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#JusticeforMikesBoys

Michael (Mike) Mortensen was a close childhood friend to both my brother Brian and me. Brian and Mike were born a day apart. Mike lived a street over from us and, really, was part of our family. Years later, when Mike married and then became a father, he asked Brian to be his firstborn son’s godfather. To this day, Brian has a close and constant presence in Mike’s sons’ lives. So for us, this situation I am going to share is personal. Mike grew up in Norwalk and spent most of his short life here and in Sandusky. Mike graduated from Norwalk High School as part of the class of 1989. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy with a classification of aviation repair. Mike received a medical discharge upon diagnosis of epilepsy and later brain cancer. He then returned to Norwalk and married. He and his wife, Billie, became parents to two sons, Magnus and Javyn. Later, Billie and Mike divorced. Sadly, Mike lost his battle to cancer when he was 36. His sons were ages five and eight. Prior to his death, Mike had established a $100,000 life insurance policy for both of his sons. The money was earmarked for the boys’ college funds, weddings, down payments on their first homes--things a parent would help his or her child with if he or she were alive. Mike entrusted a different childhood friend of his to oversee this inheritance until each boy turned 18. However, when it came time for Mike’s oldest son to begin looking into colleges, and the financial obligations that would follow, he and his mother discovered that the $100,000 was missing. Currently, the state of Ohio is prosecuting the pending criminal case. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Special Prosecutions Section is representing Mike’s sons. The following story appeared in the May 4, 2018 edition of The Norwalk Reflector.
The link to view the pictures are listed here as well as the article: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OoakZdl9zxLsB1493JICgHUGc1gy5MKHD7xeHPWQzNw/mobilebasic
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Carrie Patrick
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Billie Mortensen
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