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Believing in Jesus as God’s Son and accepting him as his Savior, Mike Frazier is pain free with eternal joy and peace, alive with our Lord at the age of 75. Born in San Antonio, TX, Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Carl William and Mary Louise Frazier. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Linda Jeane Frazier; son, Michael Allen Frazier (Carey), and daughter, Melinda Ann DeCock (James); sister, Linda Kaye Patton (Lee); 7 grandchildren, Justin Michael Frazier, Cole Weston Frazier, Neeley Danae Frazier, Mason James DeCock, KyLee Johanna DeCock, MaKenzee Grace DeCock and Logan James DeCock; niece, nephew, numerous cousins and other extended family members and friends. Deeply loved by his family and friends, he was highly respected by all and positively influenced so many lives as a husband, father, Papa, friend, coach, teacher, counselor, mentor, volunteer … A graduate of Southwest High School and Sul Ross University, Mike earned his Master’s degree from UTSA. He spent 30+ years in education, coaching, teaching and counseling before retiring to spend more time as a rancher/farmer, Papa, and volunteer. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, teaching and sharing the experiences with family and friends all his life. It was very important to him and Linda that their kids and later each of their grandkids had the opportunity to love and respect the outdoors, hunting, fishing, exploring/playing, spending time at Medina Lake and more importantly, doing so as Family… always his top priority. Wanting to make a positive difference in the community and school where he grew up, Mike was first elected to the SWISD Board of Trustees in 1980. He devoted 40 years to the district and community serving 9 of his terms as President. During his tenure the SWISD blossomed; enrollment grew several times over from a small 4A school in 1980 to a large 6A and now two 5A high schools with a number of elementary and middle schools embedded in the community. The district built at least eight new schools, remodeled and modernized all of the other campuses and so much, much more during his tenure. While happy to brag on his kids and grandkids, Mike did not like to talk about himself. Growing up he was a stellar athlete; excelling in all high school sports, he was a tremendous baseball player. Mike was selected to the United States All Star team competing in New York’s Yankee stadium at the age of 18. Yankee stadium was not too big for him as he blasted a HR to deep center field during an inner squad scrimmage and had several hits during the series to include a triple bouncing off the left field bull pen gate. He continued his baseball career excelling at Sul Ross University which at that time competed against the “power conference” teams of today. Earning his bachelor’s degree, Mike was drafted by the Atlanta Braves --- yes, drafted to play pro baseball; he didn’t sign. With a 3-year-old son, Mike made a very purposeful decision to be home and support his family in lieu of the traveling and tough road involved to pursue the dream of a professional baseball career back then… that’s who he was, family before self. Mike was highly competitive in whatever he did and a winner. He instilled this in all of those he influenced, family, friends, players and students, adults and kids alike … being a winner no matter the numbers on a score board, although he hated to lose. Out of college Mike was hired as the head baseball coach and biology teacher at Harlandale High School. Successful and loved by his players, after a number of years he made the decision to move to a middle school coaching/teaching job in the Northside School District in order to be closer to home and have more time as his own children were growing and starting their activities. Again, very successful there were multiple years that his teams were impressively undefeated in football, basketball, and track. As much as he loved it, knowing that the coaching career still required so many extra hours and his kids were fast approaching the ages that he would miss too much, he attended night and weekend classes earning his Master’s degree from UTSA so he could make the move into counseling; still rewarding to help students and providing him with more time for Linda and their kids. Mike volunteered, coaching several of his son’s little league teams and he and Linda coached a number of his daughter’s sports, including a group of girls from the SW community that made it to a number of state playoff tournaments. More importantly than his success in Wins vs Losses are the numbers of now highly productive men and women that were influenced by Mike as they were growing up. It was top priority for Mike and Linda to make their son’s and daughter’s events, to support them and show how much they cared. This carried on to each of their grandkids, running to Castroville and Hondo and dividing and conquering when needed due to conflicting schedules. These past number of years it became more and more painful for Mike to walk over 40 – 50 yards due to back, hip, and nerve pain, but he would still make the jaunt to find a seat for all of his grandkids’ games and try not to let the pain show. Family over self… because that is who he is. While Mike is gone from this earth, his love, teachings, and influence is so very evident and lives in his adult children, their spouses, grandkids, and the many whose lives he touched through the years. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South (limit of 75). Funeral Service will be Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Mission Park South (limit of 75) with an online streaming of the service. Graveside Service to follow at Hermann Sons Cemetery in Macdona, TX at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations be made to the SWISD Foundation (link below for more info) or St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.swisdfoundation.com%2f&c=E,1,GTimrVXdXiqaKF3lmaWSURPPJxq44whvEvvl26LYetT6cTQjFvUFRy4GwsVyC6xH8dgNENnJ3lGEm8S9kbKYACDMU_q53Ah18JNWAL9JJxI,&typo=1

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Michael "Mike" Carl Frazier

January 1, 1945 - November 24, 2020