Michael Lee Aydlette, 77, of Virginia Beach, passed away February 12, 2023. Mike was born on October 20, 1945, and grew up in Norfolk, Va. (in the neighborhood of Ingleside). His parents were Rondal Earl Aydlette and Mary Alice Aydlette (formerly Blackhall from Iron Mountain, Michigan).
Mike worked as a salesman at Sears for over 25 years, sold insurance, officiated softball for many years, and finally drove a cab for Andi’s Taxi service until well into his seventies. He loved sports, especially playing football and then watching his beloved Washington Redskins (most of the time).
Mike may be remembered for his “old school” ways, which means that he practiced honesty and rugged self-reliance, but also that he did not communicate easily about his feelings. Though Mike was perspicacious, he had another side, which revealed a highly nuanced wit. His awareness of current events, geographical knowledge and natural pithiness was appreciated by his many beloved friends.
As Mike gained stature in polite society, he was somehow voted by his peers into the informal position as the totally unqualified chaplain at Dockers Karaoke Pub in Va. Beach, which is a position he held for many, many years.
Mike is survived by his brother and his wife, Mitch and Jeanette, and his two daughters, Heather Winfield and Hillary Moyer. They each have two children and Mike is a great-grandfather. He was predeceased by his brother, Matthew.
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Hey Tank. I`m gonna miss you. See you at the ballfield.
Dad I miss you so much already. I’m a 49 yr old daddy’s girl! I thank you for never counting me out or giving up on me no matter what. You weren’t one that verbally expressed feelings, but the past few years I did hear “love you” from time to time. And that was good enough for me. I am so much like you, I see it more and more all the time. Thank you for being my father. I’ll think about you everyday and I love you ❤️
I already miss you so much. I know you’re in a better place and at peace, selfishly I wish you were here. We definitely had our issues in the past, but we had worked through all that and became close again. You never gave up on me or counted me out and I thank you for that. I’m definitely a daddy’s girl and I see daily how much I’m like you. I’m going to think about you everyday until I see you again.
I’m really missing you already Dad. Our relationship definitely went thru the ups and downs in my younger years. But I’m glad that in the past 10-15 years we made peace with the past and became close like we always should of been. You weren’t very vocal about feelings and such, but I know you loved me with everything you had. And actually the past couple of years, I’d get the vocal “love you”. Yes, I’m 49 and still a daddy’s girl. No matter what i did, you never judged me or counted me out. I’m so much like you in so many ways, I see it every day. I’m going to miss your smile, your hugs, even fussing me out! You’ll be greatly missed. I will think about you every day and love you until the end of time. Proud to have had you as my father.