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He trusted and believed in everyone.
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Principal, teacher, humanitarian and
idealist, Michael's wonderful sense of
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humor, his poems and his love will never
be forgotten.
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"His heart was too big for this
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A
Letter From Elena Jakovich
(Michael's wife)
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Dear Family and Friends,
No words can express the gratitude I feel for all the love, support,
and encouragement you've all given during this most difficult
time.
It was so important to me to be able to honor Michael at his Memorial Service by giving him all the respect, love, and appreciation that he so deserved, and thanks to all of you, I believe we accomplished that goal.
Michael had often said to me that his life would be meaningless if he didn't serve a purpose in making a difference in this world. I'm so grateful that everyone was able to see just how meaningful his life was, how many lives he's touched, and what a difference he's made.
How many of us can say we've touched so many people and offered so much love to have such a beautiful, honorable service? I'm so proud to have been his wife, and I'm proud to be a part of your lives through Michael.
Thank you again for being part of my life and in helping to keep Michael's spirit alive. Hopefully, we can all continue striving to make a difference in this world, especially in the lives of the children, and in doing so, honor Michael's legacy.
All my love and gratitude,
Elena Jakovich
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In honoring the special spirit of Michael, this site
provides a
forum for
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sharing poetry, humor, writing, and will be maintained as a way for those who wish to honor Michael's special spirit, to stay connected and make contributions in his honor.
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To Navigate this site you
can use the many Links on the pages, the Text |
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Navigation Bar at the bottom of each page or the SLIDE
OUT MENU on the left (RUN
your CURSOR
OVER the FLOWERS
to OPEN
the menu; REMOVE
the CURSOR
from the menu and it will SLIDE
BACK out of the
way.)
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The first pages
of the site are filled with memories of Mike, from his family, |
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friends and students. This is a place for those who knew Mike to share
their memories with each other and to many who will only know Mike
through this website and the love he inspires in others.
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The Many
Faces of Michael - get to know "about"
Mike/Michael, the man, |
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father, husband, friend, humanitarian, and comedian,
through the shared memories of Mike's friends and family.
New contribution
from Nathan, Mike's son- August 24, 2004.
(Go
to the CONTRIBUTIONS page to submit
something for the site.)
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Mr. J's
"Kids" - get to know "about" Mr.
J, the teacher, the listener, |
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the man who inspires, the man who
understood, the friend and the comedian, through the shared memories of his students and the young people Mike knew.
(Go to the CONTRIBUTIONS
page to submit something for the site.)
See pictures and description of the
April 12, 2004 Ceremony in Honor of Mr. J.
at the Toussaint L'Ouverture High School in Delray Beach Florida, where
he was a teacher.
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In
Honor of Mike - ideas of others as to what they want
to do in Mike's or
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Mr. J's honor. For example-
"My name is Corey-I loved Mr. J and to honor Mr. J-I wrote
this poem-it is not about him, but he inspired my writing"
or "My name is Corey and in honor of Mr. J-I am going to return
to school and get my diploma." (Go
to the CONTRIBUTIONS page to submit
something for the site.)
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Projects
to Honor Mike - details on some larger projects in progress and
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proposed projects to honor Michael.
(Go to the DONATIONS
page to make a donation.)
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Message
Center - kids can post weekly or regular updates on how its |
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going, and if they need to partner up with others to get things accomplished, other of "Mick's Kids"
can sign up to help each other.
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Live Chat! -go here to talk with
others who knew Mike and need to talk to
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others that knew him-
LIVE! Sign-Up to be a
"volunteer host."
Sunday November 16 starting at 4 pm East Coast Time, several will be in the
chat room-Come Join Them!
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Links- to
sites that Mike, a special person with specials skills and special
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interests, would have liked to see promoted in his name and on
this site.
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Music was very important
to Mike/Mr. J, this page has the instructions for |
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choosing background
music while visiting the site, lyrics to these songs and
original songs written for Mike/Mr.J by those that love him.
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Click
Here to start listening to the music now. Or click on the
link to the Play List of Background
Music at the bottom of every page to start the music at
any time. NETSCAPE VIEWERS-Click
Here!
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Remember to MINIMIZE
the window so the music will
continue to play!
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This site changes and grows as
you contribute to it. Together we are
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creating a living memorial that will pass the test of time and continue in
loving memory of a very special person who spent too little time with
us.
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Through this site Michael
Jakovich's spirit lives on and continues to |
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inspire. |
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PLAY LIST OF BACKGROUND MUSIC
CLICK
HERE
NETSCAPE USERS CLICK
HERE
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