{"id":5492,"date":"2022-08-02T21:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2022-08-02T21:51:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:51:02","slug":"mike-and-vicky-law-rest-in-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=5492","title":{"rendered":"Mike and Vicky Law Rest in Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mike Law was a homeopath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His wife Vicky worked for years at Shepherd University. They were both active in the community, in recent years joining the protest against the gas pipeline that was built through&nbsp; Morgan County.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pipeline-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pipeline-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5493\" width=\"296\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pipeline-8.jpg 872w, https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pipeline-8-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pipeline-8-768x760.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Vicky Law Protesting the Gas <br>Pipeline in Morgan County<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But they couldn\u2019t be pigeonholed politically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike\u2019s last post on his Facebook page was on July 18 at 12:40 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an anti-war message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In referring to the war in Ukraine, Mike wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBiden is definitely getting us into a bad situation. He needs to resign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike and Vicky were music lovers. They enjoyed attending music festivals in the area, including at the Sleepy Creek campground. One of their favorite bands was The Brokedown Hustlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a couple of years, both Vicky and Mike worked at Mock\u2019s Greenhouse in Berkeley Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late last year, Vicky got Covid and she suffered a stroke.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike became her primary caregiver.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5494\" width=\"322\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike.jpg 720w, https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mike Law at Mock&#8217;s Greenhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In recent months, friends of the Laws were taking to GoFundMe to raise money for Vicky\u2019s speech therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vicky passed away last week and Mike reportedly ended his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A press release from the Morgan County Sheriff put it this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn Friday July 29, 2022 at about 6 pm, Deputy Burkholder and Lt. Place responded to a residence on Route 9 in Hedgesville for a death investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwo deceased subjects were found inside the home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPreliminary investigation revealed that the female most likely died from natural causes and the male from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe two deceased subjects were spouses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMedical Examiner Michael Barrett responded to take charge of the decedents that will be taken to the office of the State Medical Examiner for post mortem examinations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just last month, the national suicide prevention hotline change from an 800 number to a simple three digit number \u2013 988.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change is expected to bring in millions of more calls and save lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Law was a homeopath. His wife Vicky worked for years at Shepherd University. They were both active in the community, in recent years joining the protest against the gas pipeline that was built through&nbsp; Morgan County. 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