Michael Peter Hancock was born September 23, 1956, in Wheeling, Illinois to Wedgewood and Patricia Hancock. He was a project manager in oil and gas services on assignment in Taft, California, where he died in an auto accident. He was a resident of Theodore, Alabama, for many years. In accordance to his family's wishes there were no services for Michael Hancock, age 53. who passed away in Taft, California, February 18, 2010.