Ralph Michael Hayslett, age 82, of Carlisle, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was surrounded by his wife of 62 years and their three children. "Mike" was born on September 29, 1939 in Eaton, Ohio to Ralph Leroy and Mary Beatrice (Walsh) Hayslett. He graduated from Eaton High School, and married Dianne Darlene Campbell in 1959 in Dayton, Ohio.
Mike retired from Vork Trucking, but also worked at Dayton Tire & Rubber, and White's Bakery. Mike loved driving anywhere! He loved boating, fishing, hunting, bird-watching, and outsmarting squirrels. He loved travel, and visited Israel and Greece several times with his wife. He especially loved having all of his grandchildren running around the house and having a "big ole time."
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, and three older sisters: Julia (Simms), Mary Jo (Gunn), and Emma (Plockelman). He is survived by the love of his life, Dianne; three children and their spouses: LTC (Ret.) Michael Kevin (Maureen), SGM Shawn Bryan, (Kim), and Stacie Renee (Dan Haas); eight grandchildren: David, Anna (Bauer), Chevonne, Nathaniel, Ashley (Mann), Abigail Haas, Alexandria Haas, and Andrew Haas; and twin great-granddaughters Charlotte and Virginia (Bauer); his sister Nancy (Loy), and many nieces and nephews.
Mike's memory is a blessing to all who knew his devotion to God, and his humble and kind nature.
A celebration of his life will be at Miamisburg Assembly of God, with a family interment at Mound Hill Cemetery, Eaton, Ohio.
Special thanks to the staff at Miami Valley Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to USO, in Mike's memory.
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