Aug 17, 2013, 10:41 pm
Last edit by: FlyinHawaiian
Thank you to dhammer53 for the Mass Service [post 117] and Donation information [post 122]:
Update: 27th August, 2013
Cards can be mailed to Anna at
18 Mill Rd
Easton, CT 06612-2220
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Anna Cordelli has asked that in lieu of flowers, please consider sending donations in honor of Mike to the following non-profit organizations:
T.A.I.L.S (The Alliance in Limiting Strays)
PO Box 2277
Westport, CT 06880
http://www.tailsct.org/4/index.php
or
Colbert Veterinary Rescue
41 County Road 229,
Colbert, GA 30628
http://www.colbertvetrescue.org/
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FYI, Mike was a co-founder of T.A.I.L.S.
Update: 27th August, 2013
Cards can be mailed to Anna at
18 Mill Rd
Easton, CT 06612-2220
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Anna Cordelli has asked that in lieu of flowers, please consider sending donations in honor of Mike to the following non-profit organizations:
T.A.I.L.S (The Alliance in Limiting Strays)
PO Box 2277
Westport, CT 06880
http://www.tailsct.org/4/index.php
or
Colbert Veterinary Rescue
41 County Road 229,
Colbert, GA 30628
http://www.colbertvetrescue.org/
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FYI, Mike was a co-founder of T.A.I.L.S.
A hole in Flyertalk that may never be filled: RIP Cordelli
Aug 12, 2013, 7:19 am
#46
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, UA Silver, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 46,919
I first saw of Mike's passing on facebook early yesterday and was stunned. Almost a day later, I'm still stunned.
Though we never met in person we frequently communicated on FT. I kept missing the events he was attending. Now I'm sorry I did.
He was one of the nicest and most helpful people around. He will be missed.
Though we never met in person we frequently communicated on FT. I kept missing the events he was attending. Now I'm sorry I did.
He was one of the nicest and most helpful people around. He will be missed.
Aug 12, 2013, 8:38 am
#48
Flyertalk Evangelist and Moderator: Coupon Connection and Travel Products
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Milton, GA USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Hyatt Discoverist, Radisson Elite
Posts: 19,037
I also met Mike and Anna at this holiday event.... and considered him a friend ever since... I was so impressed with his unselfish giving... especially for the dogs and cats he supported. His co-founding of T.A.I.L.S. is inspirational. He will truly be missed.
I first met Mike and his lovely wife Anna about seven or eight years ago at a holiday party in Southern California; avid travelers that they were, they didn't see anything unusual about flying out to LA for a weekend. When I moved to the East Coast a few years ago, I was lucky enough to see them more at WineDos and private dinners. Mike was a terrific guy and one of the most sage and wise persons I've ever known. On a more personal note, the wedding bands my wife and I wear are from a jeweler that Mike recommended to me and we were offered a "friend of the Cordellis" rate. I'll always have that to remind me of him and his quality as a gentleman.
His sudden passing is a tremendous loss to those who knew him and the FT Community and I hope that Anna will see this thread and find some small comfort in knowing how greatly Mike will be missed and that so many are thinking of her during this most difficult of times. I can guarantee that there will be many toasts to his memory.
His sudden passing is a tremendous loss to those who knew him and the FT Community and I hope that Anna will see this thread and find some small comfort in knowing how greatly Mike will be missed and that so many are thinking of her during this most difficult of times. I can guarantee that there will be many toasts to his memory.
Aug 12, 2013, 9:56 am
#53
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Central Texas
Programs: Many, slipping beneath the horizon
Posts: 9,859
Especially melancholy after reading his prescient last post on FT. He gave us a rare combination of wisdom, common sense and almost constant good humor.
I can't help but borrow from our UK posters a "Last Post" to salute Cordelli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlYtlyFSTlU
I can't help but borrow from our UK posters a "Last Post" to salute Cordelli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlYtlyFSTlU
Aug 12, 2013, 11:00 am
#54
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: US Air, UA BA LH AI DELTA MARRIOTT CHOICE SGP
Posts: 9,883
Had the benefit of Mike's knowledge thru FT. A pity I had not met him
Death is part of life, easy to say, but hard to suffer for the family. Please take solace in knowing he did much good to the world.
Time for the rest of us to take stock...what remains to be done....? Say I love you, more often ?
Death is part of life, easy to say, but hard to suffer for the family. Please take solace in knowing he did much good to the world.
Time for the rest of us to take stock...what remains to be done....? Say I love you, more often ?
Aug 12, 2013, 11:02 am
#55
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
I'd like to quote Slaughterhouse Five which I think has something wonderful to say about death:
If you protest, if you think that death is a terrible thing, then you've not understood what I have said.
You see it's time for you to go home - to your lives and your children. It's time for me to be dead for a little while. And then live again. I give you the Tralfamadorian greeting: Hello. Farewell. Hello. Farewell. Eternally connected, eternally embracing. Hello. Farewell.
You see it's time for you to go home - to your lives and your children. It's time for me to be dead for a little while. And then live again. I give you the Tralfamadorian greeting: Hello. Farewell. Hello. Farewell. Eternally connected, eternally embracing. Hello. Farewell.
Aug 12, 2013, 12:13 pm
#58
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 12,242
I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, but his posts will be missed. My condolences to his family.
One More Roll
We toast our hearty comrades who have fallen from the skies, and were gently caught by God's own hand to be with him on High.
To dwell among the soaring clouds they've known so well before. From victory roll to tail chase, at heaven's very door.
As we fly among them there, we're sure to head their plea. To take care my friend, watch your six, and do one more roll for me.
Commander Jerry Coffee, Hanoi, 1968.
One More Roll
We toast our hearty comrades who have fallen from the skies, and were gently caught by God's own hand to be with him on High.
To dwell among the soaring clouds they've known so well before. From victory roll to tail chase, at heaven's very door.
As we fly among them there, we're sure to head their plea. To take care my friend, watch your six, and do one more roll for me.
Commander Jerry Coffee, Hanoi, 1968.
Aug 12, 2013, 12:20 pm
#59
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Benicia, California, USA
Programs: AA PLT,AS,UA PP,J6,FB,EY,LH,SQ,HH Dmd,Hyatt Glbl,Marriott Plat,IHG Plat,Accor Gold
Posts: 10,820
Very sad to hear of this loss. He seemed like a fine member of the FT community whose posts were typically constructive and/or insightful. Condolences to his family.
Aug 12, 2013, 12:22 pm
#60
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,676
So shocked to learn about this sad news. What a big loss of FT community and the world we live in. RIP, Mike!
Mike is one of the FTers that I've never met in person but I feel like I knew him well from reading his helpful posts. You'll be dearly missed, cordelli!
Mike is one of the FTers that I've never met in person but I feel like I knew him well from reading his helpful posts. You'll be dearly missed, cordelli!
