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James Michael Wood

November 11, 1941 – August 23, 1985

Mike’s sister, Linda Wood Watson, advised that no obituary for Mike was put into the paper.  She did give some information on his life.

Mike was an artist and for a while did graphic design on children’s books.  He lived in New York and San Francisco, but had moved to New Orleans prior to his death.  He is buried in New Orleans.

He had married Claire Keating from the northwest, but the marriage ended in divorce.  They had no children.

While in New Orleans, he was an artist in Jackson Square and did portraits on commission.  He painted portraits of members of Pete Fountain’s family.