Raised in Tribute:
$1296.00Michael David Baruch was born to Karl and Gertrude Baruch. He grew up in Saint Louis with his big brother, Bob. Mike was born deaf but did not let it define him. He was successful working in Rochester New York for Bausch & Lomb. His joy of being a line judge and trainer for the United States Tennis Association took him all over the country.
Mike leaves a loving family which include his brother in-law Tom Knechtel; niece Suzie Martin and her husband Joe and great-nephews Avery, Beckett and Bobby;
and family across the country who loved him.
Mike’s brother, Bob had Parkinson’s. The family wishes donations go to the Parkinson’s foundation in honor of Mike, his brother Bob and the Baruch family.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. The Foundation is the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, with more than $800 million in high-impact research funded to date.
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