Michael Lambert Minor Jr.

Michael Lambert Minor, Jr., 40, of Wilmington, Delaware, was suddenly called home on March 2, 2023. Michael was affectionately known as Mikey, Mike Mike, Mike & Ike, Suge Mike, Big Mike, Mike Minor the Artist, and The Tattoo Champ. Mike was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1982 to Michael Minor, Sr. and Vashti Spainbey. Mike graduated from Rice Academy in Harlem, New York. During high school summer breaks, he worked as an intern at the New York Stock Exchange. He was proud of this time. Mike’s talent and love of art was a gift from his mother. The artist in Mike was able to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary like only a true artist can do. As a young boy his mother placed the pencil in his hand and explained the artistic process to him. From that moment on, Mike nurtured his gift and never took it for granted. He became a self-taught freehand tattoo artist and practiced his tattoo artistry for more than 10 years. In 2014, Mike was blessed with the birth of his only child, Allecia Skye Minor. His smile and his laugh were most infectious when he was drawing with his daughter or pushing her on the swings at the park. Mike married his best friend, Lindsey Ramirez of Newark, Delaware in March 2017. Mike and Lindsey enjoyed spending time with one another, running their pool management company together, bringing friends and family together, cooking and cleaning, watching movies and playing video games, and most of all, deciding what new adventure they would enjoy with Allecia. Mike loved to cook - especially for others. Everything he cooked had to be a work of art. He often talked about the importance of presentation and how it resembled the strokes of a paintbrush. He added love to every dish he made. His specialty was pineapple upside down cake. Everyone said Mike was the original creator of the cheese dog. He loved shopping, especially at the grocery store. He went up and down every aisle looking at and touching everything such as the cheeses and fruit. Mike had a love for sneakers and hats. He kept the tags on his hats. Mike loved family outings with his wife and daughter, car trips, going to the beach or the outlets, and most recently he came to greatly enjoy Sunday dinners with his family. He was well versed on any number of topics. He could talk for hours about art, politics, current events, finance, fashion, music, or the stars and constellations. If you showed Mike a plant, he could tell you everything about it, down to the origin and classification. With Mike, every visit or conversation ended with “I love you.” We love you, Mike, and we will miss you always. Mike leaves to cherish his memory all of those who knew and loved him, including his loving wife, Lindsey Ramirez Minor; his daughter and sweet princess, Allecia; Henry, a sweet gift from Heaven above that Mike swam into the ocean to save as a baby octopus; his beloved mother, Vashti Spainbey; his father, Michael Minor, Sr.; his maternal grandmother, Barbara Velezquez; his sisters: Melissa Minor Brown (Grandville), Kyra Minor, Lindsey Minor; brothers, Maximillian Minor and Marshall Minor; his mother and father-in-law, Jenny Ramirez and Gibby Ramirez; a host of other family members, including aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews; and many other loved ones and friends. Scripture reminds us that “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4 Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 2 PM to 3 PM at Strano & Feeley Family Funeral Home, 635 Churchmans Road, Newark, DE 19702, where a service in celebration of Mike’s life will follow at 3 PM. Burial will be private. For directions or to send an online condolence please visit www.stranofeeley.com.

Michael Lambert Minor Jr.

June 22, 1982 - March 2, 2023

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