Mike “Army” Armstrong passed away on December 23, 2023. He was a proud veteran who was loved dearly by all his family and friends. He will be missed terribly.
Mike was born in Woodland, California on June 8th, 1944. He was a long-time employee of Sierra Pacific Power Co (now NV Energy), where he worked as a transmission lineman. [Editor’s Note – Brother Armstrong was initiated into IBEW 1245 in 1980, retired in 2006, but remained active in the union as a retiree until his passing].
His zest for life and infectious personality enabled him to be a friend to everybody, no matter if you knew him for 20 years or 20 minutes.
Mike enjoyed all the holidays, particularly Christmas and New Years, and he loved to travel, whether it be to Fort Bragg with Maria, over the hill to see his granddaughter’s graduations, or to the Midwest to visit his grandsons. He also loved camping, fishing, Burning Man, a cold beer, a shot of Cuervo and just about any activity where a good time could be had.
With all that said, he loved his family most of all. He is survived by his long-time partner, Maria Dufur, daughters Carol Gebhardt and Devon Diamond, grandchildren Brandon, Damon, Kelly, Rhiannon, Charlene and Morgan, and great-grandchildren Seth, Angel, Kellin and Jaynie.
There will be a Celebration of Life at the Tamarack Junction on Thursday, March 14th, between 4pm and 7pm. Please come down and have “One Last Round with Army!”