Mieczyslaw Joseph Jaskolski

Mieczyslaw Jaskolski, 70, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on May 12, 2021. He entered this world on February 22, 1951 in Leeds, England, born to Mieczyslaw and Aniela Jaskolski. He is survived by his wife Alina Jaskolski; daughter Linda Plomer; son Chris Jaskolski; son Shawn Jaskolski; son Richard Jaskolski in addition to grandchildren Ariel Jaskolski, Adalyn Plomer, Declan Plomer, Drew Plomer and Paisley Jaskolski.

Mieczyslaw, lovingly referred to by friends and family as Mike, was known for his strong personality and devotion to his family. Mike spent his youth in New York and eventually moved to New Mexico. His passions included baseball, football, classic muscle cars and wrestling. Those who knew Mike, knew that he was a Yankees fan always, even when other family members tirelessly joked that he was a Red Sox fan. He turned his passion for baseball into a pastime as a little league baseball coach for over 17 years. His teams loved him and were known for their winning records. He was also known for his competitive nature and throwing bases during the game. Hilariously, he was thrown out of more than one game for his rambunctious behavior.

Mike was always full of jokes and laughter and loved to make friends with anyone that crossed his path. He enjoyed going to Elephant Butte in the days where water levels were better. He would walk the sand banks making friends with every camping neighbor. Shockingly he was invited to various campsites all over for food and conversation. He took such pride in being a man that was well liked. He drove his truck around the lake with his sons and secretly spied on the other campers. His biggest joy was pulling vehicles stuck in the sand. He constantly pestered both Chris and Shawn to "go for a ride" and from there they would be gone for hours and hours pulling every stuck vehicle out of the sand. It must be mentioned that he also got himself stuck and needed a pull here and there. His sons loved to joke about his frequent need to be pulled out himself.

Mike was known to excessively visit his favorite stores, Home Depot and Lowes and many of the associates knew him by name. He was caught a time or two "picking on kids" in the store when the parents were looking the other way. He would walk away with his childish giggle feeling extremely accomplished when the mom of the child looked at him and only saw a sweet innocent old man. Little did they know about the means faces and other silly actions completed discretely when they looked away.

Later in life he loved to attend auctions and collect items. He was constantly looking for new collections to start; from bronze statues to silver dollar coins. He tirelessly made his wife attend auction after auction for enjoyment and was fondly known to all the employees he interacted with.

He had a career as a mechanic when he was a young adult. Later he became an entrepreneur with the opening of his own fencing company. His work ethic and perfectionism were evident in the fences he created. Many of which still stand around New Mexico, a testament to their quality.

He doted on his wife, children, and grandchildren. He lovingly joked with his wife all this time. He, with the purest of heart, spent his life endlessly pestering her with the most ridiculous requests. Those who know Mike and Alina know the depth of their love but also the amusing and often short-tempered exchanges they shared. Mike would spend every minute and every dollar helping his children; often busting out portions of their home to start a new remodel project, sometimes planned, sometimes not... again, cue smirks from those that know Mike and his never-ending desire to fix-up homes. Later in life his favorite pastime was to joke and play with his grandchildren. Many nights he spent coloring with them to the fulfillment of any child's heart.

Mike was immensely loved and will be immensely missed. He will be fondly remembered by all those that his love touched. Countless nights will be spent retelling silly stories of Mike. He was pure of heart and a man of his word. He always held on tight to those he loved and was well respected by those who know him. Mike's wings were ready, but our hearts were not.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday May 21, 2020 at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of St. Bernadette, interment will take place at 12:00 p.m. at Mount Calvary Cemetery. A Celebration of Life to follow at the family home: 1516 Bush Court SE, 87123.

The family asks that individuals consider prayers, suffrage and mass intentions in lieu of flowers.