Mike was a welder by trade. He worked for H.B. Zachry, Fluor Daniel, and BP Chemical as a welding/fabricating supervisor, and later as the welding instructor at Texas Vocational School. After many years working for these companies, he hung his own shingle and started his welding and fabricating business. He enjoyed fabricating gates and other items.
Mike found great happiness and joy traveling with his wife in their RV, fishing, building, and repairing things. Those who knew Mike will remember him as an honest, hardworking, and good provider. His greatest legacy is the example he set through his love for his family, his loyalty to his friends, and the kindness he showed to everyone he met. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church, where he volunteered his services in different capacities.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife Nadine “Dean” Lionti Cockrill; daughters Amy Perrigue (Carl) of Victoria, TX, Ivy Ford (Eric) of Austin, TX; son Dale Cockrill of Victoria; step-sons Brent Hurley (Jennifer) of Ocean Springs, MS, Joe Hurley (Laurie) of Spartanburg, SC; sisters Susan Mertz (Bruce) of Tivoli, TX, Cindy Smith of Alvin; brother Mark Cockrill (Cindi) of Austin; step-sister in-law Annette Lewis of Palm Desert California; ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mike is predeceased by his father, LaRoy Clinton Cockrill; mother, Billie Jean Allbriton Cockrill Lewis; step-father, James Kimble (Mutt) Lewis; and step-brother, Dwayne (Skip) Lewis.
Friends are cordially invited to join the family in a service to celebrate and honor the life of Mike Cockrill on Friday, the 6th of November at 1 pm at Northside Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to donate to Northside Baptist Church, 4100 N Laurent St, Victoria, TX 77901, or a charity of your choice in memory of Mike Cockrill.
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