Best wishes to Mike on his retirement! He has more than earned it.
He was certainly dedicated to the hobby and its members. I believe that in all the years I have been going to York, Mike only missed one or two and I think those were only because he was in the Orient taking care of business there. He made himself available for the whole meet and that looked to me like it could be a very trying and tiring experience. He also did most of the MTH presentations at Strasburg before York.
The other legacy I think of with Mike was when the licensing issues with the Class 1 railroads arose and he worked out a deal for the whole hobby industry, not just MTH. It certainly removed what was threatening to become a major drag on the commercial production of model trains.
As they say in the Navy, best wishes for fair winds and following seas.
