DECEMBER 2017 8 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM Photo Credit: Fernanda Santos Photo Credit: Fernanda Santos Photo Credit: Fernanda Santos Photo Credit: Stuart Thurkill

DECEMBER 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 9 See, I didn’t know this, but it turns out that Mike Saucier was a collector of people. He was a connector, someone who brought people together and made their lives fuller. He had spent his entire life showing the same incredible qualities to everyone he came across — earning lifelong friendships and shaping people’s lives in the process. When the news of his diagnosis broke, it started a steady stream of positive comments throughout social media, of phone calls and texts to Mike’s phone, of e-mails and handwritten messages of love and support. Friends and family flocked to Arizona — including a group of nine of his friends from Boston who dropped everything to make an impromptu trip while Mike was still feeling well enough to see them. Family from both Mike and Fernanda’s side flew in for the duration of his time. He had a steady stream of visitors throughout those last weeks, and always greeted them with as much of a smile and as much strength as he could gather — and always, with a sense of peace, acceptance and gratitude. The comments came in from those in our own community as well, as news slowly spread to those who knew him from his all-too-brief time with Frontdoors. The impression he made on people in such a short time was remarkable. Before he got sick, I used to think Mike was on his way to becoming part of the fabric of the community. Turns out he already had. Mike brought people together even in his passing. Hundreds of people attended his funeral services in Massachusetts. His Facebook page was flooded with photos and memories stretching from his childhood to his time in Arizona. The Facebook post we placed on the Frontdoors page when he passed was viewed more than 22,000 times and shared by 84 people. Hundreds of people contributed to Flora’s college fund and a memorial fund set up in his honor. Photo Credit: Fernanda Santos MIKE SAUCIER CONTINUED