Michael Shawn Odom

Michael Shawn Odom, 60, of Ft. Worth died Tuesday, August 19, 2019 after a long illness.

Mike was born in Alamagordo, New Mexico on July 21, 1959, to parents Gene and Paula Skelton Odom. The family moved to Amarillo three months later where he attended school until moving to Ft. Worth, Texas in 1973. Mike attended Southwest High School and TCU. He served in the United State Air Force where he was stationed in Sembach, Germany. In 1980, while serving abroad, he met and married his wife, Carmen of Zaragoza, Spain. After his honorary discharge from the military, Mike went on to work and retire from the US Postal Service. Post-retirement, Mike did volunteer work including Meals-On-Wheels where he enjoyed helping those less fortunate. He would even carry extra unbrellas in his vehicle to hand out to the homeless caught in the rain. Mike enjoyed meeting people from all walks of life and was always sensitive to their needs.

In their free time, Mike and Carmen loved traveling abroad. They traveled extensively through Europe, South and Central America, and Africa where Mike summited Mt. Kilimanjaro with his uncle, Sandy Skelton.

Mike is survived by his wife Carmen, sons Shawn Odom of Ft. Worth and Damian Odom of Zaragoza, Spain, parents Gene and Paula Skelton Odom of Aledo, grandmother Frances Skelton of Clarendon, brother Matthew Odom of Aledo, sisters Lisa Thompson of Ft. Worth and Roxann Aguilar of Lewisville, the Perera, Lerin, Monton and Jimenez families of Zaragoza, Spain, and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful friends.