ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: DRY, MICHAEL HUNTER 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Monday, March 21, 2011

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DRY, MICHAEL HUNTER 
(February 17, 1983 - March 21, 2011)

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Michael Hunter Dry, devoted husband and loving son and brother, died on March 
21, 2011. He was 28. He was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Houston, 
Texas.

He is survived by his wife Erin McKnight Dry, mother Sharon Ann Carraway, 
stepfather Sam Carraway; sister Anna Claire Dry, all of Mandeville, La.; his 
father-in-law Kevin Francis McKnight, Sr. and mother-in-law Marilyn "Tudy" Wylie 
McKnight, both of Folsom, La. He is also survived by his grandmother Lee 
Cangelosi Maloney of New Orleans; and brother-in-law Kevin Francis McKnight, Jr. 
of Folsom, La.

His aunts and uncles Kathleen Maloney of Pinole, Calif.; Michael Sean and 
Dorothy Maloney of Lacombe, La..; John Gerard Maloney, William Joseph Maloney, 
Mary Lee and Marc Simon, Maureen Rose Maloney and Ann Margaret and Colley 
Charpentier, all of New Orleans, Stephanie Guess of Nashville, Tenn., Craig Dry 
of Huntsville, Ala., cousins -- Peter Sean Van Auken, Emily Jane and William 
Robert Blase, Sean Patrick Maloney, Christine Ann Cron, Juliana Marie Roche, 
Jason William and Joy Elizabeth Maloney, William Oliver Maloney II, Colleen Rose 
Maloney, Kathryn Amanda, Merritt Christine and Noah Ephraim Simon, Christopher 
Mapes, and Melissa, Forrest and Ian Flannery.

He was preceded in death by his father John Frank Dry III, grandfather William 
O. Maloney, grandparents John Frank Dry II and Alice Maurine Dry and cousin John 
Patrick Maloney.

Mr. Dry was born Feb.17, 1983, in New Orleans. His family moved to Mandeville 
where he grew up playing in the woods, catching frogs and fishing. He attended 
Mandeville High School. In his senior year, he met his wife-to-be Erin. He and 
Erin attended Louisiana State University together. He earned a Bachelor of 
Science degree in Kinesiology. He and his wife married in 2007 and moved to 
Houston, Texas, where he worked as a personal trainer. He planned to attend 
graduate school to become a physical therapist. He loved his family. And, he 
loved animals, acquiring a menagerie of pets. He enjoyed body-building and 
relished the time he could spend outdoors fishing. His family will miss his warm 
brown eyes, his terrific sense of humor, his sensitivity and empathy for others, 
especially children.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Mass at 
E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on 
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Visitation from 10:00 a.m. until service 
time. Internment in St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery.

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