FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses)		   UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940		  
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*   2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol   6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
    DeCaro   Thomas   C.       Micheals Stores, Inc. (MIK)                Director            10% Owner
 
           
    (Last)   (First)   (Middle)   3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)   4.   Statement for
Month/Day/Year		         X   Officer
        (give title
        below)		            Other
        (specify below)
    8000 Bent Branch Drive               October 31, 2002       Senior Vice President—Merchandise Planning and Control
 
 
     
(Street)           5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)   7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
    X     Form filed by One Reporting Person
             Form filed by More than
    Irving   Texas   75063                                   One Reporting Person
    (City)   (State)   (Zip)                            
                Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.   Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		   2.   Transaction Date   2A.   Deemed Execution Date, if any   3.   Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		   4.   Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		   5.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		   6.   Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		   7.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
            (Month/Day/Year)   (Month/Day/Year)  
                       
                            Code   V       Amount   (A) or (D)   Price                        
    Common Stock       10/31/02               A(1)           33   A   $30.24       33       D        
                                                        648(2)(3)       I   By 401(k) Plan
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         

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FORM 4 (Continued)   Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1.   Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		   2.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security   3.   Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)		   3A.   Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		   4.   Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		   5.   Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		   6.   Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
                               
 
                                    Code   V       (A)   (D)       Date
Exercisable		   Expiration Date
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
7.   Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		   8.   Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		   9.   Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		   10.   Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)   11.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
   
                               
    Title   Amount or Number of Shares                                
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         

Explanation of Responses:

(1)
Shares purchased in connection with a lump-sum contribution by the reporting person under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Employees Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
Reflects a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend to stockholders of records as of the close of business on November 12, 2001.
(3)
The reported amount is held by a 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") stock fund assumed to be fully invested in Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock. The reported amount is based on a plan statement issued by the Plan administrator as of September 30, 2002 as an estimate of the total number of shares that would be available to the reporting person if such holdings were liquidated on that date.

/s/ Elizabeth K. Giddens   November 4, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person
Elizabeth K. Giddens, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas C. DeCaro		  
Date

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Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*
 
If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

**
 
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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