Michael Deighton
Current location: South Pasadena, Florida
Current status: Single, 3 Daughters, 5 Grandchildren
General info: Graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Hospitality Business. Joined Westin Hotels as Management Trainee at the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco. Was promoted to Westin’s Corporate Headquarters as the Administrative Assistant - Hotel Management Division. Spent 19 years with Westin Hotels with assignments in Phoenix (Arizona Biltmore, twice), Maui, Manager of Renaissance Center - Detroit, General Manager in Tulsa & Orange County, CA. Was hired as the Vice-President & General Manager of Boca Raton Resort & Club (Largest Mobil 5-Star property in the US). Joined Caesars Lake Tahoe Resort & Casino as Vice President - Hotel Operations & Casino Host for the Middle East customers.Hired by Sheraton Atlanta to lead a $35M renovation of the 765-room property. Returned to Michigan as the General Manager of Bay Harbor Resort & Marina. Lived and worked at three resorts in the Caribbean in Virgin Gorda BVI, Cayman Islands & Saint Lucia. Returned to the United States and finished off my career on the Monterey Peninsula, and in Port Townsend & Port Angeles in Washington State. Retired in January, 2018 after being diagnosed for stomach cancer.Have been cancer free for 2 years!
I have been blessed with three beautiful daughters, Ashley was born in Phoenix in 1984 and has lived in Jackson Hole, WY for the last 12 years. Lindsay was born in Grosse Pointe in 1986 and recently relocated from New Mexico and currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, a Major in the US Army, and 2 daughters (5 & 2) and a recently born son. My youngest daughter, Nicole was born in Tulsa, OK in 1989. Her husband is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He came to the US on a soccer scholarship to VCU and played professionally in the US for 5 years. They recently relocated from Houston where her husband was the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at Houston Baptist University. They just returned to Richmond, VA where he is now the Asst. Coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. They have a 2-year old & 1-month old sons.
Favorite memories of St. Thomas years: Going to school for the entire 12 years at St Thomas with a number of fellow classmates and the friendships that have lasted over the years. Seeing classmates all across the country that would always be in contact and wanting to get together for a meal or drinks! Playing sports all throughout the years at St Thomas and MSU!