Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rice, Michael R. January 20, 1998
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Virginian-Pilot  January 22, 1998
Michael R. Rice, 40, of the 400 block of Warren St., died at home Tuesday, Jan. 
20, 1998, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Mr. Rice had resided in the Tidewater area since 1976. He was born in San Angelo, 
Texas, when his parents were on military duty there. He attended schools in Texas, 
Virginia, Alabama, Italy and Nebraska prior to moving to Norfolk. He attended 
Bellevue Junior College in Bellevue, Neb., and Old Dominion University.

Mr. Rice was an Eagle Scout at the age of 14 in Montgomery, Ala., and a member of 
the Order of the Arrow there. In recent years he had been very active in coaching 
youth teams in soccer and softball.

Mr. Rice held an Emergency Medical Technician Certification. He was a firefighter 
with the Hampton Fire Department and was a graduate of the Tidewater Regional Fire 
Academy. He served from 1980 until 1992 when he was medically retired. He was a 
member of Local 2490 of the Firefighters Union. He was proudest of having 
delivered a baby in 1984, while serving on ambulance duty with the fire 
department.

In 1984, Mr. Rice graduated from the Paul Hennings Radio School and received his 
FCC Broadcaster's license shortly thereafter.

He worked on the student station at York High School, voluntarily until his fire 
department retirement. He was employed part-time as an intern by WNIS, Norfolk, in 
1994. Following this, he worked at WRAR in Tappahanock for several months as 
announcer and producer until returning to WNIS/WTAR in 1995 as a part-time staff 
announcer where he was known as "Mike the Fireman." He was frequently the station 
board operator for Admirals and Tides games braodcast by these stations. In recent 
months, he had served as a volunteer for Hope House Foundation. Mr. Rice was 
active in the Langley Christian Church in Hampton for the last several years.

Mr. Rice is survived by his parents, Charles and Janet Rice of Norfolk; his 
sisters, Mrs. Cheryl Jennings, and husband, David, of Powhatan, Mrs. Christine 
Garland, and husband, Brent, of Williamsburg; two brothers, Mark S. Rice, of 
Richmond, Dennis C. Rice, of Norfolk; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. 
Rice Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ormando J. Leombruno, both of Norfolk; his great-uncle, 
James B. Smith; his aunts, Caroline Leombruno of New York, and Mrs. Diane Wyatt 
and husband, Rick of Norfolk; his niece, Carie Eckroade-Jennings; nephew, Coleman 
Jennings; and many local cousins and great-aunts; and cousins in Alabama, 
Arkansas, Georgia and New York.

A Christian Wake service will be held in the Norfolk Chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apts. at 7 p.m. today. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Friday 
at the funeral home and will proceed to St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery for a 2 p.m. 
graveside service conducted by Father Brian Rafferty and the Rev. Matt Scott. 
Memorial donations may be made to the Hope House Foundation of Norfolk. A kind and 
loving son and brother, he will be remembered in the hearts of his family and 
friends.


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