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Michael BAKICH Obituary
Age 74, of Middletown, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Vitas Hospice at Drake Center in Cincinnati where he had been a patient for 10 days. He was born October 7, 1946, in Delmont, Pennsylvania, and lived in Middletown since 2010. He received his Master's Degree from Purdue and his PHD from Texas A & M. He was employed as a Civilian
Research Engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from 2002 to 2019, then was
employed as a Research Engineer at Riverside Research from 2019 until his death in 2021. Michael enjoyed the fifties and sixties blues music and Serbian Traditional music. He played many instruments including the guitar, harmonica, piano and recorder. He also enjoyed flying gliders from the Warren County Airport, and rebuilding his Norton 850 Commando Motorcycle. He was of the Orthodox Faith. Preceding him in death were his parents, Milovan and Sophia (Opacic) Bakich; and his wife, Elizabeth Anne Bakich in 2014. He is survived by three children, Samuel Milovan Bakich, Peter Gerhardt Bakich and Celestine Sophia Bakich. Visitation will be Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with Prayer Services at 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 2500 Grand Ave., Middletown, Ohio 45044, with
Father Michael Marcantoni officiating. Interment will be at Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio. Arrangements by Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown.
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Scott Imhoff, PhD
July 30, 2022
Mike was a student of mine in a physics class at purdue in the early 1980´s. He was by far the most brilliant student I had the pleasure to teach at Purdue. He was also a delightful human being. For a short time we formed a musical duo. I played guitar and he played harmonica which he was a virtuoso at. I still have some tapes of us. Just a brave, brilliant, and very loving human being. I feel very blessed to have known him and to have learned so much from him. This photo of me was taken by Michael, who was also a photographer. I had just received my MS Physics.
Tom Niedzwiecki
May 4, 2021
I interviewed him for a job at Riverside Research, which he eventually took. I thought he was extremely bright and had a great attitude. I was hoping to eventually work with him on some real neat projects that I know he would have enjoyed. I regret not having that opportunity.
Ric Diaz
May 4, 2021
I worked with Mike many years ago and never forgot what an easy going and humble man he was. He was such a dedicated family man, always putting his wife and young kids first. He was the success story we all admired and was very generous with his knowledge. I offer my sincere condolences to his children and hope you find peace in his loving memories.
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