some stars in his archive include Brooke Shields, Shirley Temple and his favorite Natalie Wood.
Mike was also mechanically inclined and loved to joke about being ambidextrous. These skills were very helpful in his career, first at Pitney Bowes where he worked for many years, then at an ATM troubleshooting firm and then finally in his last profession as a parking controller with LAZ Parking and UC Berkeley, where he helped clients and employees at the School of Optometry, UC Berkeley, with a smile each day. Mike had worked there for 18 years and had even worked the day of his tragic accident. He loved to ride his bike and a day rarely passed when he wasn’t on it.
Michael was the son of Howland Emerson Lake [42018:LM] of Pinole and Charlotte (Hill) Lake Toor [47011:LM] of San Francisco. He was raised in Berkeley and Pinole by his father Howland and Step-Mother Nancy L. Lake [41186:LM]. He attended De Anza High School and Pinole Valley High.
Michael (Uncle Mike) is survived by sisters: Cathryn (Lake) McCoy [47010:LM], Janemarie Lake [41219:LM], Amybeth Lake [40884:LM, fb] and Diana Toor [tba], brother Thomas Edmund Lake [41229:LM] ; nieces: Julie Diane (McCoy) Schuster [47006:LM, fb], Jennifer Lynn (McCoy) Smith [47018:LM, fb], Emily Elizabeth (Guerra) Mendoza [47003:LM, fb], Melida Arjelia Nancy (Marroquin) Hernandez [47016:LM, fb], Gwendolyn Rose West [44354:LM, fb] and April Toor [tba]; nephews: Christopher Michael McCoy [47014:LM] and Robert Howland West [44355:LM, fb]; grandnieces: Jessica Lynn Fecke-Wheasler [tba], Jennabelle O’Malley (Fecke) Jones [tba]; grandnephews: Michael Charles Schuster [47013:LM] and Ian Emerson Smith [tba] ; great-grandnieces: Claire Elizabeth Mendoza [tbc] and Autumn Rain Seren Fecke-Wheasler [tbc] and great-grandnephews: Benjamin Adan Mendoza [tba], Truth Alexander Jones [tba], and Adrian Jesus Hernandez-Marroquin [tba]. He is also survived by his aunt Patricia Miriam (Lake) Wilson [44487:LM] and many cousins.
Mike was predeceased by his parents and stepmother as well as his uncle Thomas Owens Lake [36539:LM].
There will be a viewing at Chapel of the Chimes 4499 Piedmont Ave, Oakland 94611 on February 11, 2015 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. There will be a celebration of Michael’s life at the School of Optometry courtyard (UC Berkeley) between 11:00am-2:00pm, February 12 (in case of rain, celebration will be held in the lounge). In Lieu of flowers please consider a donation to cyclesofchange.org or a charity of your choice.
Please take time to live each day to the fullest as Michael did.
Michael’s sister, Cathy, would like to add, “Michael was born October 23, 1950. I was seven. We spent hours alone which bonded us for life. As a toddler he could play with a single toy and be content all day. He was a people person who loved his job.” Till we meet again, sleep well.
Deceased Name: Michael Lake - Berkeley: Bicyclist struck by hit-run driver dies
BERKELEY -- A bicyclist struck by a car in a hit-and-run earlier this month died at a hospital on Monday, authorities said.
Michael Lake , 64, died at 9:25 p.m. on Monday, according to Sgt. Paul Graves of the Alameda County Coroner's Office.
The driver of a car struck Lake as he rode his bicycle at 6:43 p.m. on Jan. 13 at the intersection of University and McGee avenues, according to Berkeley police.
The driver did not stop after the crash, and was last seen driving east on University Avenue. The car is described as a white or beige four-door sedan with tinted windows. No arrests have been made.
Lake 's autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
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