Name: Murphy Funeral Homes
Address: Arlington, VA

The orange seat, #13, was Mike's seat for many years at the Redskin's games at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC.  Immediately following the Redskin's last game at RFK Mike and Barry hijacked their seats for suvenioirs.  The Redskins beat their longtime rivals, The Dallas -Cowboys, winning 37-10!  This game would end a 35 year history of the Redskins playing at RFK.
Date: December 22, 1996


A beautiful display of Mike's memorabilia

"Lefty's" batter box at Tuckahoe lower ball field

This is the last known picture of Mike taken with some of his longtime friends.  Pam Rotter took this picture outside of Mark's Pub in Falls Church, VA where everyone had gathered following Barry's funeral.  Pictured left to right;
Tommy Lee, Mike Wood, Jimmy Paratore, Steve Rotter, and Pat Farragher.
Date: January 11, 2020

Mike with Auggie at Lee Highway house.  He loved this dog so much!
Date: May 1994

Mike's home at 9406 Sunset Court, Manassas, VA

Mike and I at Luna Park, back when we were first dating
Date: Summer of 1991

I included this ticket stub from the Birchmere, because this live performance was the basis for a movie that is currently in the making on the life of one of the greatest guitarist's that lived, Danny Gatton. He was known by many professional and famous musicians as The Humbler, because he humbled those around him with his talent.  Mike and I were in the audience that night as part of this live recording that included many local musicians to include Dave Elliot, Tom Principato, John Previtti, Steve Windsor, and many many others.  When this movie finally is released, just know your Dad was present and in the audience for the musical soundtrack. He bought a souvenir that night, but I forgot what it was.  Maybe you found it in his personal items.
Date: September 26, 2015

Luna Park Grille at the intersection of 
N. McKinley St and Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA
This bar was home to many. Friends  and many patrons referred to Luna as their "Cheers" bar.  Everybody knew each other, and there were many wonderful times at this bar...day and night. Luna Park supported the co-ed softball team, and it's where Mike and I met in early 1991.

Doing what Mike loved the best...playing ball
Army Navy ball field, Arlington, VA
Date:1993

Mike and I at my parents house.  He was the DJ for a baby shower for one of my nieces.  Yes, my family does blowout parties!
Date: 1996

Mike and I at The Knights of Columbus, Arlington, VA bowling league award dinner.
Date:1992

Mike in Dominica, Caribbean
Date: October 1991

This is the house at 6246 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA where Mike and I lived for a time. Gorgeous old house with a slate roof, field stone exterior, and copper gutters and master bedroom window peak.  This house had a fabulous old gas stove with side bread warmer trays, one of the first dishwashers ever made.  The kitchen floor was heated with hot water coils under the flooring. Casement windows, laundry shoot, full wet bar in the basement.  It was a great house. Did I mention this house was built in 1949. Lots of land and room to have parties.  The house that is now to the left sits on what used to be a vacant lot that was part of the land of 6246, so plenty of room to park extra cars, and go sledding down that hill!  The trees weren't in the front yard and neither was the hedge.  The door was white at the time.

Mud flying everywhere!  That's Mike driving his truck through the mud pit.  Fun day at Elizabeth's Furnace.
Date: October 1991

Mike standing with our crazy bus driver who drove us to the rain forests in Dominica, Caribbean Island, and took us for a guided tour to the waterfalls.
Date: October 1991

Eric and Mike singing at one of the bar stops during Pam's birthday bus run.
Date: September 1991

Mike worked as the "Door Man" at Luna Park for a period in 1992.  Here he is guarding the door.  LOL!
Date: 1992

Mike in St. Maarten Caribbean
Date: October 1991

Mike and I at the Virginia Gold Cup Races The Plains, VA
Date: 1992

Mike at bat.  Army Navy ball field in Arlington, VA
Date: 1993

Back at Luna Park following the party bus stops for Pam's birthday
Date: September 1991

Mike and I aboard the Baja Queen Party Boat in Barbados
Date: October 1991

Mike at Elizabeth's Furnace
Date: October 1991

This is the house they moved into that was directly across the street on Parkwood Terrace.
Date: 1996 (?)

Mike and a couple of friends moved into this house at 3160  Parkwood Terrace in Falls Church, VA.  They lived there about 6 months and I think were having problems with the landlord not taking care of things, so they ended up moving directly across the street to another house.
Date: 1996 (?)

Mike on the cruise ship
and....After!!
Date: October 1991

Mike on the cruise ship
Before....
Date: October 1991

Mike on the lower ball field at Tuckahoe in Arlington, VA
Date:1991

Mike and I at Luna Park for Thanksgiving Dinner. 
Every Thanksgiving Eric Ploeg would close Luna Park and cook dinner for his friends.  It was always a great time!
Date: 1993

Oh Mike!  You and your antics!
Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, VA
Date: May 1992

Mike being Mike in St. Maarten in the Caribbean
Date: October 1991

This is Mike...with real shoes on!  Not baseball cleats, not tennis shoes, and not boots...but real honest to goodness dress shoes!  He wouldn't show his face, but I managed to get a picture of those snazzy dress shoes at Mindy's wedding
Date: September 13, 1991

Mike in Dominica in the Caribbean 
Date: October 1991

Mike in St. Thomas Virgin Islands
Date: October 21, 1991

Eric, Pam's first husband, with Mike singing at one of the bars. This was the night of the birthday bus drinking binge for Pam's birthday
Date: September 1991

Mike and I at sea heading to Barbados
Date: October 22, 1991

Mike and JT at Elizabeth's Furnace
Date: October 1991

Mike lived here at 1427 N McKinley St. Arlington, VA with Tom Mostowy.  He actually lived here twice.  The first time was from November 1991 to March 1992.  I pretty much lived there too for several months.  He moved back in April of 1994 and stayed there until sometime in 1996...I think.
The house actually looked like the house to the left, but over the years has seen some upgrades.

Mike and Jimmy Paratore at the ball field off Army Navy Drive in Arlington, VA
Date: 1993

Mike and I on a "Party" boat, The Baja Queen, in Barbados.  Boy that day was a lot of fun!!
Date: October 23, 1991

Mike escorting his mother, Sharon, down the aisle at Mindy and Rob's wedding at the Church of the Covenant in Arlington, VA
Date: September 13, 1991

Mike and Barry taking down trees at Barry's cabin in Luray, VA
Date: 1993 (?)

Mike and I joined Barry and his first wife Karen at the Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase races in The Plains, VA
Date: Summer of 1992

Pam's 30th birthday party.  We all hopped on a tour bus and went bar hopping around the NVA area. It was a lot of fun.  We left from Luna Park and came back to Luna when the night was over.
Date: September 1991 

Mikes' family home off of Lancaster St. in Arlington, VA.  It looks a little different now than it did when the Woods lived there.  It's been repainted, all the shrubs have been removed, but it is the home where Mike spent a good deal of his life.

JT, Mike, and me at Elizabeth's Furnace 
Date: Oct 1991

Mike at the ball field off of Army Navy Drive in Arlington, VA
Date:1993

Mike and Barry Weismiller at The Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington, VA.  We were there for the annual bowling league awards, and Mike and Barry ran up front and grabbed the trophy's as if they had won them....lol!
Date: 1992

Mike with Auggie at house on Lee Highway
Date: May 1994

Mike and I at Elizabeth's Furnace 
Date: October 1991

Mike sitting along the edge of the Caribbean Sea in St. Thomas.
Date: October 21, 1991

Me standing by my car which once belonged to Mike's grandmother, Nan, Sharon and Judy's mother.  Nan was a lovely woman and she adored her first born grandson, Mike! Sharon and Jack offered the car to me back in in early 1992 since Nan was no longer driving. Nan passed in December of 1994 and I drove her old car to her funeral. Nan loved this car and nicknamed her "Susie". This picture was taken in the driveway at the house on Lee Highway.
Date: Early Spring 1995

Mike at Tuckahoe ball park- Arlington, VA.  Upper field.
Date: Early Spring 1992

Arriving in Barbados.  
Date: October 23, 1991

Mike on the cruise ship.  We were heading to Barbados.
Date: October 22, 1991

Mike giving Pam a hug at the Luna Park Thanksgiving dinner.
Date: 1993

Mike and I at Luna Park. 
Thanksgiving 1993

Mike escorting his mother, Sharon, down the aisle at Mindy's wedding rehearsal held at the Church of the Covenant on Military Road in Arlington, VA. 
 Date: September 13, 1991

Mike and I in St. Martin, Virgin Island.  Mike is standing outside the jewelry store where he purchased my engagement ring.  He's drinking a beer and waiting for the man to return from setting the stone.  He told me the canary diamond was an earring for him.  This is where he proposed to me, and we almost missed the ship.  We were running to get back since the third whistle had blown, and they were getting ready to pull the plank.  YIKES!!!
Date: October 22, 1991

The Luna Park Softball Team back in the summer of 1991.  Lower Tuckahoo ball field.

Mike's 35th birthday!  I posted signs all over Arlington, to include down the exit ramp to route 66 announcing his birthday.
Date: 1994

 Another picture of Mike, me, and JT at Elizabeth's Furnace. 
Date: October 1991

Mike and I boarding Carnival's "Festivale" ship for a seven day cruise to the Virgin Islands.  Date: October 20, 1991

Mike and I went to Elizabeth's Furnace in Fort Valley, VA.  A friend of Mike's, JT, met us there the next day.  Both Mike and JT had almost identical Toyota pick-up trucks.  Mike's truck has the black bed liner.  We were tooling around the woods and came across this construction site..."mud hole" and the boys went wild.  I sat up on the hill and took pictures. We received a bunch of laughs from people as we headed home.
Date: October 1991

Mike at the Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, VA
Date: May 1995

Mike with Auggie right after he adopted him.  
Date: May 1994

Mike standing in the backyard of the house on Lee Highway in Arlington, VA.  We had been fishing with our next door neighbors that morning on the Potomac and Mike caught the biggest catch of the day!  Date:1992

Morgan,
Everyone who knew Mike loved him, but your connection to him, being his daughter, was the strongest and dearest to him. The following are the pictures we discussed with timelines and locations provided as best I can remember.

Sincerely,
Michaelann

I did not know Mike for very long, but boy did he teach me a big lesson in not judging a book by its cover! I'll admit, I was very annoyed by his smoking habit, but once I got past that, I got to know what actually turned out to be a sweet, warm, welcoming man. We shared the heartbreaking stories of being caregivers for our ailing mothers and I brought my dog down to meet Cuddles, his late mom's cute toy poodle he lovingly cared for. Every time I saw Mike in passing, he always greeted me with a warm hello and would chat with me or would wave to me from the balcony as I walked my dogs. My last memory of him was when he came upstairs to thank my boyfriend for the homemade pizza he had baked for him and the fresh herbs I brought down for him. He gave the pizza rave reviews and encouraged my boyfriend to start a business. He was a truly genuine and kind man and I am so glad that I overcame my initial judgement and went down and had the opportunity to meet and know him if only for a short amount of time. 

I will sorely miss Mike, having known him since we grew up two blocks apart in the mean streets of North Arlington. 
Since the Washington Nationals won the World Series in October 2019 we often reminisced that we watched the glorious Game 5 deciding win of the NLDS over the Los Angeles Dodgers at his apartment in Manassas.  Great jubilation! Hope we didn't wake up too many people as we celebrated. :-)
Texted with Mike the day before he passed.  I am sorry that I have no other words to share with him on earth, but we shall talk again in  the next life. GOD BLESS Mike's extended family!   
                                                                                                                    John Collins

I only knew Mike for a short time, having met him in January of this year.  But I know this: He was a wonderful friend to my brother, he was a loving son to his mother, he was a devoted and loving caretaker of his mother's little dog Cuddles.  Mike always spoke of his daughter, Morgan, in such glowing terms.  Mike's passing is a loss to all of us and I send my sincere sympathy to Morgan and the rest of his family.  Rest in peace Mike.

Mike was always a pleasure to talk with in our many meetings over the years.  Being an insurance agent for the Wood family was a great privilege.  May Mike Rest In Peace.

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Michael Curtis Wood

August 5, 1959 – November 2, 2020

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