Michael Burke Hannant died in 2020 at the age of 37. In death, he saved the lives of 4 people through organ donation. Previously in life, he had saved the lives of two people from drowning. Michael was a fast-rising business executive in New York City when he was taken as the result of a fire in his apartment building. He leaves behind his parents, sister, niece, and nephew as wells as numerous friends in New York, Chicago, and his hometown.