The Passing of a Client – and a Friend
Michael Rowles
1971-2010
I was deeply saddened and shocked by the unexpected passing of Michael Rowles, a long-time client whom I recently got to know as a friend.
By connecting up with Michael on Facebook, I learned about his newborn baby, Cash Duncan Rowles (who I believe is about 11 months old) and his wife Avery. While many who use social media for their business would prefer not to have their family information exposed, it was through this connection that I could relate a bit to Michael’s life and occasionally interject personal stories in our phone conversations.
Without that, I really wouldn’t have known much about him at all. And that would have been my loss.
Michael’s bio read as:
“Michael has a passion for the art of the deal! Since 2003, he and (his business partner) Chris have been growing Copia Marketing, LLC into a premier lead generation company. In 2009, they launched MzMzIz.com to serve as a portal for lead buyers and sellers to come together in order to structure the best possible opportunities for building powerful, lucrative relationships. Prior to that, Michael served in various management and sales roles with McAfee, Property Automation Systems and Dickinson and Co.
Michael earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Texas in 1993.”
While I had assisted Michael and Chris with e-mail marketing and IT-related technical articles in years past, it was only this year when I was hired to assist with blogging and social media for MzMzIz.com that I really got to know a bit about Michael Rowles, the person and his family.
I last spoke with Michael by phone early last week and we discussed his trip to Las Vegas to attend LeadsCon. He remarked to me that in the “old days” he would have partied and soaked in the Las Vegas atmosphere. But now, with a wife and baby as his primary concerns, his Las Vegas trip was work, work, work – from the early morning to late at night and he had very little sleep during the trip. Still, he had fun because it was what he liked to do – make deals, network, etc.
Michael Rowles passed away unexpectedly due to a reaction to anesthesia during surgery. He had turned age 39 just a few weeks ago. He will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.
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