Mike Hogan

Mike and I were good friends at Redwood and beyond. After Redwood I went to UC Santa Barbara and he went to Pepperdine in LA. He'd often pick me up on his way between LA and Marin for school holidays. I remember once he picked me up in the wee small hours and we talked for hours and watched the sun come up over King City. Later when I worked in downtown San Francisco I'd often drop in and see him at John Walker & Co or we'd party at "Fat City", the Tiburon house he lived in during the 70s. 

He was a great guy and I'll miss him. Please rest in peace, old friend. 

So sad to hear this. Mike and I weren't close during school years but found common ground when I began a second career selling wine and spirits for a company that called on Mike's family store, John Walker's, in SF. We would talk about aspects of wine and favorite regions often at the Neil Cummins reunions at Paul Della Santina's home in Petaluma. Like other's in that sort of industry, there came challenges not present in other professions. Mike was a good man, a good father, a friend I wish I had found earlier. He will be missed. RIP Mike.