SCHENECTADY – Michael J. Dean, 28, died on Friday at Ellis Hospital, with his loving mother at his side, after suffering many years with kidney disease.
Michael was born in Salem, Oregon, the son of Charles W. Dean and Connie Dean Cannizzaro. Michael was a natural artist, he loved photography and drawing. He liked to travel to the west coast by train, enjoying the beauty of the countryside. He visited every nature preserve in the area, and adored animals.
Michael is survived by his loving parents and his siblings, Cheryl Dean and Billy Dean.
Services will be held on Tuesday at 10 am at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, Union at N. Jay Streets. Interment will follow at 12 noon in Gerald BH Solomon, Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville.