To brothers Tom, Dwayne, they’re families & to close friends,  I am truly sorry for the sudden loss of Mike, to soon but enjoyed life to the fullest capacity!
 I was devastated to hear about Mike’s passing, such a  larger than life kind of guy, who will be missed  immensely.  I met Mike 20 yrs ago when he had his K9 Dog grooming shop in the basement of his Mom’s house. Wow!! what a gong show, Mike’s World,  with his music blaring,  trimming a dog on the counter, 1 in the sink & the rest barking or chewing bones like a dog party! Mike truly loved his dogs like no other & always took awesome care of my lab Molly.  I often talked to his Mom as she would be in the front yard, working in her beautiful garden & being a gardener, we had lots to chat about! After about 10 yrs, we reconnected at Painters Lodge, I was gardening & low & behold there was Mike, loud, swearing & cursing ripping apart a rotten deck off a cabin. Still the same guy always teasing me, always made me laugh, never will forget his way of words!! I really was impressed of how much Mike knew his plants & loved to plant his vegetable garden every year at the house after his Mom passed so she passed her knowledge to him.  Although, I planted & watered his flowers in his front yard many times as he would have at least 10 different projects on the go which included swamping out 3 trucks so if I would drop by & see his neglected flowers still not planted in they’re pots, I would plant them pronto!! I know how much Mike had a caring heart, offering his friends who struggled a mattress to sleep on in his house & food or pay for a hotel room during winter months.  Always lending a hand to friends, dump runs with his truck  or giving rides to friends to doctors or when needed. 
I really will miss the laughter that Mike brought to me & especially our gardening chats. 
Peace & Love to U Mike 😔 R.I.P. 
Michele Broeren

Sutton's Campbell River Funeral Home

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Michael John Yates

November 15, 1967 – March 27, 2024

Sutton's Campbell River Funeral Home

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