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Michael Joseph Downey, 57, a devoted husband and father and producer of  award winning TV commercials, died suddenly, Monday, March 18 at home in Norwood,  New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2004, Mike and his wife Christen Downey, founded Hero Content, a production company and advertising agency in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among their numerous projects, Hero Content produced the award-winning \u201cThe Getaway\u201d commercial for Nike and \u201cDawn Saves Wildlife\u201d commercials for Proctor & Gamble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, the film, \u201cRoadie,\u201d produced by Hero Content, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival to favorable reviews. The film starred Ron Eldard and Jill Hennessy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committed to charitable causes, Mike produced the \u201cTackle Kids Cancer\u201d campaign for Hackensack University Health Network featuring New York Giants  quarterback, Eli Manning. He also created video content for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, the PAL Wrestling Program and Family Promise of Bergen County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was New York Unit Producer for seasons 5, 6 and 7, on Showtime Network\u2019s drama, Ray Donovan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike grew up in Spring Garden in Philadelphia. He attended St. Joseph\u2019s Preparatory School where he was on the wrestling team and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology from Fordham University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From age 12 through his teens he worked part-time at a neighborhood gourmet grocery. In the summer he was a lifeguard and pool manager at Lake Naomi, in the Poconos where his parents had a vacation home. He was introduced to his future wife by a mutual friend in Lake Naomi. They married in 1995 and had three children, Jedh, Sophie and Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An avid Philadelphia sports fan, Mike was the loudest cheerleader at his sons\u2019 football  and baseball games, track meets and wrestling matches and his daughter\u2019s soccer and basketball games and track meets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was an active member of Presbyterian Church in Norwood.  He loved walking his dog Ace, cooking for his family and comic books.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his wife and children, Mike is survived by his mother, Sally, and sister Regina. He is predeceased by his father, Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting hours are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave., Northvale, NJ 07647. Services are private.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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