Walton-Rabbitt, Michael A., 25, North Port, FLa., April 12, 2012.
Michael was a cashier at Publix Supermarket in Murdock. He graduated from Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in 2005; he also graduated in 2009 from State College of Florida, Summa Cum Laude, with an Associate Degree in Applied Science Graphic Design Technology/Print, and in 2011 he graduated, Magna Cum Laude, with an Associate Degree in Arts. He then transferred to the University of South Florida, where he was pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business. Michael was a member of the International Honor Society. In 2004 Michael won the New England AAA poster contest with his highway safety poster against drunk driving and later received the National Judges Award.
Survivors include his father and mother, Joseph Rabbitt and Jane Walton, of North Port, Fla. He was preceded in death by his sister Michelle in 2001.
He is also survived by his maternal grandmother Irma Allen of Presque Isle, his aunts, Deborah (Butch) Beaulieu, Bonnie (Sam) Martin, Jennifer (Ron) Gagnon, Tracy Kinney, his uncle Jeffrey (Linda) Walton, and 11 cousins.
Memorial Services were held April 20, 2012 at Edgewater United Methodist Church, Murdock Florida. Donations in Michael’s memory can be made to the Michael Walton-Rabbitt Memorial Scholarship Fund, PO Box 381029, Murdock, FL 33938.
