Michael Dean Talley age 69, passed away July 30 ^th , 2020 in Mount Vernon, WA.  He was born June 20 ^th , 1951 in Vancouver, WA.  Michael graduated from John F. Kennedy high school in Willingboro, New Jersey in 1970 and then enlisted in the US Navy in March 1971 and served on the USS Kittyhawk in Vietnam being honorably discharged in October 1979.  He moved to Everett, WA in 1980 to work for Gerber Scientific Co. at Boeing.  Michael has resided in Mount Vernon since 2006.   He enjoyed computer programming and model trains.  He is survived by his mother Barbara Ellen Talley, sister Shari Sprague, 2 sons Michael C. Talley and Timothy A. Talley, daughter Julie M. Talley, daughter in-law Jennifer C. Love- Talley, 2 granddaughters Camellia A. Talley and Adaline M. Talley.  A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday August 15 ^th , 2020, 2:00pm at 209 S. 29 ^th Place Mount Vernon, WA 98274