RADOSLAV “SLAVO” MULIK Slavo Mulik, loving husband, Father, family member, friend, patriot, and adventurer peacefully passed away on Easter Sunday, March 27th, 2016. He was born in 1944 in Nalepkovo, Slovakia…deep in the heart of the Slovakian paradise he grew to cherish. Slavo lived his life to the fullest and had no fear when it came to pursuing anything of interest. His life was anything but mundane. He left his beloved Slovakia in 1968 as he did not want to live under the thumb of communism. He lived in many countries around the world…including South Africa, former Rhodesia, and former SW Africa. He was a technician for Siemens Company in South Africa, continued to pursue skydiving and became a motocross enthusiast. He came to the United States in 1976. There he met his wife, Jane, and settled in Coppell, Texas where they raised their son, Steven. He started his own construction business and became a master of his trade. While continuing his sport of skydiving, he added a new sport to his list….flying. He started with gliders and advanced to instructing new students. He then moved to single engine power planes and motor gliders. He then combined his love of skydiving and flying by opening his own skydiving center, Slovak Air Skydiving Center in Ennis Texas. He owned two planes and ran the best little skydiving center in North Texas. He was a natural in the sky…whether as a pilot or skydiver. Always a patriot of his beloved Slovakia, he started the Stefan Banic Parachute Foundation which brought world recognition to a fellow Slovakian countryman, Stefan Banic….inventor of an early skydiving device. With the help of several close friends, this organization awarded a Gold Medal to individuals who contributed to the skydiving community. In 2010, he presented the Gold Medal to former President George H.W. Bush, in Houston. He helped organize many large skydiving events, including several in Slovakia, one of which attempted to meet the world record for the most jumpers linked up at one time. He was the first to skydive, with the Slovak flag, in to the Bratislava Castle on the Danube River in Slovakia. So this amazing man, born in a small village in central Europe, took on adventures of the world, made hundreds of friends, touched so many lives, started several successful businesses, met the President of the United States, skydived over 3000 jumps, flew countless hours in a wide variety of aircraft, achieved so much, and was the rock of our family, whom he loved so dearly. Let us not forget his incredible humor and his ability to tell a story like no other. We would be remiss if we did not mention his love of animals…especially his beloved Micka and our sweet kitty, Sammy. He will be missed beyond words. We will honor his memory by living as he wanted ….to the fullest…in all ways. He is survived by his wife Jane, his son Steven and daughter-in-law Hannah, numerous other family members and friends. He has been reunited with those who left before him, including his parents Karol and Maria Mulik, and many others. He is now free from illness…breathing in ease, and reunited with loved ones, in the Heavenly Home of our Lord. He was so precious, so loved… the light in our lives and will be forever missed. But one day, we will see him again. Blue skies, sweetheart. His memorial service will be on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 at Rejoice Lutheran Church in Coppell, TX. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made, in his name, to the Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame at 5401 Southpoint Centre Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407. Please include a note indicating the donation is given in Slavo’s memory.
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