Our Deepest Sympathies:
* Michael Aaron Michner, 60, Aug 16, 2019, Los Angeles, California
Michael Aaron Michner was born the youngest of four children to Lou and June Michner on May 22, 1959 in Fresno, CA. Diagnosed Deaf at 5 months old, this discovery charted the course of his life-advocating and supporting Deaf people around the world. Michael was the first Deaf person in Fresno called to the Torah to be bar mitzvahed in 1972. A 1978 valedictorian at Bullard High School, Michael went on to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting Theory and Practice in 1982.
He followed the path of his grandfather, Morris Michelson, in becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In 1986, Michael became one of the three Deaf CPAs in the United States. He ran a successful CPA business for over 30 years and was extensively involved in local and national non-profit organizations, most recently as finance manager for Public Counsel, the nation’s largest non-profit law firm specializing in pro-bono legal services.
He gave his time as board member, Chief Finance Officer (CFO) or as CPA: The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD), Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA), Deaf & Hard of Hearing Service Center (DHHSC), KODAWest, Deaf West Theatre (DWT), California Educators of the Deaf (Cal-ED) United Cerebral Palsy of Central California (UCPCC), Writers Guild Foundation and the California’s Women Law Center.
Through mutual friends, Michael met the love of his life, Amy Rubin, in the San Fernando Valley and embraced her two sons, Aaron and Adam as his own. They married in Las Vegas on May 14, 1994. After settling down in Northridge, CA, daughter Ariana was born in 1999, who became another source of his pride and joy. This past May, Amy and Michael celebrated a beautiful 25 years of marriage.
On Friday August 16, 2019, after a short bout with kidney cancer, Michael passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife, Amy; his three children, Ariana, Aaron and Adam: and his brothers Stan (Barbara) Michner, Richard (Connie) Michner, and sister Jeri (Lee) Horwitz. He is also survived by his parents-in-laws Dorothy (Jules) Burg and Richard Rubin as well as his many nieces and nephews. Source: Facebook
Proud Parents:
* Diana (Abayeva) & Daniel Israilov, son Asher born August 1st, 2019 in New York.
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