Michael Meroney's Obituary
Michael Penn Meroney Born November 23,1945 in Miami, Florida
and passed away December 9, 2020 in Frisco, Texas.
Preceded in death by Father Charles Arthur Meroney and Mother Thelma Ward Meroney.
Survived by his wife Carol Elizabeth Meroney and children Charles Peyton Meroney and his wife Traci Leigh Meroney, Christina Gwyn Howard and her husband Shane Carl Howard and Mary Elizabeth Meroney and his grandchildren Max Hutton Meroney, William Connor Meroney, Hannah Elizabeth Howard, Danielle Howard and Koltin Howard.
After 25 years of fighting Parkinson’s disease; Mike is finally free of the constraints of his physical body and is rejoicing with the Lord.
He was a man with enormous energy with many gifts and talents.
Mike lived an extremely full life even when fighting the effects of Parkinson's.
He had both an extremely intelligent and creative mind, immersing himself completely into his many passions.
As a young man in the 60's he experienced pop stardom as a member of a band called "The Briks".
Mike then became passionate for Christ by becoming a born again Christian and co-pastor of Calvary Bible Church. He raised his family working full time in a company he owned while attending Dallas Bible College pursuing a degree in Theology. He mastered both Hebrew and Greek so as to better understand scripture. His library was full of scholarly texts which continued to reference throughout his life.
What most would consider a hobby he was all in, learning everything he could about whatever his passion was.
Sailing became books on strategy, race charts, timing practices, regattas, sail experimentation, etc..
Golf was another passion, he became a scratch player and played in a number of Pro-Am tournaments in Maui and Nassau with players such as Hale Irwin and Fuzzy Zoeller.
Fly fishing became yearly meccas to Lake City Colorado. Books on nymph and dry fly patterns, learning techniques for every river condition and time of day, practicing casting in backyard and local ponds. Once on his favorite mountain stream he would fish from before
dawn to after dark with no breaks. Fly in nose, no problem, tape it down and fish till dark. He loved it and he mastered it.
Music came back as a passion in the mid 1980s and he formed a band called the "Pathetics". They played a number of local venues and recorded some original songs. His garage became a recording studio where the band would practice along with creating demo tapes for other musicians.
Bird hunting became yet another passion, full regalia and the best gear. Sandy, his German short hair became his lieutenant in the field and later his companion on the couch watching westerns and documentaries.
His boundless energy was not just for hobbies. He was also passionate about work. After the ministry he became a successful commercial real estate broker. After the real estate market crash he started a new career building provider networks for the largest PPO in the country. He was an entrepreneur at heart and spent the majority of his career with Health Care Data Solutions, a healthcare technology company he founded. There he mastered a number of technologies and developed numerous successful software solutions for the healthcare industry. He worked here until Parkinson's forced him to retire.
He embraced life to the fullest and was surrounded by the best of friends. His friends were so good to him and were a testament who he was. He loved being with them. There was always laughter and usually because of something he did or said. He was a beloved husband, father and friend. Those that knew him will always have some memory that brings them a smile, just like that sly little smile and twinkle in his eye when he was up to something.
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