Michael Paul Valabek
Passed: May 21, 2020
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Michael Paul Valabek
Passed: May 21, 2020
Obituary
Michael Paul Valabek, age 73, of Goodyear, Arizona passed away May 21, 2020 in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born on October 29, 1946 to Mike and Helen Valabek in Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael served in the US Army as a helicopter pilot from 1966 to 1970 where he attained the rank of Warrant Officer. Michael was a member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, the Estrella RC Sailing Club, and a member of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. He enjoyed woodworking and was a member of the AZ Woodworkers Association. He took pride in building from scratch models of Chesapeake Bay sailing boats. Michael enjoyed traveling, especially to Vietnam, Cambodia, Austria, and New Zealand. He also spent many summers on Tilghman Island in Maryland.
Michael is survived by his wife of 53 years, Margaret Rae Valabek; his children, Andreya Lyn and Michael Joseph Valabek; his sister, Linda Roller and his 4 grandchildren, Elias, Alia, Ava, and Greyson.
Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church outreach program, VHPA scholarship or Gold Star Family Fund, or Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St. Michaels Maryland.
14 responses to Michael Paul Valabek
Angie & Don Smith says:
May 28, 2020
Remembering Mike and Rae and sharing our Baltimore history with them
Prayers for all their family and friends
Kevin West says:
May 29, 2020
It is sad you are gone – It has been a great blessing to have you as a father-in-law. I hope you are at peace and thank you.
Karen Avery UK says:
May 29, 2020
Thank you for your kindness to me on my visit to the USA last autumn. It made it a special visit.
May you find peace and rest with our lord.
Margaret Rae Valabek says:
May 29, 2020
As meticulous as I thought I was about this obituary I left out that Mike graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1965 and attended the University of Maryland before entering the Army.
Mike worked forty years in construction sales management selling equipment such as lasers and trench boxes.
He managed teams of salespeople as well traveling all over the country conducting OSHA safety training.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.
Susan & Carl H says:
May 30, 2020
Carl & I have lost the dearest, lifelong friend one could ask for. Our hearts ache! Carl and Mike spent decades sharing Vietnam Stories, flying airplanes, flying in general (you know with their hands in motion), and politics. We were so blessed to have him and Rae in our lives.
We introduced them to skiing and they introduced and gave us our first aquarium. Rest in Peace, Mike. Our continued Love for Rae, Michael and Andreya.