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# Mike's Passing

On his last trip to New Zealand working with medical ships:
![](https://i.imgur.com/W1esQKp.jpg)

He loved to bike, camp, and spend time outdoors:
![](https://i.imgur.com/v56x20d.jpg)

On the 15th of June, before 6am, after a short and aggressive battle with Pancreatic Cancer, Mike left this life to travel in the next. He is survied by his widow Earlene McClimans, his 92 year old mother Meldra Jean McClimans (Arlington, TX), a daughter Heather May (of Lubbock, TX) and her 4 children (Violet/Faith, Kayla, Hayden, and Iva Maybell), and his son Chris McClimans (of Tauranga, New Zealand) who has two sons (Asher and Benjamin).

We are coordinating with his home church in Arlington for a memorial service for those that knew him locally.

Heather, Mamaw and Chris are doing our own thing in Lubbock as a memorial, and Chris will likely be carrying his ashes with around on a final road trip with Mike's New Zealand grandsons.

If you want to send a message, story, or picture. We can add it to this page. Just email chris@mcclimans.net.

# Mike, his children Chris & Heather, and their mother Darlene circa 1990
![](https://i.imgur.com/AMoeAfl.jpg)

## Some final moments with us
### Mom and Daughter sharing Grandaughter pics
![](https://i.imgur.com/m9KlXxf.jpg)
### Father and Son
![](https://i.imgur.com/GjHeBzt.jpg)
### Holding Hands
![](https://i.imgur.com/sYDOh53.jpg)
### Reading "Hanging with Hippie, How I can me me, and you can be you, Near each other"
![](https://i.imgur.com/pQ1zJxi.jpg)
### Reading Poetry
![](https://i.imgur.com/uXrkRHb.jpg)
### Mom and Son
![](https://i.imgur.com/A499ZEj.jpg)
## Asher reading some Dad jokes from New Zealand
![](https://i.imgur.com/0gkYUQN.jpg)
### Some love from Benjamin in NZ
Benjamin asked that the doll remain "unnamed"
![](https://i.imgur.com/mJdHzRL.jpg)
## The trip with his son to Lubbock
### Koffee Kup Kafe - Hico
![](https://i.imgur.com/uqm8Zog.jpg)
### Clariette Cemetary (Mom and Mayfield Plots)
![](https://i.imgur.com/IeTPpeH.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/UNhCxvf.jpg)
## Some family time in Arlington
### Flowers for Grandad
![](https://i.imgur.com/Onl6RvV.jpg)
### Popsicles with Litte Bit
![](https://i.imgur.com/YXAP3FE.jpg)
### Flowers for Mamaw
![](https://i.imgur.com/Sph1TNv.jpg)
### Cooking with Grandad
![](https://i.imgur.com/dVBPrJE.jpg)
### Kayla Bugs hidden smile
![](https://i.imgur.com/Vz4zM6f.jpg)
### Violet's (Faith's) hidden smile
![](https://i.imgur.com/4tYbVta.jpg)

## Chris flying over from New Zealand
![](https://i.imgur.com/eo0LT7z.jpg)

## Benjamin sending some handcrafted NZ love
![](https://i.imgur.com/MIP0B53.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/kLpUCqP.jpg)
