Sweat
BUFORD, Ga. — Capt. Michael Anderson Sweat, 54, “Maverick”/”Mav”, flew his homegoing flight West Thursday, January 16, 2025.
A highly respected and accomplished aviator, Sweat began Flight Training at two weeks old in his Dad’s J-3 Cub event ually graduating as International Captain on Delta’s Airbus A-350.
Hired in 1998, Sweat flew 26 years with Delta Airlines, logging more than 20,000 hours across the world in the skies he loved and with valued colleagues.
In 1998, Capt. Sweat found his co-pilot for life in his beloved wife, Kristie Sims Sweat, and his co-pilots cherished sons Zachary Anderson Sweat and Alex Michael Sweat, and doodle dog, Jasper. Both sons are now earning their wings.
Sweat graduated from Brookwood High School and is a proud graduate of Georgia Tech as is his wife. He ran the Disney Marathon and enjoyed taking his bride and boys on cross-country, out-ofcountry, and spur-of-themoment luncheons in their Cirrus SR22. He was a beloved, loyal friend, always ready to help or share a joke.
Sweat is survived by his parents, Bobby and June S. Sweat of Gainesville, Ga.; mother-in-law, Cathy Payne of Dacula, Ga.; and treasured families and friends.
He was predeceased by his father-in-law, Billy Sims, Gran Mac and Poppa D Summerlin, and Gran Mamie Sweat.
A funeral service was held Saturday, January 25 at First Baptist Church of Buford.
In lieu of flowers, please consider North Gwinnett Co-Operative, 4395 Commerce, Buford, Ga. 30518; northgwinnettcoop.org;77 0-271-9793. LifeLink Foundation, 2875 Northwoods Pkwy, Peachtree Corners, Ga. 30071, (770) 225-5465.
To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements by Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, (770) 932-1133.
