HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1960.11.01 - 19266RESOLUTION November 2, 1960
BY: Mr. Levinson
IN RE: MEMORIAL - FLOYD ANDREWS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The passing of Floyd Andrews on October 14, 1960, brings sorrow to our hearts.
For 21 years he served as a member of this Board representing Independence Township and
for two and one-half years served as Chairman. He took up the leadership of our County
as Chairman of the Board when Clare W. Seery passed away in 1953. Previously he had
served his home town of Clarkston as Postmaster and Independence Township as Justice of
the Peace. He was born on March 16, 1886, and during his early years was a blacksmith
in Waterford and Clarkston.
It can truly be said of Floyd Andrews that he was a good citizen because he possessed
all of the attributes of good citizenship. He was devoted to his family, his church and his
country. As Chairman of the Board of Supervisors he presided with dignity and impartial
efficiency. He ably guided the affairs of the County during a tremendous population expansion
and his leadership contributed greatly to the growth and development of the County to its
present status. He, along with David Levinson representing Oakland County, Edward Connor
of Wayne County, and the late Floyd Rosso of Macomb County, set up the preliminary
discussions which led to the formation of the Supervisors Inter-County Committee. He can
truly be called one of the fathers of the Inter-County Committee.
In his Township he pioneered many worthwhile projects, such as the community library
and the organization of an outstanding volunteer fire department. He was a member and
Secretary of the Cedar Lodge, 60 F & AM, for 25 years and of the First Methodist Church
in Clarkston where memorial services in his honor were officiated by his pastor, the Reverend
William J. Richards, on Monday, October 17, 1960.
David Levinson, Chairman
-Fiudson R. Clare Cummings
Mr. Andrews leaves surviving his wife Dorothy; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Petty
and Mrs. Donald Smith, both of Clarkston, and Mrs. Robert K. Russell of Birmingham; a
son, Walter of Holly, and six grandchildren.
Our hearts are heavy as we read these words and our only consolation is the
knowledge that such a fruitful life as Floyd Andrews lived will surely be rewarded by the
God in whom he placed his trust. Our loss is great, the community's loss is great, his
family's loss is greater. To them we extend our deepest and most sincere sympathies.
Mr. Chairman, I move that the foregoing memorial be placed in the records of
this Board and that a certified copy thereof bearing the Seal of the County to which he
was so devoted be forwarded to his surviving wife and children.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of all of the members of the Board, I move the adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE