Michael Wayne Burdett
Michael Wayne
Burdett, 64, of Waco passed away on February 24, 2020. The visitation with the
family will be on Saturday February 29th from 3pm to 5pm at Bellmead Funeral
Home in Waco, Texas.
Mike was born on
October 13, 1955 in Corpus Christi, Tx to May and Joe Burdett. He attended
school in Calallen and graduated in 1972 then attended Texas State Technical
Institute for computer programming. Mike was in the pest control field for a
couple of years before starting his own pest control business. He then
worked for Fleetwood Manufacturing until he became disabled.
Mike loved to be on a
boat and it didnt matter if it was fresh water or salt water. He loved being
able to look out his kitchen windows and see several deer in his yard. Mike enjoyed
having a good bonfire with lots of people around. He enjoyed having his
chickens, quail, and a good size garden to get fresh vegetables. In August 2019, Mike and his family went to Port Aransas to go channel fishing. He didnt catch
anything, but he sure had fun with his son, brother, grandson and
granddaughter. He enjoyed walking out his front door to see the river right in front of him.
Mike was preceded in
death by his mother, May Bluntzer; his step-father, August (Sonny) Bluntzer;
father, Joe Burdett; sister Donna Brown; uncle, Jack Burdett; uncle,
Elton Burdett; and ex-wife Karen Blankenship.
He is survived by his
son, Michael Burdett Jr. and wife Tiffany; Grandchildren: Cassandra Burdett,
Gage Burdett Stokes, Chad Moran Jr., and Alessa Burdett; Special Niece that was
like his daughter Beth Adkins; Brothers: Frank and wife Allison Burdett, Gary
Burdett, and Bill Burdett; Sister, Lona Elliott; Nieces and Nephews: Jennifer,
Jessica, James, Ricky, Danny, Mark, Denise, Kenneth, Marie, Laura, James,
Heather, Benjamin along with many great-neices and great-nephews.
Mike had many special
people in his life but his kids, grandkids, and dog meant everything to him.
His best friend and partner in crime was his granddaughter Alessa. She made his
day just by walking into his house every morning to be his alarm clock. She was
his spring flower and his sweetie pie. He liked talking with his grandson about
how the world works. Mike loved talking talking politics with his son and Sean.
He could talk about it for hours. He talked a lot about fishing with his
grandson Chad and explaining how the world worked never forgetting to always
call him a punk when he saw him. His dog Cocoa loved him unconditionally as
most dogs do, licking his face every morning, making sure to leave no booger
behind and staying by his side no matter who was there or what was happening. A
Special thanks to Sean, Courtney, and Zoey for all of their help and support.
The family would like
to say thank you to the nurses and staff at Providence Congestive Heart Failure
Clinic for all their help throughout the years. You guys are all amazing and
wonderful people. Thank you to Angel, his home health attendant who was always
there to make his breakfast and keep him company everyday. Also, Thank you to
the business office and staff at Greenview Manor for taking care of Mike.
A fundraiser has been
set up on Mike's Facebook page to help with his final expenses.