Goodbye Mike, I tried..only knew you about 7 1/2 months. I tried.

Police Identify Body Found in Erie Canal in Fairport Over the Weekend

PUBLISHED 12:34 PM ET Nov. 02, 2020

FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Police have released the identity of a body that was pulled from the Erie Canal over the weekend.

Someone walking along the towpath made the discovery on Sunday.

Police are currently awaiting autopsy results on Michael Parry, 61, of Fairport.

They do not believe foul play was involved in his death.

So, I even helped Mike Parry on the last day he lived. He called me on Saturday afternoon, if I could read a letter from housing authority. He was put on waiting list. I gave him some butane for his lighter. 

I sat at the Perinton Park pavilion with Mike & his buddy for about 1hr 15m, talking about World Series, the Bills, The Jets, the weather change , the religious inspirational text messages I sent, him going to Mass at COTA , etc. Last I saw him was at 6pm , as they were walking on canal path to village . I called the Fairport PD & gave them that info.

Mike would have enjoyed today's devotional messgse. 🙏

Horrible way to die, drowning in the dark night of Erie canal. On Halloween. I feel sad for Fairport Mike, but I know I wasn't afraid to be a friend ( Good Samaritan to him?) , there were a few others who did the same. Now, we need to pull together a funeral and burial. The guy hasn't a nickel as he probably used his last loose change to buy his last beers. Plus , not a relative around as his parents came from England in 1967, he always told me the story. 🙏🙏

P.S. He called me Long Island Tony, and he did so on the vm message he left on Saturday afternoon. God Bless Mike, RIP.

I remember the last thing I said to Mike was , " Watch out, First time since 1944 there is a full moon on Halloween, plus a clock change, plus pandemic. " We laughed. 

Amen my friend.

Long Island Tony..✌️✌️