ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Michael Keith Sykes, 58, of Alpharetta, Ga. died Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. on September 5, 1957 to the late Charles and Edith Sykes. He was the fifth of ten children. In 1966, the family moved from Philadelphia to Dover. Dover is where Michael grew up, attending elementary school; middle school and graduating from Dover Senior High School in 1975. In 1976 Michael entered Delaware Technical & Community College in the Business Administration – Accounting Option program. Upon graduation, he transferred to Delaware State College where he was elected President of the Phi Beta Lombda Business organization. Michael completed Bachelor degrees in Accounting and Business Administration at Del State and graduated in June 1982. Michael was proceeded in death by his mother and father, Edith A. Sykes, and Charles J. Sykes, Sr.; his nephews, Robert D. Sykes, Chase I. Sykes and Marcus L. Ware. Left to cherish his memory are his siblings, Charles J. Sykes, Jr., of Smyrna, Roy H. Sykes of Dover, Carmella M. Wetterich of Greer, S.C., Boyd A. Sykes of Dover, Christopher I. Sykes of Dover, Dawn R. Locke of Newport News, Va., Darryl O. Sykes of Dover, Joreen Y. Sykes of Dover, Nicole M. Sykes of Smyrna; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Memorial Services for Michael Sykes will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Modern Maturity Center, Palmer Room, 1121 Forrest Ave., Dover, DE 19904. Please direct any flower donation deliveries to 1035 Fowler Ct., (Tudor Industrial Park) Dover, DE 19901.