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Lee Joe Pavlik

12 Sep 1939 – 26 Jul 2025

Birth12 Sep 1939
Death26 Jul 2025
CemeteryWest Side Cemetery
Freeland , Saginaw County , Michigan , USA
Added byCheryl Speaker on 14 Aug 2025
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/285306812

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Lee Joe Pavlik was born in Taylor, Texas September 12, 1939, to Lee Patrick and Wilhelmina (Kincl) Pavlik. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1957 at the age of seventeen. He served four years, most of them on the U.S.S. Marshall, a destroyer where he met Chuck Finney. He traveled to Alaska with Chuck after they were discharged from the navy. While visiting with Chuck in Michigan, he met Chuck's sister. He was married on April 25, 1964, in Midland. They lived in Houston, Texas for 32 years where he owned a small retail business. In 1995 he retired, and they decided to move to Michigan where they now reside in Freeland. Lee lost his ten-year battle with cancer on July 26, 2025. He never lost his sense of humor even in the challenging last days. He was a member of the Saginaw and Midland MAC computer clubs for many years. He is also a member of the Tittabawassee Township Historical Society in Freeland. His favorite pastime was to find a new audience to listen to his jokes. If you spent any time around him, you always left laughing. We would be remiss if we didn't mention his love of writing limericks a.k.a "Lee-mericks." He thought everyone had a limerick hiding inside them. One that he wrote is: As you probably know… or not know We write limericks for fun or for show There is at least one Inside everyone Even folks who really don't think so. He was truly grateful for the support he received through The Midland Cancer Services support group. He made many friends and was able to not only receive support, but to share his compassion and understanding for others fighting cancer.

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