SOZANSKY MICHAEL W., Jr., Esq. Died on February 16, 2016. Michael was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania and graduated from Belle Vernon Area High School in 1967 and from Duquesne University in 1971. He volunteered for the Peace Corps and spent two years in sub-Saharan Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) digging water wells for a poor population under very challenging conditions. Upon returning, he attended Temple University Law School and received his law license in 1976. He worked for many years as an attorney in private practice in Flemington, NJ. He was a longtime supporter and president of the Hunterdon County Bar Association in 1999. He was chairman of the board of Media Tech Foundation and a member of St. Magdalen Catholic Church in Flemington for many years. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah E. Sozansky (Andrew Beil) of Clifton, VA; and son, Alexander M. Sozansky of Flemington, NJ; mother, Mildred M. Sozansky of Pittsburgh, PA; brothers, John P. Sozansky of Pittsburgh, PA and David A. Sozansky of Pompano Beach, FL; and sister, Barbara Fox of Raleigh, NC. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 1066 Washington Rd., Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228 on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. Michael was afflicted with Frontotemporal Degeneration, an early-onset neurological condition which affects higher brain functions including language and self-awareness. Donations in Michael's name may be made to: AFTD Radnor Station Building 2, Suite 320, 290 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087, www.theaftd.org. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb