PLYMOUTH – Austin C. Bakian, 27, passed away unexpectedly while vacationing with his family in Cancun, Mexico, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.
Austin was born the second son of Rick D. and Maxine L. Ellinger Bakian on Sept. 23, 1991, in Bremen.
He graduated from Triton High School with the Class of 2010. During his junior and senior year, he found his passion for the tool and die trade while working in the school’s machine shop. Very soon after high school he began his full-time career as a machinist working for B&M Instruments in Warsaw.
Austin lived life to the fullest and made many friends along the way. He had a need for speed, whether it was his minibikes or his truck. He liked to play with safes and locks, and loved kayaking and shooting guns. He was liked by all and loved so dearly by his family. He was a smart kid with a huge heart.
He is survived by his parents, Rick and Maxine Bakian, Etna Green; his brother, Aaron A. Bakian, Etna Green; his girlfriend, Danielle Bailey; his aunt, Charlene (Don) Freet, Kendallville; uncle, John Bakian, South Bend; and aunts and uncles: Lloyd, Linda, Roberta and Mike.
Austin was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Patricia Ellinger; his paternal grandparents, Wilma Shepherd and Albert Bakian; and his uncle, Jim Ellinger
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Funeral services will follow immediately in the funeral home, with life celebrant James Smart officiating.
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