Michael Joseph Blackburn Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on September 25, 2025, Michael Joseph Blackburn Sr. of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Michael farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Michael is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Alfonso Blackburn and Elizabeth Blackburn (Weiglein); his significant other Midge; his son Jeffrey; and his brothers, Alfonso Blackburn, Jr. and Patrick Blackburn, Sr. of Chicago, IL..
He is survived by: his sons, Michael, Jr. Blackburn (Susan) of Tullahoma and Robert Blackburn (Yasmina). He is also survived by seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, and to honor Mike's amazing legacy as a self-taught auto mechanic and his love of teaching what he knew, his family has requested donations be made to SEMA, which provides scholarships to students pursuing studies in automotive mechanics.
