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June 17, 1968 - October 5, 2026 Michael Albert Newkirk, 58, passed away on October 5, 2026, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California, from complications following an automobile accident.Born at St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood, California, to Cathy Lucille Moulton and Donald Lee Newkirk, Michael primarily grew up in Downey, CA. He attended Montessori Elementary School, Gallatin Elementary School, East Middle School, and graduated as a proud Viking from Downey High School in 1986. Sports and friendships filled those years. Always loving to be a member of a team, with his best friends he played water polo, wrestled, and played JV and varsity football, wearing number 58.A proud U.S. Army veteran, Michael served as a Green Beret with the 10th Special Forces Group from 1986 to 1990.

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