Michael (Poz) Poznick, Jr.
Michael (Poz) Poznick Jr passed away peacefully from complications of pneumonia on April 2, 2024. He was born on December 19, 1952, at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Poz graduated from Boise high school in 1970 and went on to BSU for marketing and PE.
Keeping in contact with family and friends brought him great joy. He had a book full of phone numbers that he would go down the list calling probably once a week. Poz would set up a family picnic every couple of years to get all the cousins and kids together. When he went to the assisted living facility, calling was a huge part of a social life. My guess is that at least 50% of the people here today we’re on that list. He would always ask how is the wife and kids. He could remember things he did with you 50 years ago in great detail. It left you thinking, how did he remember that?
Poz had a love of the outdoors from running, hiking, skiing, hunting, fishing and kayaking. I can remember him blasting ducks with the best hunting dog he ever had “Spook “But his favorite was walking fields and ditch banks for pheasants. He and his buddies were avid kayakers before kayaking was cool. He kayaked from the Lochsaw to Hells Canyon, all the Salmon Rivers to of course the Payette.
Oh, how he loved music. Playing his cassette tape of Roseanne Cash’s song Seven Year Ache, then rewind it to play it repeatedly. His favorite artist was Bob Dylan, back when you could understand the words he was singing.
Poz told his brother John that when he graduated from Boise High the vice principal and a lot of his teachers were glad to see him go. He told him the story about attending a pep rally. To prepare he went downtown to Newberrys and purchased six live white mice and put them in a paper lunch sack. When students were piling into the gym, he went up into the bleachers to talk to some of the girls on the drill team squad and left the sack at their feet. Halfway through the pep rally the mice worked their way out and he said he hadn’t heard girls scream like that since the Beatles landed in America. We are sure that everyone has at least one Poz story.
It’s hard to believe how many things Poz did in the 70s. In 1970 he hitchhiked from Boise through Canada all the way to Florida. Got home and rode his bike from Boise to McCall. Traveled to Australia and New Zealand plus three trips to Europe. He was instrumental with the start of men’s soccer in the Treasure Valley. Serving as Director of the first soccer league and captain of the BSU soccer club for four years in the early to mid 70s. He had a love for soccer all his life, even after he couldn’t play anymore himself without pulling a hammy or throwing a hip.
He worked at all the Brass Lamp locations and became part owner at the McCall Lamp around 1976. That is where many of his lifelong friends were made and countless people said, “I used to work for Poz back in the day.” His 12 years at the Lamp gave him the ability to critique pizzas from any other pizza joint. Even though back in the 70s you didn’t have a choice of crust, to this day it’s still the best crust we have ever had.
The Davidson’s were his second family and Rod Sr was like a father to him. Your love and kindness will never be forgotten.
He struggled with mental illness over half his life, but his kindness and do anything for you attitude lasted his whole life. Poz you will be missed by so many.
Poz is survived by his sister Kathy Cherry and brother John Poznick (Mary Lin) multiple nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Michael “Archie” Poznick Sr (Bernice) and mother Zoy Alene McKercher (Claude).
A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Bowman Funeral Parlor, 10254 W. Carlton Bay Dr. in Garden City.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation in his name to The Speedy Foundation, INC. Boise, ID. Please have a diet Coke in his honor.
To watch the tribute video, please visit: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/RKZ3NZZ7PZ26H8J2
Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.