1947
Michael
2013
Michael Dee Hawkins
December 8, 1947 — November 29, 2013
Michael Dee Hawkins, 65, lost his battle with cancer on Friday Nov. 29 2013.
Dee Hawkins was born in Pampa, Texas Dec 8, 1947 to R.D. "Red" and Maxine Hawkins. Dee attended the Pampa schools, Woodrow Wilson, Pampa Jr. High, and Pampa High graduating in 1966. He attended West Texas State University and graduated in 1970. He was accepted into Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida for the Navy where he was trained as a navigator for Naval aircraft. An unusual condition kept him from going into high altitudes. He was moved to Naval Investigations and served as a plain clothes agent in the Naval Investigation Service. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he became a marketing director for Baxter Laboratories in Chicago. He missed the Texas Panhandle and returned to Amarillo in 1978. He was founder and owner of Hawkins Trailer and Equipment Company in Amarillo, Texas for 35 years. He also owned and operated Rockhound Supply and was very active in the Golden Spread Gem & Mineral Society. He was a District Director for the Hugh O'Brian Foundation, and volunteered for non-profit organizations that worked with children.
He is survived by his mother Maxine Hawkins, his beautiful wife Karen Hawkins, his brother Tom Hawkins and sister-in-law Mary. He is also survived by his son Nickolas Hartwell, and step-children, Shantel, A.J. and Tyson Hartwell.
Memorial services will be at 10:00 am on Monday December 2, 2013
Arrangements by LaGrone Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home 8310 S Coulter Road, Amarillo Texas
Dee Hawkins was born in Pampa, Texas Dec 8, 1947 to R.D. "Red" and Maxine Hawkins. Dee attended the Pampa schools, Woodrow Wilson, Pampa Jr. High, and Pampa High graduating in 1966. He attended West Texas State University and graduated in 1970. He was accepted into Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida for the Navy where he was trained as a navigator for Naval aircraft. An unusual condition kept him from going into high altitudes. He was moved to Naval Investigations and served as a plain clothes agent in the Naval Investigation Service. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he became a marketing director for Baxter Laboratories in Chicago. He missed the Texas Panhandle and returned to Amarillo in 1978. He was founder and owner of Hawkins Trailer and Equipment Company in Amarillo, Texas for 35 years. He also owned and operated Rockhound Supply and was very active in the Golden Spread Gem & Mineral Society. He was a District Director for the Hugh O'Brian Foundation, and volunteered for non-profit organizations that worked with children.
He is survived by his mother Maxine Hawkins, his beautiful wife Karen Hawkins, his brother Tom Hawkins and sister-in-law Mary. He is also survived by his son Nickolas Hartwell, and step-children, Shantel, A.J. and Tyson Hartwell.
Memorial services will be at 10:00 am on Monday December 2, 2013
Arrangements by LaGrone Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home 8310 S Coulter Road, Amarillo Texas
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