Blake Clarke Balch

Blake Clarke Balch, age 51, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at his family’s farm-Clarke Farms in Gatesville. A memorial service will be held at the First Methodist Church of Gatesville at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2014. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Texas Parks and Wildlife or other wildlife organizations. Blake was born, April 12, 1962 in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from DeSoto High School and attended UTA. He spent his professional career in the DFW metroplex and was employed by Imaginit Technologies as a Senior Client Manager for Manufacturing Solutions. He was an outdoorsman, an avid hunter, and a tournament fisherman. Blake is survived by his father, James Balch of Oklahoma City, his mother, Virginia Moore of Gatesville, his brother Brad Balch of Waco, his daughter Bailey Balch of Katy, and her mother Donna Diliberto of Katy.