Michael Vergot Obituary

VERGOT, Michael Michael Louis Vergot, 59, beloved husband of Dede Vergot, of Peters Point Rd., Edisto Island, South Carolina passed away Saturday, November 4, 2006 at the Hospice Center of Charleston. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Born in Harrisburg, PA on August 24, 1947, he was the second son of Steve and Valeria Vergot, both now deceased. Michael was a 1965 honors graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, PA, and was graduated cum laude in English from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 1990. He also attended Fordham University in New York City. A long time resident of Edisto Island, Michael was a preservationist and environmentalist. He cherished the beauty and uniqueness of the lowcountry. Michael was a member of the S.C. Coastal Conservation League, Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding (CATR) Center, the Sierra Club, Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society, and longtime volunteer and supporter of the S.C. Center for Birds of Prey in Awendaw, and Edisto Island Community Association. He was an award winning photographer and avid gardener. Surviving in addition to his wife are his brother, Steve Vergot, Jr. and his wife, Yoshie, of Mechanicsburg, PA and his niece Pat Vergot of Silver Spring, MD, and nephew Stevie Vergot and great-niece and nephew, Ashley and Dylan Vergot, all of Harrisburg, PA. Memorials may be made to S.C. Center for Birds of Prey, PO Box 1247, Charleston SC 29402 or S.C. Coastal Conservation League, 8 Gillon St., Charleston SC 29401 or Hospice of Charleston Hospice Center, 676 Wando Park Blvd., Mt Pleasant Sc 29464 or Edisto Island Community Assn. Scholarship Fund, PO Box 269, Edisto Island, SC 29438. Arrangements were made through Palmetto Cremation Society, Charleston SC. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.