Michael was a kind and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
He was born in New Westminster and grew up in Burnaby, where he later raised his own family and worked as an instructor at BCIT. He enjoyed music, theatre, and literature. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Michael was predeceased by his mother Frances and father Frederick. He is survived by his wife Maralyn, brother Gary (Tia), sister Margaret (David), children Devon Chan (Micah), and Jarvis, grandchildren Hannah McFarlane (Jonah), Naomi Weiss (Ben), Aidan, Ezra, Elizabeth, Kiera, Rebekah, Kaitlyn, Judah, Matthias, and Lars Chan, and his great-grandchildren Zacharyand Timothy McFarlane, and another great-grandchild on the way.