Michael F. Theodosis

Michael Frixos Alexander Theodosis, 52, of Austin, Texas passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Mike was born on February 10, 1959 in Manhattan, New York to his Greek immigrant parents, Nicholas and Anastasia Theodosis, the only one in his family to be born in the United States. After graduating from Walt Whitman High School on Long Island in 1977, Mike traveled south to Texas where he attended the University of Texas from 1977-1979. This is where he and Sally met and fell in love. They both served missions for their church and were then married on December 29, 1981 in the Washington, D.C. temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After finishing his undergraduate work at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, Mike later obtained his MBA at the University of Houston.

Theodosis means gift of God and that is what Mike has been to all of his precious family and wonderful friends. Mike is well known and respected for his hard work, unselfishness and optimism as well as for his quick wit and much appreciated sense of humor. He gave much service at home, at church and in the community, having served as a Scout Master multiple times and in many church callings. Mike and Sally loved traveling and speaking foreign languages, and Mike’s many hobbies included cars, hunting, guns and skiing, but nothing was more important to him than his wife and children.

Mike was preceded in death by his father, Nicholas Theodosis, and by his brother, Demetrios (Jim) Theodosis. Mike is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Sally Shannon Theodosis and their children, Michael Frixos Alexander Theodosis, Jr., Cynthia Anastasia Theodosis, Andrew Joseph Theodosis and Charles Nicholas Theodosis, as well as by his mother, Ann Theodosis; brother, Byron Theodosis and his wife, Lisa; sister Katina (Kathy) Howard and numerous other loving family members and friends.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home, 6300 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin, Texas, 78749.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 12001 Bee Cave Road (FM 2244), Bee Cave, Texas, 78738.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to www.specialops.org or call 813-805-9400.