Michael Shane Lukehart

Michael Shane Lukehart was born on July 18, 1982, at lntercommunity Hospital in Fairfield. On March 2, 2024, Michael passed away unexpectedly following a fatal hit-and-run accident In San Francisco. He was 41 years old. Michael grew up In Fairfield and after receiving his GED, he joined the Army. He served In South Korea and ended his Army career In Fort Lewis, Washington. Michael worked miscellaneous jobs until he landed a job with the VA, Veterans Administration in Palo Alto. He started in the maintenance department and worked his way into addiction counseling, helping others like himself. Michael expressed himself through music and art. He wrote songs and loved to play them on his guitar. Michael was an avid journaler. He jotted down all his thoughts and ideas for his music In journals. He was a natural talent. His articulation and vocabulary were out of this world and oh-so eloquent. He loved to draw and was very good at it. Michael is preceded in death by his grandparents Blaine and Barbara Herring, Ted and Janice Benscoter, and his uncle Steven Herring. Michael is survived by his parents, Dean and Debbie Lukehart, grandparents Dean (Sr.) and Judy Lukehart, sister Shana Benscoter, uncle Keith Herring, uncle Chuck and aunt Thea Hansen, aunt Kim Herring and cousins Nicole, Mark, Devrin, Nathan, Brittany, Danielle, Madison, Caleb, second cousins Adrianna, Hannah, Desirae, Aleesa and third cousin Hallie. Services 0930 Fairfield Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave, Fairfield 1130 Vehicle Procession to the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, 5810 Midway Rd, Dixon CA 1200 Military Service will start promptly at 1230 (if not following from the funeral home, please arrive at *1200 for line-up and procession to the service site) Celebration of Life will follow at Chuck & Thea Hansen's home at 3305 Knollwood Ct, Fairfield Potluck - Please bring a dish of your choice if possible. Attire: Rock & Roll/ Music T-Shirts In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to one of the following organizations in Michael's honor: The Wounded Warrior Project www.woundedwarriorproject.org Veterans of Foreign Wars www.vfw.org

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Michael Shane Lukehart

July 18, 1982 - March 2, 2024