Michael “Mike” Vernon Blahitka of Allen, Texas passed away on December 15, 2017 at the age of 52. Family and friends find great comfort in knowing that Mike was at peace when he passed and is now residing in the presence of our Lord. He was born on June 10, 1965 to Martin Gordon and Marsha Kay (Hoben) Blahitka in Dearborn, Michigan. The Blahitkas moved to Richardson in 1968. Mike attended Arapaho Elementary, West Junior High, then attended and graduated from Richardson High School in 1983. After graduation, he attended Texas A&M University. An avid lover of football, Mike walked on at Texas A&M and became a member of the 12th Man Kickoff Team where he had the opportunity to play for A&M and become a Southwest Conference winner. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Mike loved A&M, all things maroon and his fellow Aggies. After graduation in 1989, he married Kathy Blahitka and together they had three beautiful daughters. Mike was loved and appreciated by so many for his love of life. He enjoyed biking, running and spending time outdoors. Mike especially loved the memories created while sharing family time together outdoors each summer when vacationing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Mike is survived by his daughters, Leeann Blahitka, Lauren Blahitka and Allison Blahitka all of Allen; parents, Marty and Marsha Blahitka of Abilene, Texas; sister, Marni Dunnam and husband, Mick of Haskell, Texas; brother, Mark Blahitka of Ft. Worth, Texas; the mother of his daughters, Kathy Blahitka; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, William and Natalie Blahitka, E.V. and Francis Hoben; and his aunt Caroline Hoben.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas.