Michael “Skipp” Hussey
Passed 12/03/2021
Michael David Hussey (Skipp) was born on August 9th,1947, in Brooklyn New York. He was the son of the late Osborne Lewis Hussey and the late Marguerita Ruth Mendez. After High School Michael attended a Technical School in Brooklyn New York to discover the basics of photography. During those years he served as a Page for the New York State Legislature providing documents to legislators during the process of making laws and regulations. Skipp enlisted in the United States Army on August 25, 1966, and was honorably discharged. In 1968 Skipp and Hattie Marie Law welcomed a handsome son who they named Michael David Law Jr. In 1990 a beautiful daughter was born to Skipp and Dorothy Knight who they named Carresa Monique Hussey. Skipp was also the proud grandfather of Sharonda and Morgan Law and the stepfather of Dorothy L Knight (Bam).
Skipp was employed by the New York City Transit Authority where he worked his way up from train conductor to flagman. Skipp retired from the New York City Transit Authority in 1999. Upon moving to Greensboro NC, he was employed by the United States Postal Service which he retired from in 2013. Skipp never wanted to remain idle, so he also held jobs at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (A&T) and with the Greensboro Coliseum until he became ill.
Skipp was an dedicated photographer. He did weddings, baby pictures, family events and he also enjoyed extended periods of time in nature to catch God’s magnificent world on film.
Skipp was an avid traveler, traveling around the world. In the years of his life, he visited West Africa where he learned and remained in touch with his African roots. He made it to the mountain tops of Hawaii to capture marvelous views of the native land. And He also made the pilgrimage to The Holy Land in Israel to walk where Christ walked, making sure to make time to travel to Egypt so that he could see the ancient civilizations that his ancestors built.
Michael David (Skipp) was preceded in death by his siblings Adolphus Lewis, Richard Ignatius Harry, Raymond Paul Harry, son Michael David Law, and nephew Melvin Lewis. He leaves to celebrate his life, his daughter Carresa Monique Hussey, two granddaughters Sharonda Law, Morgan Law, one stepdaughter Dorothy L Knight (Bam), daughter in-law Lolita Law, sister Victoria White, and brother Stephen Hussey, a sister-in-law Doris Hussey, he leaves nieces & nephews: Grace Lewis, Binga Lewis, Petes Lewis, Bobop Lewis, Richard Anthony Harry, Denise Harry-Martin, Deborah Ferguson, Mark Jason, Raymond Sean Harry, Austin Harry, Willie White, Jerome White, Che White, Casmar Hussey, Jeremy Hussey, Shelia Mckoy White, Victoria A White, Shaquana Carney-Gordon, Courtney White, Isaiah White, Shareef White, Khaaliq White, Kaliyah White. He leaves his best friends Donald Waldon, Darryl Quick Sr, who will miss him greatly.
A Public Viewing will be held on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 from 4pm-6pm in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel at Perry J. Brown Funeral Home.
A celebration of his Life Service will be held on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 11:30 am in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel at Perry J. Brown Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 11 am.
Burial will follow at the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Service is entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home.