Michael L. Woodard, 57, passed away at his home on July 11, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.

Mike was born on February 11, 1958, in Monahans to Harley and Shirley Woodard. At age four, the family moved to Arlington, Ohio, where he grew up. After his junior year of high school, the family relocated to Arizona, where he graduated from Coolidge High School in Coolidge.

Mike returned to West Texas and went to work for Rowan Drilling Company, now Rowan Companies, Inc. He began his career with Rowan as a roustabout and worked his way through the ranks to Offshore Installation Manager, which he attained in 2005. Under his co-leadership, his offshore rig was named Rig of the Quarter for the Americas for the fourth quarter of 2014 and Rig of the Year for the Americas for 2014. During his career with Rowan, Mike worked in both the land and offshore divisions of the company, working sites around Texas and Oklahoma, in the Andes Mountains of Argentina, on an inland-barge in Gabon, Africa, the Persian Gulf and Trinidad. On June 6, 2015, he celebrated his thirty-fifth service anniversary with the company.

When not working, Mike enjoyed working on projects around the house, spending time with family and friends, pool-time with his grandchildren, and traveling around the country with his wife.  

Mike is his survived by his wife, Georgia "Sue" Woodard; father, Harley Woodard and his wife, Mary, of Finley, Ohio; sons, Anthony Woodard and his wife, Kimberly, of Winnie; and Jeffery Woodard and his wife, Annie, of Houston; daughter, Tracey Gore and her husband, Jerry, of Silsbee; brothers, Dwayne Woodard and his wife, Gail, of Largo, Florida; Dennis Woodard of Fort Worth; and Craig Woodard and his wife, Patty, of Arlington, Ohio; sister, Andrea Arditi and her husband, Gilles, of St. Petersburg, Florida; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ruby and Jimmy Gore of Spurger; brother-in-law, Brian Clark of Kenosha, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Kelsy and Ian Woodard of Silsbee; Kaycee and Stephen Woodard of Winnie; Cameron and Gavin Woodard of Houston; and Renee Williams and her husband, Dave, of Lumberton; great-grandchildren, Brooke and Colt Williams of Lumberton; and many nieces and nephews.

Mike is further survived by dear friends, Jan and Danny Reneau, Cheryl and Phil Boggess, and Sarah and Donnie Gordon, all of Silsbee, and Craig Hillman and his wife, Joy, of Neely, Missouri, whose love, visits, and uplifting support meant so much to him during his illness, and the many employees of Rowan Companies, Inc., who stayed in contact, made visits, and never let him forget that he was part of the Rowan family.

Mike's committal was held at Broussard's Crematorium, Beaumont.  A private service for his family and friends will follow.