Here are the key developments in the prosecution of the guy who killed Mike. Aug. 16, 2003 – Jason William Futch of Brunswick was taken into custody sometime after 2 a.m. and charged with murder in the death of Mike Weaver. Atlanta police questioned Futch and witnesses in The Summit apartment, in the 300 block Read more about Judicial timeline[…]
Many tributes and ceremonies have been held in the wake of Mike’s death. Here are some of them. October 2004 – Again this October, like last October, following the performance of the annual “Swamp Gravy” play in south Georgia, members of the audience were asked to participate in a solemn honoring the life and memory Read more about Tributes to Mike[…]
From The Macon Telegraph By Sharon E. Crawford, The Macon Telegraph ATLANTA (Mar. 27, 2004) – A Brunswick man was indicted Friday on charges of shooting a Milledgeville man to death at a party last year. A Fulton County grand jury indicted 20-year-old Jason Futch on charges of malice murder, felony murder, three counts of Read more about Article 6: Man indicted in shooting of Milledgeville man[…]
From The Macon Telegraph By Bill Weaver, The Macon Telegraph WARNER ROBINS (Nov. 26, 2003) – Twenty years ago, as we prepared to sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, we did so with a 10-month-old baby asleep in his crib. His name was William Michael, but we called him Mike. He was the second of our Read more about Article 5: Thanks for all the giving[…]
One of the few comforts we had in the days immediately following Mike’s death was reading the mail. We received more than 500 cards and letters. They provided a daily source of encouragement that we would get through this, and that others cared enough about us to wish us well. We will, of course, save Read more about Cards, letters and flowers[…]
From the Atlanta Jewish Times By Jami Gaudet, Atlanta Jewish Times ATLANTA (August 2003) – It was the kind of silently explosive headline that sends a collective shudder down the spine of everyone who has a child. You might have seen the story in the newspaper, momentarily shaking your head, acknowledging the senseless violence in Read more about Article 4: We grapple with the enormity of our loss[…]
From The Macon Telegraph By Charles Richardson, The Macon Telegraph MACON (Aug. 22, 2004) – A friend of mine got a call in the middle of the night, a call all parents dream of but few, thankfully, ever receive. The news could not have been much worse. “Your son has been in an altercation,” the Read more about Article 3: Having real faith[…]
This was delivered at Mike’s funeral on Aug. 19, 2003 by E. Steven Smith, friend, former Central High School principal and current superintendent of the Loundes County school system. I stand before you today at the request of a family who is very near and dear to my heart and the hearts of everyone present. Read more about Eulogy: A tribute to Mike[…]
From The Macon Telegraph By Sharon E. Crawford, The Macon Telegraph MACON (Aug. 19, 2003) – Atlanta police are still trying to determine how horseplay between two young men turned deadly early Saturday. Mike Weaver, 20, of Macon was shot to death at a metro Atlanta apartment at about 3 a.m., said Atlanta police Sgt. Read more about Article 2: Shooting victim remembered as ‘gentle spirit’[…]