"It isn't possible to sum up the life of someone as perfectly wonderful as my brother Michael, so right now I won't try," Ree Drummond's heartbreaking post began. Drummond shared several childhood photos showing her with Michael and closed the post by writing, "Michael Smith, you were everything." On November 2, Drummond's sister Betsy Smith acknowledged Michael's death on her Instagram page. "We lost Michael, my sweet and wonderful brother, this past weekend." She added, "He was one of a kind, and he will be missed by so many people who loved him."
Bartlesville, Oklahoma resident Dan Dalton noted on Facebook Mike was "well known by almost everyone in Bartlesville" and according to the Examiner-Enterprise, Mike was living at the Bartlesville Assisted Living facility when he died. Dalton noted that his "personality just allowed him to get into places... Over 40 years he built a huge friend-base." In addition, the Bartlesville Professional Firefighters Union shared on Facebook that Smith typically "called us twice a day every day to just check in," adding he was "one of a kind." They also shared a photo of Mike, explaining it "was from the last time we let him cook for us" as they teased, "It only got a little bit smokey that evening."
It's clear Drummond's brother was beloved by nearly everybody he met and will be greatly missed.
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