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Here is his obit: Michael Eugene Lydia Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:44 PM EDT Michael Eugene Lydia of Orlando, Florida, age 53 passed of a heart attack on Saturday, October 17. He was born February 10, 1956. A 1975 graduate of Clinton High Schoool, Mike attended Greenwood Tech for 1 year, and transferred to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied guitar. After music school, he and his brother went to Nashville to get into the country music business, but Mike became a professional wrestler instead. His ring names were Mike Fever, Inferno No. 1, and Dr. X. He began his wrestling career with Georgia Championship Wrestling on Ted Turner's TV Superstation in Atlanta. Mike went on to wrestle with Southeastern Championship wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, and later, became a referee with the WWF, which is now known as the WWE. Mike wrestled in major arenas in Toronto, Montreal, New York, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. Mike's brother, Gentleman Jim Holiday, a wrestling manager, would often be placed in matches against Mike, and no one would know of the relationship. Mike retired from wrestling after 10 years to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His favorite karaoke song was "I Love Beach Music." In June, 2006 Mike moved to Orlando to be near his daughters. Mike's love was for his girls. Mike's parents, Roy Lee Lydia, Sr. and Ruby Long Lydia of Clinton, South Carolina are both deceased. Mike is survived by his daughters, Stephanie Michelle Lydia and Brittany Elizabeth Lydia, both of Davenport, Florida, a brother, Roy Lee (Jimmy) Lydia, Jr. or Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Mike's former wife and Mother of his daughters, Cyndi Stone Lydia of Davenport, and his nephews, William Dustin Lydia and Jordan Luke Lydia of Myrtle Beach. The family had a private gathering.
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