Michael Nuzzo

Michael Anthony Nuzzo was a 19-year-old from Big Sandy, Tennessee whose life mattered to his family and neighbors. Public records and court documents identify him by full name and confirm that he died on November 16, 2015. Though there is no widely-published funeral notice located in major obituary databases matching that exact date, contemporaneous court records and reporting about later legal proceedings preserve his name and the community impact of his loss.

Descriptions in the official record and reporting indicate Michael was a young man rooted in a small Tennessee community. In towns like Big Sandy, family, friendships, and everyday routines—school, work, and time with friends—shape a person’s presence. While the publicly available sources focus on the later legal developments that followed his death, they also make plain that Michael’s passing left a lasting mark on those who knew him: family members and friends appear in victim statements and legal filings, and community memory of him is reflected in court materials produced during the years after his death.

Because a formal obituary or family-published memorial that matches the exact death date was not found in the usual obituary databases or funeral-home listings, we hold closely to verified public facts and avoid adding personal details that cannot be reliably sourced. What is certain from reliable court and legal records is Michael’s full name, his age at the time of death, and the date he died. Those sources also show that his loss became part of a longer process for his family and community as the legal system worked through the events of November 2015.

This page honors Michael by centering what is known with care and restraint. He was a young person from Big Sandy whose life mattered to people who survived him. Even when public records are limited, remembering a person respectfully means acknowledging their existence, naming them accurately, and recognizing the grief that surrounds their absence.