Tenth Generation

7581. Charles Michael "Mike" Butterfield was born on 16 January 1940 in Jackson Heights, Queens, NY. He graduated in 1965 at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, MD. He died on 1 June 2011 at the age of 71. Charles M. Butterfield ISLE OF PALMS - Charles Michael (Mike) Butterfield, 71, of Isle Of Palms, SC, died on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Born January 16, 1940, in Jackson Heights, New York, he was the son of the late Charles William Butterfield and Margaret Gorman Cassella. He was the husband of Patricia Schmidt Butterfield. Mike is a graduate of Fort Lauderdale High School and a 1965 graduate of the US Naval Academy. After distinguished service in Vietnam where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for Valor, he pursued a career in Industrial Psychology in Greensboro and Charlotte, NC. A resident of Isle Of Palms, SC, since 1988, Mike reinvented himself as a Graphic Artist. As a Christian, he valued and enjoyed a close fellowship with the members of Seacoast Church, especially the men's group, and participated in community outreach. In addition to his loving wife of 32 years, Patti, Mike is survived by one son, Patrick W. Butterfield and his wife Pam of Winston-Salem, NC; a brother, W. Patrick Butterfield and his wife Kay of White Hall, VA; two sisters, Debbie Curtis and her husband Phil of Knoxville, TN, and Judi Groves and her husband Clyde of Owings, MD; and three grandchildren, Jessica, John and Jennifer Butterfield of Winston-Salem, NC; his stepmother, Dorothy Smith Butterfield, formerly of Palm Beach, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Seacoast Christian Church located at 750 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Seacoast Church or The . Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths

Published in Charleston Post & Courier on June 5, 2011
Mike served in the military Lt. Cmdr., awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for Valor at Vietnam in U.S. Navy.

Patricia "Patti" Schmidt (private).

Charles Michael "Mike" Butterfield-27245 and Patricia "Patti" Schmidt-116071 had the following children: