Michael “Mike” Lynn Widener, age 78 of Seguin, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Mike was born on June 8, 1946 in Dallas, Texas to Anna Belle (Sandlin) and Gilbert Herschel Widener.
He proudly served his country in the United States Army, and is preceded in death by his parents.
Mike graduated from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas in 1964 and attended Texas A&M University for one year before enlisting in the US Army. He was stationed in both Germany and Vietnam before being discharged in 1972. He worked in the family printshop, Widener Printing, before attending college at the University of Texas at Arlington, pursuing a BBA focused on accounting. Mike returned to school to be awarded an MBA in 1981 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1985. While working at Lone Star Gas in the purchasing department, he met his future wife, Pat in 1980, while she worked in the SEC regulatory department. They were married in Dallas in 1980, and welcomed their first child in 1981 and their second in 1984.
Mike worked as a controller and CFO at small, local businesses in the Dallas area, before beginning his entrepreneurial journey by creating PM Widener & Company, which offered small business tax compliance and business consulting. He was also an accounting instructor at Richland Community College. Mike made the switch back to private industry when he accepted a position as a CFO at a window manufacturing plant in College Station in 1997 and then Longview in 2002.
Mike and Pat purchased a legacy accounting firm in Seguin in 2005, and began providing tax compliance services under the name PM Widener & Company again. They retired in 2015 after 10 years of working and engaging in the local community. Mike was a member of the Noon Rotary Club, served on the board of the Chamber of Commerce, and routinely supported the Seguin Conservation Society and Humane Society.
Mike will be remembered for his sharp business acumen and witty but stubborn personality, but also his loyalty and love for his family and friends. He frequently mentioned that his Grandson Mason was the highlight of his retirement years, and he enjoyed building Legos and tinkering with mechanisms around the house with Mason in tow.
Mike passed peacefully at Vitas Inpatient Hospice Care in San Antonio early Saturday morning, and the family will be forever appreciative of the care and support received from the center’s staff during this difficult time.
Survivors include his loving wife of 44 years, Patricia “Pat” Widener; daughter, Jennifer Meservey and husband Robert; son, Jason Widener and partner, Zac Eisen; grandson, Mason Meservey; sister-in-law, Peggy Bowser and husband Kenneth; half-sisters Pamela Wilson and husband Steve and Cindi Norris and husband Gary; other loving cousins, family members, and a host of friends.
A memorial service celebrating Mike’s life will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel with the Reverend Jim Price officiating. The family welcomes all members of the Seguin community to share stories of their experiences with Mike, and believes that his memory will live on in the tales told and the laughter shared. They also invite you all to enjoy a Chocolate Frosted Pop Tart in his honor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Memorials Processing, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-9959 or to the Guadalupe County Humane Society, P. O. Box 1593, Seguin, Texas, 78155-1593.
You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.