IN
MEMORY OF
Mike Hoevet
Jan
26th 1966 - Oct 4th 2017

Here
are some shots of my collector buddy Mike Hoevet I took at Nationals...As
collectors we know collecting isn't just about getting stuff...It also
about the places you go and see...and the people you meet along the
way...and Mike was one of the those neat people...What a pleasant positive
guy he was...I can't recall when I met him here Net54Baseball.com...but I
came across the first mention I made of him on my site:
http://www.sportsantiques.com/05natpg4.htm
Page 4 2005 National story
I had the
pleasure of finally meeting fellow collector Mike Hoevet, while I was in
Kanuit’s booth, as we’d only emailed till then. Mike, who is from Ann
Arbor, got a real nice paper fan from Kanuit. It had an impressionistic
illustration of Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates sliding into base,
being tagged out by Chief Meyers of the New York Giants, really nice
condition, 14” tall by 7” wide, paid $150.00
It's
hard to believe I had known Mike 12 years...I didn't realize that till
now...seemed more like five years maybe...Over the last year I had the
privilege of encouraging him in his walk with the Lord as he fought
cancer. Occasionally we'd get in something about the hobby...but mostly
our conversations were spiritual in nature...I wanted to make sure he
knew the Lord and knew where he was going in case he didn't make
it...and it paid off because he didn't make it...and he did know where
he was going...
I
think maybe the two things I liked best about Mike were his sense of
humor...and his commitment to his family. I liked hearing how he went to
his daughters track meets...things like that are the real treasures in
life...not money...He was a successful account executive for a large
corporation...but his really big success was he loved his family...he
had way more than what many billionaires have....that was his real
success..You can see from the photos he kept in good shape...worked out
regularly...
By God's grace I look forward to seeing Mike in heaven when this life is
over...

See
you in Heaven Mike! Your
bud -Carlton Also
see these two Net54Baseball.com links
below for more on Mike's passing
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=245780
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=245750
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