Michael Blanchard Obituary

Published by Denver Post on Apr. 12, 2012.

Blanchard, Michael "Flathead"
1944 ~ 2012
A Celebration of the life of Michael "Flathead" Blanchard will be held on April 14th, 3 pm 8160 Rosemary St, Commerce City. Weary of reading obituaries noting someone's courageous battle with death, Mike wanted it known that he died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to follow doctors' orders and raising hell for more than six decades. He enjoyed booze, guns, cars and younger women until the day he died.
Mike was born July 1944 in Colorado to Clyde and Ethel Blanchard. A community activist, he is noted for saving the Dr. Justina Ford house from demolition and defending those who could not defend themselves. He was a Republican delegate, life member of the NRA, founder and President of the Dead Cats MC. He loved music.
Mike was preceded in death by Clyde and Ethel Blanchard, survived by his beloved sons Mike and Chopper, former wife Jane Transue, brother Stephen Blanchard (Susan), Uncle Don and Aunt Cynthia Blanchard(his favorite); Uncle Dill and Aunt Dot, cousins and nephews, Baba Yaga can kiss his butt. So many of his childhood friends that weren't killed in Vietnam went on to become criminals, prostitutes and/or Democrats. He asks that you stop by and re-tell the stories he can no longer tell. As the Celebration will contain Adult material we respectfully ask that no children under 18 attend.

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June 8, 2021

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Rick Armstrong

Mike was a character. This is really kind of mild for Mike's thoughts and deeds! R.I.P. Flathead.

April 6, 2020

Dee Sova

I hope you are now in full enjoyment of the next life.You sound like my kind of people.

May 9, 2015

Madelyn Woods

I do not know you, I am moved so many people posted wonderful messages fly with the Angels rest peacefully

May 9, 2015

Richard Johnson

This is comedy gold.

RIP to an awesome person.

September 8, 2013

Susan Blanchard

Baba Yaga is all yours now Mike. I'm sure glad she can hear you now. To those of you that have shared such kind thoughts...the family thanks you.

August 26, 2013

Greg Hamilton

Keep the rubber side down in the afterlife, man. It would have been an honour to have met you. I'll hoist one to your memory tonight. Maybe even more than one... ;)

July 10, 2013

Bob Foy

R.I.P. Flathead and thanks for the beautiful obit. I'm sure you will not mind....all I need to do is change some dates and names and I have my obit.

July 10, 2013

harold chavis

R.I.P. Flathead.

July 6, 2013

Jeff Pierce

Sounds like a great guy. RIP Mike.

June 11, 2013

Jerry G

An honest obit. What a novelty. Sometimes it gags me to hear the minister,or others say, "He (she) never said anything bad about anyone, and was always such a calm and loving person." His obit is more like it.

April 4, 2013

A man I wish I'd known. An honest life, lived to it's best. Ride on, Mike. Fly with the angels.
P. Huffman

January 21, 2013

Raise hell in the afterlife brother...

January 14, 2013

Garv Dana

That guy must have been awesome. Thanks for keeping his obit up.

September 26, 2012

Kate McGonigal

More of us should have such an honest, real obituary after our own passing. Sorry I missed meeting him. What a man.

August 29, 2012

Vince Turner

I think Michael and I would have gotten on famously. Rest in Peace brother.

July 18, 2012

D Nedell

Finally a truthful obit. Get so tired f reading a page full of how wonderful and what accomplishments some one did. This man could have been a refreshing polictian. A honest man. Condolences to his family and may he R.I.P

July 17, 2012

What a wonderful obit. I wish I knew this man.

July 7, 2012

Susan

That is the best obituary I have ever read. I hope his life was as happy as that made me :)

June 27, 2012

Rusty Sherrill

I have showed this wonderful obituary to well over 50 people and have seen a big smile after each one finished reading it ! "Flathead" and I were born less than 30 days apart in 1944.

June 24, 2012

mimi Handler

http://www.oldrussia.net/baba.html More than you might have wanted to know about Baba Yaga

June 12, 2012

Dave Read

Didn't know you but yes I did. " A Free Soul always has many Friends , not always knowing, exactly , who they are .

May 25, 2012

D.W. MOORE

R.I.P.oh thats funny, sence of humor and good story teller to the end!!! Darrin Moore Flint,Michigan

May 24, 2012

Dave Colf

I never met him but I can tell from his obit that America lost a treasure. What a legacy!

May 23, 2012

William Dressler

My kind of man and one hell of a message!

May 21, 2012

A true hero is honest till the end - I hope I go the same way!

May 19, 2012

Shelley O'Rourke

My father died recently and now I wish I'd written something like this for him. He would have loved this. A simply splendid obituary. What an entertaining fellow Mr Blanchard must have been.

May 17, 2012

this is one beastly guy... rip

May 17, 2012

Miss the guy and I don't even know him..

May 13, 2012

rk

As I sit tonight sad at my fathers recent passing, I somehow came cross Flatheads story. Tears became laughter. My head is now filled with my fathers laughter. He's laughing so hard he has tears running down his face as Flathead tells his storys. Thanks for sharing Flathead with us all. "Guns, Booze and Woman. How Southern.

May 11, 2012

I don't know'em and i miss him

May 5, 2012

Carl Kruse

I'm sure Mike is raising hell in Kingdom Come. Here's to him.

May 4, 2012

Who's "Baba Yaga"?

R.I.P. Flathead.

May 4, 2012

SUSAN FRANK

try to R.I.P :)

May 2, 2012

BF Deal

Didn't know Flathead but wish I had. May we all leave the planet with as much moxie as he had. Thanks for reaching out to remind the rest of us that life's too short to have a bad time.

May 1, 2012

Nick Haldean

i will raise all kinds of hell in your Honor "flathead"

April 30, 2012

J Avery

Thank you Michael "Flathead" Blanchard; a man I never knew, but will never forget.

April 30, 2012

Sounds like a hell of a man, my loss for not having
met him. David McClendon- Marietta, Ga

April 29, 2012

mike blanchard

Dad, Thank you for teaching me all the things you did! I wish there were more time to learn all things you know. I miss you.

April 29, 2012

B Murphy

Best Obituary Ever....criminals, prostitutes and/or Democrats - classic

April 29, 2012

Tim Allan

Never heard your name before today but, you have my eternal respect. "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"!

April 26, 2012

Ken McDonald

God loves a man who IS his brothers' keeper.

April 26, 2012

Eric

I agree with Russ.

April 25, 2012

Flathead-
I never knew you, but after reading this I'll never forget you.

April 25, 2012

Russ

Flathead-
I never knew you, but after reading this I'll never forget you.

April 25, 2012

Alicia

I love this obituary. It's so refreshing to read an honest, funny obit. A true testament to the person he was, I'm sure! May you rest in peace, Flathead...

P.S...wish you were still around to vote :o)

April 24, 2012

Brenda Hamilton

I've never read a more witty obituary. What a great loss this must be to those that knew Flathead. I wish I'd had the pleasure of meeting him. Sounds like he had a full life doing the things he loved doing, we should all be so lucky.

April 24, 2012

Eric M

Sounds like a guy a lot of us would've love to have known. Love the fact that he drafted his own obituary - what a hoot he must've been.

April 24, 2012

DCBob

We sure could use a lot more he-men like you, Flathead, esp. come 6 November. God bless & God rest...

April 24, 2012

Scott Spangler

Gayley Bedight this Gallant Knight,
in Sunshine and in Shadow.
Shadow said he,
Where can it be?
This Land They call EL Dorado
Ride, Boldly Ride, My Friend!
May God Grant You the Speed.
May others see the need.
Truly, you saw life for what it is, and ever shall be.
Find this place they call EL Dorado!

I didn't know you in life. Perhaps our paths will cross in death.

April 24, 2012

Same year I was born Flathead. God Bless!


Randy Barnes
Perryton, Texas

April 23, 2012

Fuzzy Knight

Sounds like a man I would have liked to have known. Too many people go about life living their life to please others. Via Con Dios

April 23, 2012

Sargeant Schulz

RIP, Flathead. Even Heaven needs Hellraisers.

April 23, 2012

Dennis C. Ryan

I never met Flathead, but I wish I had. Having ridden bikes since 1966 I knew (and still know) a lot of guys just like him.
Live life on your own terms, don't hurt anybody who doesn't deserve it, and die with no regrets.

April 23, 2012

A C

Sounds like you had fun every single day of your life. Most people can't say the same. Hope I can when my time comes.

April 23, 2012

Michelle Kufta

God Bless you! You sound awesome, I can only hope that at the end of my life, I can say I lived like this! Inspirational!

April 22, 2012

Don Mc Nichol

God Bless America for those who live free

April 22, 2012

Chelsea

RIP You sound like an awesome man.

April 22, 2012

Adam Farmer

Ride on and stay FREE Forever, my brother. I still remember the Memorial Day Party, back in 1976. You and Bingo furnished the beef, and I furnished, the kegs of beer. Nederland-Colo. will never forget you. Brother Adam

April 22, 2012

David Wehrly

Can anyone ask more from life?

April 22, 2012

AMEN, Brother Flathead. Tell it like it is. God Bless your Heart. Love ya, gammyx3(Shelby, AL)

April 21, 2012

Robert Faust

Having just been directed to this obit from my flathead ford site, I can see the world has lost a good man. Sounds like someone who walked heavy and didn't need a big stick. I hope this person is looking down at everyone now, laughing at this wonderful obit and probably ready to slam back a couple of overfilled shots. God bless and enjoy your rest, sounds like you lived the life of a man's man! RIP my brother, hope to meet you when it's my turn!

April 21, 2012

Chumbe Salinas

I never met Mr. Blanchard but somebody sent me his obit and I just had to express my condolences to his family and loved ones. I wish I had had the pleasure of knowing him. He seems like someone I would have befriended had I met him. I respect and admire him for telling it like he saw it. May he rest in peace.

April 21, 2012

Chumbe Salinas

I never met Mr. Blanchard but somebody sent me his obit and I just had to express my condolences to his family and loved ones. He seems like someone I would have befriended had I known him. I respect and admire him for telling it like he saw it. May he rest in peace!

April 21, 2012

Sunny in AZ

Tell it like it is...all that really matters is love!

April 21, 2012

Lucille Miller

Well bless your heart for telling like it is. Ride like the wind. May your family always smile when they think of you.

April 21, 2012

Earl Melton

This was a man I am sorry I did not meet. He would have fit right in at a place on the Gulf Coast: "Two Bubbas bar, grill and speed shop" Anyone who loved good booze, bad women and fast cars would have fit in there.

April 20, 2012

I hope his friends and family are able to celebrate the life of a man who sounds like he was an absolute original! I'll raise a glass to him -- give 'em hell in the hereafter, Flathead.

April 20, 2012

Kevin McKenna

God bless Flathead, his family, friends, and anyone who had the good fortune of ever coming into contact with him. Flathead is my hero and inspiration.

April 20, 2012

steve pong

my condolences to the entire Flathead family

April 20, 2012

BAGS

SOMEONE WE SHOULD ALL LOOK UP TO. A TRUE AMERICAN.

April 20, 2012

Robert McKenna

condolences to the family of Michael Blanchard. I will personally light many candles in your memory.
A glass will lifted in your honor by many.
Bob McKenna, Birmingham, Alabama

April 20, 2012

doug nelson

What a character! Sounds like an all around good guy and straight shooter. RIP, Flathead!

April 20, 2012

Love it! A man true to himself until the very end.

April 19, 2012

Jamie McCool

I'll be sure to crush a few in your honor this weekend my good Sir! I hope your loved ones can console them selves in the knowledge that even in death you were able to bring smiles to the faces of thousands around the world!

Posted by Jamie McCool

April 19, 2012

D K

Sounds like a great man, who enjoyed his life.

April 19, 2012

Audrey Smilley

Flathead, you sound like my kind of friend. On to Valhalla, brother, and raise hell on the other side!

April 19, 2012

Mel D

And here I thought I was running out of things to drink to! Thank you!

April 19, 2012

Judy Durante

Absolutely awesome! I wish I had known him!!!

April 19, 2012

Marcia Weaver

Sounds like you were cool Flathead. Sorry I missed knowing you. Glad you liked Music.
Marcia (Jackson, MS)

April 19, 2012

Kim

You were a amazing man. Your memory will live on forever. You have touched many lives with your honesty and you're sense of humor. You will be greatly missed. I wish for peace and happiness to the family.

April 19, 2012

Kevin G

You are a man of great interest and adventure. Straight forward and honesty is how everyone should be. R.I.P.

April 19, 2012

Rob Lowe

Yes my new hero, saying exactly what you needed to say and to whom you needed to say it to. Sounds just like i would want mine to to say. I thinks its great .R.I.P. Flathead...R LOWE(medina,ohio)

April 19, 2012

Toni

I only wish I had the pleasure of knowing you. Rest in peace.

Toni (IL)

April 19, 2012

goodbye flathead...in your honor i will also ask that my funeral be at least PG13
-Cody Stark (Sacramento, CA)

April 19, 2012

K Wilkinson

I didn't know you but if I had, we could have been friends. RIP.

April 19, 2012

Jill Sisson

Wish we got to meet, but someday maybe we will - Peace

April 19, 2012

Doc Corbin

I now have a new hero! RIP, Flathead!

April 19, 2012

tee ray

I love the fact you had input on your own obit I have been thinking of making a "death file" for years including a list of songs to be burned ona cd for all my friends God bless your family

April 19, 2012

theresa

Tell Uncle Cliff and Grandpa Hi for me.

April 19, 2012

YOLO!

April 18, 2012

Rich Sharland

Great job with your life, Brother. I'll be looking forward to meeting you in "Fiddler's Green" somewhere down the road. USARV 67-68.

April 18, 2012

Andy S

My condolences to the family. Such a lively soul is going to leave a big hole. Thank you Flathead for reminding us that life is to be cherished and lived to the fullest (and the nice chuckle I got from reading this very original obit!).

April 18, 2012

Dae Powell

You'd have loved Dallas, Texas, dood!

April 18, 2012

A.E. Wells

Good sir, I have never met you and am actually located all the way across the country, but anyone who can make me laugh from the great beyond is one stand up guy. RIP sir, and condolences to your family and friends.

April 18, 2012

Eric Van Horn

You rock!

April 18, 2012

STEPHANIE Castro

rock on! You lived life YOUR WAY

April 18, 2012

Charles Stuckey

Flathead would have been among my best friends - - so sorry that I didn't know him . Peace to the family .

April 18, 2012

C.J. Scharf

I am very sorry that I never met him, he sounded like a great guy!!!!

April 18, 2012

George Gallitano

Thanks for the Chuckle, Flathead. God Bless and good luck in the great beyond.

April 18, 2012

Dave Hershberger

Sounds like my kind of guy. Wish I'd known him and hung out with him.

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