Michael Lawrence Astorino was born on September 28, 1944. He grew up in Manhattan Beach, California. He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Astorino and his mother, Patricia Astorino. He is survived by his brother, Lee Astorino.

Mike passed away from a massive heart attack in Eureka on June 28, 2022.

As a young man Mike enjoyed riding his bike on the Strand and surfing. He had some cool sports cars too! His first job was a typesetter for The Daily Breeze. He was also in the Naval Air Reserves. He was the co-pilot and loved to fly! After he left the Naval Reserve, he became a long haul truck driver and had routes all over the United States. Mike left the trucking company and became a produce manager at a large produce company in Manhattan Beach where he worked for many years. He left that job and moved to Eureka where he and his brother Lee operated a business adventure for a time.

For the last 30 years he worked as a handyman and painter for Mike and Rose Retzloff and many other people. He also loved to decorate for all the holidays. You could see our houses lit up from blocks away!

Mike was a loyal, trustworthy, independent friend. He was always reliable for starting and completing projects for everyone.

I, Joan Bladow, am writing this a memory of my best friend. He has lived on my property for the last 30 years. Every morning he would come and take our dog for a walk which was good for him and her!

He was very independent but was always there when you needed him.

We miss him a lot. He was dearly beloved!

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