John Wesley Miceli's Obituary
John Wesley Miceli, born June 16th, 1959, passed away quietly on the morning of March 30th, 2018.
He is survived by his longtime partner and wife, June G. Gilliam, and by his siblings Deborah (Gary) Mayhew of Gainesville, Florida; Matthew (Jennifer) Miceli of Umatilla, Florida; Mark (Traci) Miceli of Pompano Beach, Florida; and his twin brother Lawrence G. (Susan) Miceli of Mount Dora, Florida. He is also survived by his many loving nephews and nieces including Lauren, Jonathan, Jessica, Roxy, Ryan, Josie and Zoe, as well as many grand-nephews and grand-nieces.
John was born to Lawrence John Miceli and Sheila Lowe Miceli, in Milton, Massachusetts. He moved to Pompano Beach, Florida in the early 1970’s when the family re-located.
John graduated from Pompano Beach Senior High School in 1977 where he was actively involved in the Golden Tornados Marching band and where he made lifelong friends.
He attended the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Psychology. He later went on to attend the University of Florida, College of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate (JD) degree. John became a member of the Florida Bar in 1993.
John went on to run an automotive restoration businesses with June in Gainesville, Florida. Later in life he became the Chief Operating Officer of a hospital in Dade City, Florida. For the last ten years, John was employed as a Civilian Marine Project Manager for the United States Marine Corps, in Orlando, Florida. John was extremely proud of his service to the Marine Corps.
John was an amazing person. He was well liked by everyone who knew him well. He was a talented artist and musician in his early years, and later developed a love of antique cars, particularly vintage British Sports Cars. He was a wonderful brother, and was loved deeply. And, John loved his pets very deeply. Scooter, Priss, Rex, Dahlia, Fred and Zippy were John’s dogs and cats, many of whom have gone on before him.
John made many people laugh and he usually had a smile on his face. He always looked for the good side of people and I don’t remember him ever saying anything bad about anyone.
John touched so many lives in so many different ways. He will be loved and missed forever by us all.
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