Thomas Edward Tekavec
Dr. Thomas Edward Tekavec, 52, of Morgantown, W.Va., died Friday, October 12, 2018, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown.
He was born June 30, 1966, in Waynesburg, a son of Beverley Morton Dunlap and the late Edward Tekavec.
Tom graduated from Carmichaels High School in 1984, Indiana University in 1988 and earned his doctorate of optometry from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1992. He practiced at his office, Eye Care One in Fairmont, W.Va., and Sears Optical in Morgantown for the past 25 years.
He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time at the farm with his friends and nephews. He was an avid hunter and shooter, winning numerous awards and competitions. His other favorite pastime was watching his daughter, Sarah, play softball from her recreation years to college ball at Alderson Broaddus.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Marianna, whom he married November 7, 1992, and his cherished daughter, Sarah, at home. Also surviving are two siblings, John Tekavec of Las Vegas, Nev., and Kimberly Bailey (Brian) of Raleigh, N.C.; father-in-law Donald Yarish; nephews Ian Bailey, Casey Bailey and Gunnar Calvert; niece Arianna Calvert; and his dearest friend, Ken Shipley.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward; stepfather Chuck Dunlap; grandparents Elizabeth and Harold Morton and Stella and Matthew Tekavec; and mother-in-law Joan Yarish.
Services are private and under the direction of Paul M. Lesako Funeral Home Inc., 204 Dowlin Avenue, Carmichaels, PA 15320, 724-966-5100. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.