Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Decoux, Michael Joseph March 14, 2020
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Virginian-Pilot  March 18, 2020
Michael Joseph Decoux died on March 14, 2020, due to complications of pneumonia.
Born with cerebral palsy, Michael lived a rather normal life as a youth. He did, 
however, attend The Thomas Eggleston Center for the handicapped for many years.
He has always loved sports and was a bat boy for the Azalea Little League, his 
older brother, Willie's, team, and, along with his family, continued his love of 
sports his whole life.
He attended many games with his parents. These included the Tidewater Tides and 
the ODU Men's and Women's basketball games.
As Michael aged and his disease advanced, he was eventually confined to a wheel 
chair.  He continued to devotedly follow his teams on his radio and/or listen to 
the TV with his mother and brother; his favorites being The Washington Redskins 
and The New York Mets.
Another interest Michael enjoyed was listening to Audio Books. These activities, 
as well as the many family gatherings, offered Michael a rich and full life, 
lovingly shared with the entire family and then mostly with his beloved mother in 
the last few years.
Michael was predeceased by his father, Wilfred Decoux who died on 12-12-12, his 
mother, Regina Decoux who died on 7-31-19 and his sister, Cathy Bush, who died on 
7-25-17.
He is survived by his sister, Pat Lowe, and her husband, Roger, and their children 
and grandchildren, as well as Joan Wilson, a longtime family friend, who with Pat 
and Roger, were the main caregivers for Michael during the last several years.
He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Jimmy Bush, the beloved husband of his 
late sister, Cathy. Also his older brother, Willie, and his wife, Christine, and 
their children and grandchildren, as well as his maternal aunt, Margaret Shields, 
and her family.
The burial service will occur on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Saint Mary's Cemetery 
at 2:00 P.M. at 3000 Church St. in Norfolk, near the Norfolk Zoo.

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