Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 5
Gender: Male
Age at election: 61
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/23/1921
City: Wheeler
County:
Country:
Death
Date: 7/2/2016
City: Hazel Park, MI
County: Oakland Coutny, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 7/8/2016
City: Royal Oak, MI
County: Oakland Coutny, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oakview Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Virginia Rose; children: Stephen
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion: Methodist
Military Service:
Occupation: educator, teacher, consultant
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
BA, Alma College;
MA, 1946; and PhD, 1960 from Wayne State University; honorary Doctorate of Law from Alma College, 1970
Biographical Sketch:
He taught at Hazel Park Schools in the 1940s and became assistant principal at 27, deputy superintendent at 33 and then superintendent (1958-77) at 36. After leaving the superintendent's office he worked as a K-12 Education Consultant with the Michigan State Senate Fiscal Committee. He was named to the Michigan Education Hall of Fame in 1985. He founded the Youth Aid Foundation in Hazel Park. He helped create one of the first youth assistance programs, aimed at cutting down on juvenile crime, in 1953. He received the Silver Beaver Award for his work with the Boy Scouts. He was a board member and chair of the Oakland County General Health Systems and the St. John’s Health System. He was a member of Michigan Association of School Administrators & the American Association of School Administrators; Phi Delta Kappa, the Lions Club to name a few.
Notable Facts:
He sponsored the legislation that outlawed abuse of the elderly.
Inducted into the Michigan Education Hall of Fame in 1985.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Appropriations
City of Residence: Hazel Park
County of Residence Oakland
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Appropriations
City of Residence: Hazel Park
County of Residence Oakland
District Description: Cities of Hazel Park, Madison Heights and Troy pt.--1075.01-1075.03, 1076.03-1076.05 (That portion of Troy City which lies east and south of a line beginning at Livernois and Clawson City limits and runs north on Livernois to Long Lake Rd., east on Long Lake Rd. to city limits) in Oakland County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Appropriations
City of Residence: Hazel Park
County of Residence Oakland
District Description: Cities of Hazel Park, Madison Heights and Troy pt.--1075.01-1075.03, 1076.03-1076.05 (That portion of Troy City which lies east and south of a line beginning at Livernois and Clawson City limits and runs north on Livernois to Long Lake Rd., east on Long Lake Rd. to city limits) in Oakland County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Colleges and Universities , Education , Public Utilities , State Affairs , Taxation
City of Residence: Hazel Park
County of Residence Oakland
District Description: Cities of Hazel Park, Madison Heights and Troy pt.--1075.01-1075.03, 1076.03-1076.05 (That portion of Troy City which lies east and south of a line beginning at Livernois and Clawson City limits and runs north on Livernois to Long Lake Rd., east on Long Lake Rd. to city limits) in Oakland County
Reason for Leaving Office: Lost Election
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Elected to replace Dana Wilson, who was elected to the senate.
Chair of the Committees on Colleges and Universities; and Education
City of Residence: Hazel Park
County of Residence Oakland
District Description: Cities of Hazel Park, Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Huntington Woods and Oak Park [tracts 1012 Blocks 101-2, 108-9, 201-3, 206-8) and 1014 in Oakland County
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Replaced Dana Wilson who had resigned 3/25/1982.
Sworn date not in HJ or SJ.
Bibliography:
Manual 1987, p. 165; Gongwer 7/5/2016; DetNews 7/72016; 2016 HJ p.2002, HR359
