John Michael Green
January 14, 1951 ~ December 20, 2007
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
John Michael Green, 56, of Asheville, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
Mr. Green was born in Asheville and was a son of the late John J. and Betty J. Doan Green.
Mr. Green had retired from the Asheville Fire Dept. He was a member of the Asheville Firefighters Association, a Red Cross Disaster Team Volunteer, a member of the Marion Moose Lodge, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he was also a member of the Trinity Methodist Men. Mr. Green also served his country in the U.S. Navy, serving for four years of active duty, and 20 years in the reserves.
Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Sharon Bridges Green; daughters, Stephanie Michelle Green, and Carol Ann Rudd (Steve); sons, Justin E., and John M. Green, Jr. (Tracy); brother, Harry W. Green; parents-in-law, Reeves and Katy Bridges; and granddaughters, Heather and Tiffany Green.
A funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Groce Funeral Home chapel on Patton Ave. with the Rev. Rodney Hagans officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park with military honors by the Buncombe Co. Veterans Council Memorial Team and rites performed by the Fire Dept. Honor Guard.
His family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Asheville Firefighters Association, 18 Regent Park Blvd., Asheville, NC 28806.
Stephanie and Family,
I am very sorry to hear about your loss. Just think he got the greatest Christmas present ever, he is spending Christmas with the real reason for the season.
Love in Christ,
Tonya Carter
Justin and Family,
Just want you to know that our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family during this difficult time.
Howard and Ann Vreeland
Justin and Family,
Paul and I are very sorry to hear about your father. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Justin, so sorry to hear of the loss of your father. May the Lord stay ever close to comfort you at this time. May God Bless you.
Ron
Sharon,
I am so sorry to here about the loss of your husband. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
Justin and Family Sorry for your loss I will keep you in my prayers
Justin and family,
You have my sympathy during your time of loss.
Gary Goll
Justin & Family,
We want to express our deepest condolences to the entire family on the loss of your father. Rebecca and I will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Darin & Rebecca Lyon
Sharon, Katy and Reeves, precious children, Gus and I share in your sorrow, it is an especially difficult time at Christmas, but he is truly walking hand in hand with Jesus . It is hard for us to understand but what a glorious time he must be having . Our prayers will be with you during this time. Love, your old neighbors and friends, Shirley and Gus
Green Family,
I want to express my deepest condolences. Mike and I served many years together in the Navy Reserves. He was not only a shipmate, he was a friend. I know words can’t express what it means to lose someone you Love. Mike touched many souls during his time with us and his memory will always be with me, the ones he loved and with the ones who served with him. My prayers are with you during this difficult time.
God Bless your family.
Dear Justin and Family,
We are deeply saddened by Mike’s passing. You and your family are in our thoughts daily.
With love,
Horace & Diane
It was always a pleasure working with Mike at the Vance School precinct for each election. He was always cheery and pleasant, willing to do what needed to be done. He will be missed.
Sharon and Family,I’m sorry to hear of Mike’s death. I have known him for a long time. Not only did I work with him at the Fire Department, when we were children we also played together a few times when he would visit a cousin of his that lived near where I did. May God bless and comfort you all in the days ahead.
Justin, Green Family,
You have my deepest condolences for your recent loss. I only had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Green once, but my impression that he was a kind person is solidified by what I have learned of him here. He certainly worked hard to leave his mark in society. I have no doubt that satisfaction of his time with you will be forever immortalized in your hearts, just as the integrity of his character has been ingrained in his children.
To the Green Family,
We are so sorry to hear about Mike. He was a wonderful man. We remember him as being a quiet and caring man who would do anything in the world for you. He will truly be missed. I don’t know the words to say to you for comfort but knowing he died as one of Gods children gives us all hope. You will be in our prayers during this time of great loss. Keep you eyes upward and know he is smiling down upon you all.
Love to you all,
Robbin & Josh
Sharon and Family,
I was so saddened to learn of Mike’s passing from my folks. You all have been in our prayers throughout this long struggle.
I hope you are all able to find solace in the knowledge that others share in your loss and will continue to lift you up in prayer in the coming days.
Lewis and I were such special friends growing up and he was always proud of his little sister.
I am sorry that I will not be able to be with you today or tomorrow. I will be coming to Asheville on Wednesday.
I pray God’s blessings on all of you. …Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Daren Hutchison
Sharon and Stephanie, Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mike & Edith Walker
Justin,
My family and I would like to express our condolences at the loss of your Father, especially at this time of year. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you.
Sincerely,
Sharon and family,
We would like to send our condolences in the loss of Mike. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Chuck and Cheryl Swiger & Stacy
Our thoughts are with you.
Justin & Family
Our prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Mike & Gina Burke
Justin & Sharon,
We are so sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Dear Sharon and Family:
We were so saddened to hear of Mike’s death. We have been in Charlotte for the past week and did not arrive home until Dec. 23. We have had all of you in our prayers and thoughts and will continue to ask that he uphold and strengthen your family. I have many fond memories of Mike at Methodist Men, and also at Naval Reserve. He was a ‘side boy’ at my retirement ceremony.
Mike will be missed.
With Love,
Jim and Barbara Davis
We want to express our deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father.
Sharon, Justin and Stephanie,
We were so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time.
Sharon and Family,
I am so sorry to hear about Mike’s passing. I worked at the Fire Dept with him at St.6 and at headquarters for several years. He truly loved you his family. It is a blessing to me to have known someone like him. I have several memories that are especially funny. Like the morning it snowed several inches and we had a call on Brevard Rd. I was the first female driver he had, he was going to get out of the truck on the way back and walk up Brevard Road,because he did not want to ride up it in the snow with me. I still own and it is still working a microwave oven he sold me.
Sharon and family,
Mike was a wonderful man. I had worked with him at the fire department for several years up until his retirement. He will surely be missed by all of us. You and your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
We are so sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you all during this difficult time!