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Michael Antcliffe
Biography
Michael Jack Antcliffe was born May 13th, 1975 in the old McKeller Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The youngest of three children (siblings Christopher and Jennifer) in a working-class family, Michael spent his early years raised by his parents, Alan and Mary, in a country setting in the township of Scoble, a short distance southeast of the city of Thunder Bay.
He enjoyed a childhood that inspired a love of nature and the outdoors. Michael moved back into the city in time to attend Sir Winston Churchill High School and continued his education at the University of Manitoba, where he stayed and worked as a youth care worker at Jessie Home Inc., for five years after completing university. Missing his family, Michael returned to his home town and began earning his way doing home renovations and construction, eventually finding employment with a university friend at First Class Finishing. Always choosing to keep life simple and concentrating on time spent with friends and loved ones, Michael continued to follow this philosophy after being afflicted with malignant melanoma and forced onto disability.
Michael spent the last year and a half of his life exploring various fundraising avenues and seeking to improve the lives of those stricken by cancer, whose fight each day is simply to reach the next. Michael’s siblings, Christopher and Jennifer still live in Thunder Bay, along with their mother, Mary. Michael's father, Alan, passed away on August 2, 2013.
Michael Jack Antcliffe passed away on August 18th 2012 at the age of 37. He will never be forgotten.
He enjoyed a childhood that inspired a love of nature and the outdoors. Michael moved back into the city in time to attend Sir Winston Churchill High School and continued his education at the University of Manitoba, where he stayed and worked as a youth care worker at Jessie Home Inc., for five years after completing university. Missing his family, Michael returned to his home town and began earning his way doing home renovations and construction, eventually finding employment with a university friend at First Class Finishing. Always choosing to keep life simple and concentrating on time spent with friends and loved ones, Michael continued to follow this philosophy after being afflicted with malignant melanoma and forced onto disability.
Michael spent the last year and a half of his life exploring various fundraising avenues and seeking to improve the lives of those stricken by cancer, whose fight each day is simply to reach the next. Michael’s siblings, Christopher and Jennifer still live in Thunder Bay, along with their mother, Mary. Michael's father, Alan, passed away on August 2, 2013.
Michael Jack Antcliffe passed away on August 18th 2012 at the age of 37. He will never be forgotten.
Where to find Michael Antcliffe online
Where to buy in print
Videos
Hope is my Wingman Trailer
Learn more about Michael, his journey, and his efforts to help others with cancer.
Books
Hope is my Wingman
by Michael Antcliffe
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 48,710.
Language:
English.
Published: August 14, 2013
by
Split Tree Publishing.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Cancer
You don’t know Michael, but he’d like you to owe him 10 bucks.
Imagine you were told that your life was ending.
Would you run off for a last hurrah, or spend every moment with your friends and family. One incredible man decided that the last 16 months of his life would be dedicated to appreciating loved ones, petting strange dogs and trying to raise a million dollars for cancer care.