Michael Francis Posey, 25, of Lancaster, Penn., died at home on Sun., May 17, 2015, of complications from pneumonia. He leaves behind a loving wife, Jessica (Schreiber) Posey. Together, they would have celebrated their third anniversary on June 4.

Michael, who was born in Houston and raised in Katy, Texas, was a 2008 graduate of Morton Ranch High School in Katy, where he was a percussionist with the MRHS Maverick Marching Band. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2009 and graduated from Nuclear Power School in Goose Creek, S.C., in 2011. For four years, he demonstrated an admirable work ethic among his fellow sailors as a Nuclear Machinist's Mate aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). His military service included two deployments to the Persian Gulf.

He and Jessica recently moved to Lancaster from Norfolk, Va., to begin a new career after his honorable discharge from the Navy in February 2015.

In addition to his wife, Michael is survived by loving parents, Gary and Denise (Desroches) Posey of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; maternal grandparents, Roland Desroches Sr. of Montgomery, Texas, and Louise Reddick of Houston; aunts, Sharon Foster, Michelle Bell, and Renee Bissmeyer; uncles Roland Desroches Jr., Dennis Desroches, and John Herrera; parents-in-law, Wesley Schreiber and Pamela Schreiber; sisters-in-law, Jordan and Samantha Schreiber, and numerous cousins.

Michael was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Bob and Betty Posey of Tomball, Texas, grandmother, Karen Desroches of Montgomery, Texas and his uncle, Arthur Foster III of Conroe, Texas.

Two memorial services will be held. In Virginia, there will be a military honor guard service on Sun., May 31, 2015, at 4 p.m., Community Church at Western Branch, 1935 Jolliff Rd., Chesapeake, Va. In Texas, there will be a service on Sat., June 6, 2015, at 10 a.m., CrossPoint Community Church, 700 S. Westgreen Blvd., Katy, Texas.

Contributions in Michael's memory can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Rd., Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fla. 32256.