Friday, June 5, 2020
Sandy, we are so sorry to hear this news. Mike was truly a force of nature. When I arrived at Toronto West he was this incredibly fit triathlete-type who was very nice to us rookies. I remember a run we did at MDRT at Chicago c. 1987. I unwisely accepted an invitation one afternoon from him, figuring if he was 21 years older than me I should be able to beat him. He disappeared down Michigan Ave. at 30 mph and I had to beg him to slow down. We ended up going 10 miles up and down the beautiful waterfront and I was just towed along by him. Whenever I have visited Chicago since I do the “ Mike Whitney Route” albeit in twice the time. Please accept our condolences at this sad time.