Obituary of Michael Anthony LaPage

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A VISITATION HOUR FOR MICHAEL. WE ASK FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND PRAY THAT EVERYONE STAYS SAFE. Michael Anthony LaPage, Sr., 26 of Utica, NY passed on to God's Heavenly on March 24, 2020. Michael was born on March 6, 1994 in Utica, NY to Jose Matos and Kimberly LaPage. Michael was a loving, caring father who cherished his three children above all else. They were his absolute pride and joy , their bond and unbreakable. He loved being out in nature and doing outdoor activities. He felt "closer to God" when he went to the activities. He felt "closer to God" when he went to the beach or out fishing. Such simple pleasures were some of his best enjoyed experiences. He was always the "jokester", everyone had their "thing" with Michael. A funny little social ritual, whether it be a very "creative nickname" which he may have given you with or a few friendly or vulgar pieces of wisdom or phrases on his way out the door. If you knew him, then you knew him. A very genuine and empathetic young man with a huge heart. Michael will be missed by an enormous amount of family members and friends. He was a beautiful, bright light in all of our lives and we have all been blessed knowing him on earth. We must now take comfort in knowing that he is at rest in the Kingdom of our Lord and forever peace! This is HIS will...but you (Michael) will be dearly missed. God took the best and left the rest... Michael leaves to cherish his memories his mother and step-father, Kimberly (LaPage) and Walter J. Stubbs, Sr.; father Jose' Matos; three children: Serenity Rodriguez, Michael LaPage, Jr. and Samiyah LaPage; six brothers: Daevon Stubbs, Dante Matos, Braydon Matos, Michael J. Stubbs and Jaylen Stubbs; four sisters: Chandelle Rucker, Sade (Trent) Burgess, Anne (Stubbs) and Clarence Garland and Megan Everitt; maternal grandparents: Lois (LaPage)and Bob Czerikies, Patrick E. Keller, Jr. and Colleen Legault, Deborah Brown and Walter N. Stubbs, Babci (godmother), Marian Czerkies; paternal grandparents Carlos (Patricia) Matos; uncles: Chris (godfather) and Angela LaPage; Bobby Czerikies, Jason Czerkies, Carlos Matos, Jason Matos, Brian and Risa Stubbs and Karmon Stubbs; aunts: DeAnna Keller, Anita (Matos) and Clem Atchley, Lisa (Matos) and Lawrence Kimbell, Jr., D'Nique Stubbs and Michael Vasquez; as well as a host of extended family members and friends with a special mention to best friends: Austin Lucenti and Joel Torres. Michael was predeceased by his older brother, Walter J. Stubbs, Jr. Services will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at T. Revels-Gibson Funeral Home, 144 Eagle Street, Utica, NY 13501. Visitation will begin at 5:00pm with service at 6:00pm. Please note that during this current pandemic we are limited to three people at a time during visitation. For those who are unable to attend, we have established a facebook link that will enable you to be "part" of the service. If you have a facebook page, please search T Revel Gibson and send a friend request to this site and you will be able to participate in the Homegoing service for Michael Anthony LaPage.