Obituary: J. Michael "Mike" Scanlon

J. Michael "Mike" Scanlon passed away at his home in Sulphur, Louisiana, on Dec. 17, 2024. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 10, 1943, Mike was raised in Windermere, Florida. Mike graduated from Lakeview High and from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Chemical Engineering. For the last 45 years of his life, he lived and worked in the Lake Charles-Sulphur area, working as an engineer at Olin Chemical and Bridgestone/Firestone companies. 

For his entire life, Mike was an avid reader and fisherman. Mike maintained a home in Montana, where he would go in the summer to fish, hike and be with family. As a young man, he competed in skeet shooting, winning trophies in his division. He also acted as a Ham Radio Operator.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 40-plus years, Barbara Theresa Dronet Scanlon; and his parents, Dr. John J. and Dorothy L. Scanlon. He is survived by his sister, Mary J. Scanlon, of Apopka; and cousins, Donna L. Gilbert, Lynn C. Boyce and Jack M. Scanlon, all of Anaconda, Montana. 

Upon Mike’s request, no formal service was held, and his ashes were returned to Montana to be scattered on the trails he liked to hike.