“In life, we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever fill.” Michael Anthony Forbes was born on November 8, 1957 in Manhattan, NY to his mother, Bernice Forbes of Charleston, SC and his father, Carlton Forbes of Key West, Florida. Michael transitioned to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at his residence in Bronx, NY. Michael graduated from the New York City Public School System. He served in the U.S. Army National Guards, for 6 years with an Honorable Discharge on December 12, 1980. He later retired from the Bronx Community College after 25 years of service as a Laborer. Michael personified a man of strength, wisdom, values and he loved his family. He was a husband, father, brother, uncle and a friend that played a key role in everyone’s life. Michael enjoyed listening to music, he was a big fan of Stephanie Mills and Kool & The Gang, he enjoyed watching movies and he loved to laugh as he was a jokester. Michael was loved by all that he embraced and he’ll never be forgotten.