13/03/1979 – 13/01/2022
After a courageous battle, Michael passed away peacefully at home.
Cherished husband of Sophie, adored son of Barbara and Dennis (dec) and son-in-law of Ted and Jenny.
Deeply loved and greatly missed brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend.
Rest in Peace.
Funeral Notice
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A Service to Celebrate the Life of Mr Michael Allan Cox will be held at Tuckers Chapel, cnr Torquay and Pioneer Roads, Grovedale on MONDAY (24th January) at 10.00am.
Private Cremation.
Government COVID regulations apply.
Tributes
Deepest condolences from all your friends at Teversal Cricket Club. This is very sad news. Great guy, great cricketer. Our thoughts are with his wife, family and all his friends ❤️
I was lucky enough to have met Michael when he stopped with me in the UK, he left a huge impression on my life and did he know how to live it.
Missed him so much over the years and have many great memories I will never forget.
Rest in peace my good friend, love you Coxy xxTo an Amazing human we say good bye but who would live in our hearts for ever.
Rest In Peace Dear Friend
Thelanka , Naveen and Family
Michael, you made us all realise the world was not exactly how we thought it was. Your perspective and explosive laugh helped me to see something exciting wonderful and different. It helped me to question the obvious and test the cultural norms. Thank you for your tenacious and intense curiosity balanced so beautifully with an almost wonderful ‘who really cares anyway’ laugh, to comfort us both as we explored the uncharted sometimes scary topics that seemed so locked away. Thank you for the light you brought to our family. Thank you for teaching me to surf at Wye river and starting a passion that will never leave me. I love you big cuz.
We will miss Michael so much…
His care & dedication to our girl Olivia along with Brenda was amazing….
He was dearly loved & will be sorely
missed.
Karen, Pete & Olivia WilsonCoxy – what a big heart you have. So happy to have known you. You have such an incredible view of the world, so much love to give, I’m in awe of you. Rest in peace mate. Pottsie.
Sending so much love to Michaels family, thinking of you all. Michael an absolute legend – he made us laugh everyday with his great, witty sense of humour. Such a kind heart and beautiful soul. I will miss you Coxy , Love ya buddy xx
Our deepest sorrow on Michael’s passing. All of our love and prayers to Sophie and Michael’s family. The Rau family.
To Barb and all of her family, my deepest sympathy and love to you all.
Such a wonderful person in so many ways
Phillip Morgan
Deepest sympathy to Barb and family on the loss of Michael.
Kate HopeDeepest sympathies to Sophie & Michael’s family.
Michael will be missed by all who knew him in the Geelong cricket community.Dearest Sophie, Barb, Miranda, Jen and families. Our deepest sympathies to you all with the sad passing of Michael. He was one in a million and fought so hard to stay. He is now at peace and has left so many happy memories and love for you all to draw on in your quiet times.
Our love and prayers are with you all. Trish, Bianca, Trent and familiesThe feeling is still so surreal that you’re gone mate, cancer is such a cruel disease and seems to always hit the people that deserve it the least.
Knowing coxy as a close friend since primary school, growing up with someone you genuinely see peoples true traits. Coxy was someone who always could make you laugh and loved a beer as much as he loved his sport. Coxy never really sugar coated anything, always said what he felt, a trait perhaps more of us should adopt in the world.
Huge condolences to Sophie, Barb, Jen, Miranda and their families.
Catch up one day mate, til then Rest In Peace.My deepest sympathies to Michael’s wife,family and close friends. He bought much joy to everyone he interacted with and I was shattered to learn of his passing. We shared many laughs and good times from the cricket field to the Eureka. He always was smiling and loved a good story and laugh. Rest In Peace mate.
Regards
Tim MatthewsSo much to say about an incredible man. I will miss our early morning banter at work……I will miss our lunches together…..I will miss your dry sense of humour…..I will miss our deep and meaningful conversations. But most of all I will miss the man who was one of my dearest friends….who has touched my life in so many ways and supported me through my trials and tribulations and made me a better person by him just being the loveable, adorable, loyal, sensitive and true friend he was. I will definitely miss that twinkle in your eye…I am truly blessed to have walked beside you on this earth….and thank God every day that our paths crossed……Rest in peace my friend….your Forever Friend Mary
Cheeky, chirpy, fun, lovely. A gorgeous face I was always delighted to see. How could you not love him? He’ll be so missed.
Michael, you were loved. xDeepest sympathy to the family, RIP Coxy a great competitor on and off the field, gone to soon, The Harrison’s
To dearest Sophie our arms are wrapped around you along with the whole Alexander Thomson Cricket Club community. Coxy got me and I got him. I will dearly miss him and all his text messages and the banter we had with each other. I’m so glad he met you and got his wish of putting that ring on your finger. You meant everything and the world to him. Im also very grateful what he did for my boys he knew that as I was always endlessly thanking him. Sincere condolences to you Sophie, his darling mum Barb and Miranda. A true loyal friend who will always be cherished. As I always signed off I love you Coxy xxxx
Sending deepest sympathy to all the family. Michael was a lovely boy, a wonderful teenager and grew to be a terrific adult.
He will be missed by so many.
He endured much and is now pain free and at peace.
Prayers, love and hugs
Sue and Paul Anderson, Raelee and TimHe pushed the boundaries. He slipped up now and then on this or that. He believed in loyalty to his mates. He stirred the pot. He deserved an Order of Australia for his work with troubled. Family mattered heaps. And he knew he was such a lucky fella to meet a woman called Sophie. I salute him. 9/10 Michael.
Dear Michael today I lost a dear friend of 20years plus The last year I’ve seen you battle with cancer and it broke my heart. Today you rest in peace. I will miss you greatly, I am a better person for knowing you, better for loving you, and for having met you. May you be as blessed in the next life, my friend, as I was in this one by knowing you. My life was blessed.
I will always remember the times we went for coffee/ lunch and shared a couple of wines or three. ……We would travel down the highway to watch the Essendon/ Geelong games at the MCG and drank so much wine/champagne or go to Kardinia Park to watch Geelong, and yes we consumed some wines.Theses are but a few memories in which I will always treasure…Will miss our chats 💜💜 💜
To Sophie Barb and Family my deepest condolences , he was wonderful person.
Sophie thank you being there for Michael you bought so much happiness to him, he adored youMy deepest sympathies to Sophie, Barbara and Miranda.
Coxy – you were such a great bloke. We had some great times on and off the cricket field back in the Newtown days, which will always make me smile. Your quick wit and dry sense of humour was a highlight of our car trips to and from the matches!
Taken way too soon my friend, but I’m glad you are now at peace. You were so brave in your fight, time to rest.
See you again one day mate…….H
My deepest condolences to Michael’s family. I have the fondest memories of teaching Michael at Highton primary school in the prep grade. He was a darling student with a twinkle in his eyes. All my love Pam McGarigle
To Barb, Sophie, Jen, Miranda and families,
Michael was a fabulous friend of David’s (McLean) for over three decades. We remember him as a terrific person, and always enjoyed hearing about his news.
Thinking of you all now and in the months to come.
With love
The McLean Family
Alan, Rae, Julie, David, Craig and families.