Michael Van Horne

was born April 7, 1962 in Fort Ord, California to Charles Leon and the late Elizabeth (Straughter) Horne.

Mike completed his formal education here on the Monterey Peninsula and attended Noche Buena and

Manzanita Elementary schools, Martin Luther King Junior High School, and graduated from Monterey

High School in 1980 before enlisting in the United States Army. He completed his basic training at Fort

Sill, Oklahoma and was happy and fortunate to then be assigned permanent duty at his birthplace of Fort

Ord, California. The first barracks that Mike lived in are now utilized as student dormitories at California

State University Monterey Bay.

After being discharged from the military, Mike achieved his Bachelors of Science degree from California

State University Fresno. He had a long and successful career as a Financial Analyst and worked for

numerous prestigious companies in northern California. He was also a member of Friendship Baptist

Church in Seaside and was baptized in 1972 along with his sisters Michele and Pamela when he was 10

years old.

Mike will be remembered as an extremely intelligent man with a kind heart and an old soul. Those that

knew him well recall his great love of fishing, old school and early hip hop music, and classic cars. He

kept a large collection of albums and made CDs of his favorite tunes to play in his cars. Mike also spent

countless hours restoring a 1965 Mustang that he owned and could often be seen driving around town in

his Lincoln Continental Mark Viii.

Mike is also fondly remembered as the prankster and practical joker in his family. He was an avid sports

fan and enjoyed watching the Oakland Raiders, but one of his favorite pastimes was hanging out with his

niece and nephew, Elizabeth and Anthony, and attending their football and volleyball games.

He is survived by his father, Charles Leon Horne, 3 sisters, Carolyn Horne Bradford (Richard deceased),

Michele Horne, MD, and Pamela J Cooper (Ernest Eugene), and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins,

and friends. Mike was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth and his older brother, Carl Leon Horne.

He will be greatly missed by all.

Viewing service is Thursday, Jan 7, 2016 at Bayside Community Mortuary from 4 pm to 8 pm. Funeral

services are Noon, Friday, Jan 8, 2016 at Ord Military Community Chapel, 4280 Gen Jim Moore Blvd,

Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944. Burial to follow at Mission Memorial Park in Seaside.