HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1962.09.10 - 19888Miscellaneous Resolution 4002 September 10, 1962
BY: Mr. MacDonald
IN RE: MEMORIAL HILAND M. THATCHER
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
On August 6, 1962, Hilancl M. Thatcher, Chairman of the Board of County Road
Commissioners, passed away at the age of 71 years; and
WHEREAS, Hi land M. Thatcher, or "Nifty" as he was affectionately called by
his many friends, served as a member of this Board, as Supervisor from West Bloomfield
Township from 1948 to 1960, with ability and distinction; and
WHEREAS, in 1956 this Board elected him as Chairman Pro Tern, which position he
held until his appointment as a member of the Road Commission in 1960; and
WHEREAS, he had served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee, the
Inter-County Committee and as the first Chairman of the Inter-County Highway Commission;
and
WHEREAS, as member and Chairman of the Board of County Road Commissioners,
he was largely responsible for launching the County's largest road reconstruction program
in the past 30 years, which program he was directing at the time of his death;
NOW THEREFORE, I move that the following memorial be spread on the records
of this Board:
Hiland M. Thatcher, a life long resident of Oakland County, was born in the City
of Pontiac on March 29, 1891, the son of Hiland H. and Grace Thatcher. His grandfather,
Erastus Thatcher, served as Pontiac's first Mayor in 1861.
He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and of the Masonic and Elks Lodges
in Pontiac. During World War I he served with the U. S. Army in France. Prior to his
entry into public service, Mr. Thatcher was in the Insurance and Real Estate business.
He was post President of, and was given a 10-year life membership in, the West Bloomfield
Kiwanis Club.
He is survived by his wife, Neva, and by his mother, Mrs. H. H. Thatcher,
This Board shares with his wife and his mother the loss of our beloved "Nifty"
Thatcher, but takes condolence in the fact that a life of public service and private
accomplishment is in itself a reward and leaves nothing but honored and respected
memories to all who knew him. Oakland County has lost an able public official and a
respected citizen; the local community has lost a beloved friend.
BE IT RESOLVED that this Board extend to Mrs. Thatcher its sympathy and
condolences;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this memorial be spread upon the minutes and
records of this Board and that the County Clerk be authorized to forward a certified
copy thereof to Mrs. Thatcher, with the Seal of the County of Oakland affixed thereto.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the members of the Roads and Bridges Committee,
whose signatures appear below, I move the adoption of this resolution.
ROADS AND BRIDGES COMMITTEE