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Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather passed away suddenly
Sunday, June 25, 2000, at home. Age 70 years. He was born January 29, 1930 in
Saginaw. He served with the U.S. Air Force in the Aleutian Islands during the
Korean Conflict. He had been employed by the City of Saginaw Fire Department for
27 years, retiring as Captain in 1981. He served on the City Council for the
past eight years, serving a term as Mayor Pro-Tem. He was a member and
Past-President of Firefighters Local #422/102, past Vice-President of the
Michigan Firefighters Association and past Vice-President of International
Firefighters Association 8th District for eight years. He was very civic-minded
and had a long political career. In addition to his work with the City Council,
he served as Chair of the Carousel Committee at the Saginaw Children's Zoo,
served on the Riverfront Committee and the 911 Committee. He was active in the
Saginaw Labor Council and the Saginaw Democratic Party. He was also a member of
the V.F.W. Post #1566.
He married Dorothy McMullen August 8, 1951; she survives him. He also leaves six
children and their spouses, David M. (member SFFA 102-now retired) and Linda DeGuise, Sandra
J. and Gary Ulicki, Laura A. and Thomas Brabant, Jeffrey T. DeGuise, Teresa M.
and Craig Hammond and Michael E. DeGuise, all of Saginaw; nine grandchildren,
Adam and Crystal Westendorf, Janel M. and Aaron M. Ulicki, Samantha, Jennifer
and Jordan DeGuise, Craig E. and Joseph Hammond; two great-grandchildren;
several nephews, nieces and cousins.
He was predeceased by his parents, Thelma and Ernest Richmond and his
grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude Earle.
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