HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1963.03.06 - 20044Miscellaneous Resolution 4113 March 6, 1963
BY: Mr. Cummings
IN RE: MEMORIAL - JAMES F. SPENCE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The passing of James F. Spence, former member of this Board, and former
Mayor and City Commissioner of the City of Pontiac, on January 13, 1963, leaves
a void which will be deeply felt. His life was one of outstanding service to his city and
its citizens.
It is therefore entirely fitting that this Board record in its journal a memorial to
honor the memory of "Jim" Spence.
He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 31, 1391, and came to Pontiac in
1925. He was associated with General Motors Corporation for more than 33 years, and
during most of that period served as administrator of the Corporation's Modern Housing
Division.
During the 1930s he served Pontiac well as City Commissioner and Mayor, and
as a member of the Pontiac School Board. He was also a member and Chairman of the
Pontiac Board of Review for 16 years, and was the Secretary of the Pontiac Manufacturers
Association for 10 years,
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Benjamin Jerome of Pontiac, and Mrs. Hans
Stoessel of Monroe, Connecticut; a son, James F., Jr. of Mt. Prospect, Illinois; eight
grandchildren; and a brother, Alfred, of Wilmington.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move that this memorial be spread on the records of this
Board and a copy forwarded to his surviving son and daughters.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Ma—rvin M-r. Alward William A. Ewart
Robert F. Jackson
Michael McAleer
On behalf of the Special Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.