Thomas Thaddeus "TK" Kunnath, born Apr 12, 1965, passed away Jan 28, 2020 after a courageous battle with brain cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Joanie (Mack) Kunnath; his dog, Bu Bu; brother, Glenn (Dana) Kunnath; nephew, Maxwell; niece, Addison; mother in law, Esther Mack; sister in law, Sue (Blake) Vance; nephews, Brady and Mackenzie; niece, Lily; sister in law, Nan (Mark) Dancer; nephews, Spencer and Mickey; and endless friends who will miss him dearly.
He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Barbara; and father in law, Tom Mack.
TK and Joanie met in 1988 and married on Nov 3, 1990. Residing in Traverse City, they also enjoyed many trips to Hawaii and to their condo in Mexico throughout their marriage.
Ted, or TK as most called him, was a man who marched to his own beat. His love for boating and boating friends was a highlight of his summers. Although his docking was not his strong suit you could always depend on him to be sitting on the back of his boat ready to offer you a drink, conversation or music and dancing. He was the best heckler. Anyone was fair game, but his humor was purely out of love. His laugh was contagious, and if you had the pleasure to spend time with him, many hours of laughter always entailed.
He ran a successful contracting company, TK Builders, for over 25 years, and loved what he did. TK was willing to help with anything even if that meant being the supervisor and telling you what you should be doing.
Until the very end, TK maintained a positive strong outlook. He would pass that onto anyone who visited, other patients, doctors, nurses, and other staff. His huge smile, hazel eyes and bear hugs will be greatly missed.
