Long-time West PK resident Mike McNallen passed away on August 27, 2022. Before moving to the lake. Mike performed in the famous North Texas State University One O’clock Lab Band. He completed his Music Education degree at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. After graduation Mike became a teacher for over 20 years. Mike and his family returned to his home town of Breckenridge. He then purchased Possum Hollow Camp and ran the restaurant and camp for over 43 years. Mike continued to operate the family business with his daughter and son-in-law up until a few days before his passing. He was a founding member of the West PK Volunteer Fire Department and served on the PK Water Supply Board of Directors in its early days of development. His funeral mass was on August 30 at the Melton-Kitchens Chapel of Memories, with Father Francis Miller officiating and was interred in the Breckenridge cemetery.
