I have been putting off this entry...
Disbelief shrowds my senses as I sit here on my last day abroad planning out all the errands I need to run before my flight home tomorrow morning. I had convinced my mother to schedule the flight friday instead of this sunday because I just had a cosmic pushing convincing me I need to be at home as soon as possible. I had hoped I'd make it home in time to say goodbye to my uncle before it was his time. The gatherings, funeral, and entombment are all this weekend and I am so glad I will be with my family again...
Surrounded by love, Michael A. Virga, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at his family’s home in Virginia Beach, VA, after a year and a half battle with cancer.
The third of six children, Michael was born in New York City on April 23, 1957, to James J. (Jack) and the late Anne Virga. In 1971, his family moved from New York to Virginia Beach where he graduated from Cox High School in 1975. He attended VCU in Richmond before joining his family’s business, where he worked until 2002.
In addition to his father Jack and stepmother Terry, Mike is survived by his partner, Laurie MacGillivray, whose devotion and loving care sustained him during his illness; his sister, Anne and her partner Rusty J. (Nick) Barath; his brother, Andy Virga and wife Jena and their two sons, Andrew and Sean; his sister, Marion Swaim and her husband Greg and their two daughters, Katie and Sarah; his brother, Jaime and his wife Andrea and their three children, Michael, Lizzie, and Jack; and his sister, Anita Warriner and her husband Dwight and their six children, John D. Terry, Jr., Ashley Terry, Adam Cuppett, Carson Cuppett, Anastasia Warriner, and Amanda Warriner. He leaves behind too many friends to name. To know Mike was to love him, and he will live forever in the hearts of all who called him family or friend.
Michael always lived life to the fullest. He was a longtime resident of Olde Town Portsmouth, where you could find him at Tidewater Yacht sitting on the back deck of his boat, Pizzaman, writing music and playing his guitar. He frequently played at Barron’s Pub on High Street. He was a kind and honorable man, whose generous nature resonated with all he met. He was the center of a large and eclectic group of people, many of whom would not have otherwise met.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to Dr. Thomas Alberico and his staff.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made to The Governors School for the Arts Foundation, designating The Michael A. Virga Scholarship Fund, C/O ODU Norfolk, Virginia 23529. His family hopes that through this scholarship Mike’s legacy will be to help other talented artists realize their dreams.
A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Church of the Holy Family with Father Thomas Quinlan officiating. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.
Surrounded by love, Michael A. Virga, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at his family’s home in Virginia Beach, VA, after a year and a half battle with cancer.
The third of six children, Michael was born in New York City on April 23, 1957, to James J. (Jack) and the late Anne Virga. In 1971, his family moved from New York to Virginia Beach where he graduated from Cox High School in 1975. He attended VCU in Richmond before joining his family’s business, where he worked until 2002.
In addition to his father Jack and stepmother Terry, Mike is survived by his partner, Laurie MacGillivray, whose devotion and loving care sustained him during his illness; his sister, Anne and her partner Rusty J. (Nick) Barath; his brother, Andy Virga and wife Jena and their two sons, Andrew and Sean; his sister, Marion Swaim and her husband Greg and their two daughters, Katie and Sarah; his brother, Jaime and his wife Andrea and their three children, Michael, Lizzie, and Jack; and his sister, Anita Warriner and her husband Dwight and their six children, John D. Terry, Jr., Ashley Terry, Adam Cuppett, Carson Cuppett, Anastasia Warriner, and Amanda Warriner. He leaves behind too many friends to name. To know Mike was to love him, and he will live forever in the hearts of all who called him family or friend.
Michael always lived life to the fullest. He was a longtime resident of Olde Town Portsmouth, where you could find him at Tidewater Yacht sitting on the back deck of his boat, Pizzaman, writing music and playing his guitar. He frequently played at Barron’s Pub on High Street. He was a kind and honorable man, whose generous nature resonated with all he met. He was the center of a large and eclectic group of people, many of whom would not have otherwise met.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to Dr. Thomas Alberico and his staff.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made to The Governors School for the Arts Foundation, designating The Michael A. Virga Scholarship Fund, C/O ODU Norfolk, Virginia 23529. His family hopes that through this scholarship Mike’s legacy will be to help other talented artists realize their dreams.
A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Church of the Holy Family with Father Thomas Quinlan officiating. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.