Michael Goffigan

Michael Goffigan, 45 of Virginia Beach, died of natural causes in the evening on Monday, June 27th. He was born February 27, 1977, in Santa Clara California, the son of Anthony and Helene Goffigan, and the oldest brother of Dan Goffigan.  Mike enjoyed a loving family upbringing and moved at a young age from California to New Jersey, and then to Texas. Once in Texas he attended St. Pius Catholic School and was known as a very kind and stellar student. During this time he enjoyed riding bikes with his friends (always finding jumps on the dirt trails), building forts in the creeks, and eventually got into skateboarding. Mike was passionate about skateboarding and excelled very quickly. He competed, winning numerous awards at Jeff Phillips Skatepark in Dallas, Texas.
Eventually, the family moved to upstate New York where he attended Corning East High School. Although skateboarding was not as popular in upstate New York, Mike quickly found a dedicated skate crew and the local spots and became a camp counselor at the world-renowned skate camp in Woodward Pennsylvania. Having fewer areas to skate, Mike successfully lobbied the mayor and town to build one of the first concrete skate parks in upstate New York. The concrete park has allowed multi-generations of skateboarders a place to train, and even just this year it has been updated.