Michael "Mike" Amador

Michael "Mike" Amador 49

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 8, 2014 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 4100 S. Coulter with Father Jim Schmitmeyer as celebrant

Holy Rosary will be said Thursday August 7, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Griggs Schooler Gordon Funeral Home Pioneer Chapel.

Burial will be in Memory Gardens in Amarillo by Griggs Schooler Gordon Funeral Directors

Mike was born June 30, 1965 in Dumas to Luis and Isabel Amador. He was employed by Eaton Industries as a machinist for approximately 20 years. Mike was an avid sports fan who loved Nascar racing and the San Francisco 49"ers. "Pops" was passionate for his grandkids and loved spending time with them and being involved in their lives. Mike very much loved his family and friends and never met a stranger. He was deeply loved and will missed by all who knew him.

Mike was preceded in death by his dad, Luis Amador

Mike is survived by his wife, Sheila Encinias-Amador; 3 daughters, Briana Grajeda and husband Marcos of Sunray, Brittney Lozano and husband Josh of Las Cruces, NM., and Stormi Amador of Amarillo; his mother, Isabel Amador of Sunray; 5 grandsons, Joshua, Braxton, Luke, Zeke and Kaiden; a brother, Louie Amador, Jr. of Lombard, Ill.; 7 sisters, Mary DeLeon of Dallas, Maggie Flores of Sugarland, Laura Conniff of Austin, Deborah Ruiz of Amarillo, Sandra Cook of Bowlingbrook, Ill., Brenda Feist and Bridget Shavers both of Tulsa; a special nephew, Darion Allen; parents-in-law, Dario and Erlinda Encinias; sisters-in-law, Lori Allen, Cherie Ramos, Paula O'Daniel and Violette Encinias and brothers-in-law, Danny Encinias and Carlos Encinias and numerous nieces and nephews..