Mike's Obituary
San Jose Mercury News

Francis Michael Wible
was born July 25, 1955 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Passed away January 2, 2004 in Santa Clara, CA, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. Son of Francis L. Wible and Margaret Miller Wible (who preceded him in death in 1984). Sister, Carol A. Wible-Torres. Uncle to Caley Haakma, Hilary Anger, and Maddy Torres. Friend and colleague of many. Mike lived in Germany and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but grew up while living in San Diego. As a youth, he had a penchant for music and the technology around it, so he obtained a degree in music while playing professionally in bands in the local area. Mike was also a people person, always friendly and helpful, and so also studied and received a degree in psychology from San Diego Mesa College. He moved to San Jose in the early 1980's to be closer to his mother and sister, and worked with several court reporting firms in downtown. Mike's interest in digital music led him to return to school and switch careers into technology, where he worked for Hewlett-Packard, UpShot, and Siebel Systems in information technology and telecommunications. Mike's first love was always music, and he was an accomplished keyboardist. During the 1980's, 1990's and through 2002, Mike was a large part of the south bay music scene, playing for Hush and the Robert Berry Band in clubs, festivals, and studios. He recorded tracks on a number of albums, eventually branching into studio engineering and production work where his keen ear and musical creativity assisted other bands and solo professionals as they recorded their own work.

A Memorial Mass for Mike was held Friday, January 9, 2004 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 4848 Pearl Ave., San Jose, CA 95136.

Donations to the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 preferred. Private Entombment at Los Gatos Memorial Park.
Published in the San Jose Mercury News on 1/9/2004.