Obituaries
WILLIAM L. FORD
Ford, Hon. William L. SARATOGA SPRINGS The Hon. William L. Ford, 91, retired N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice, died February 27, 2007 in Tucson, Ariz. Born in Saratoga Springs, he entered the pre-law program at Union College in September 1937. He managed an ESSO service station and was a 1942 graduate of Albany Law School and class president. A graduate of the U.S. Navy Officers Training School as one of the so-called "90-day wonders," he was assigned to a submarine chaser in the Atlantic and later to a minesweeper in the South Pacific. During World War II, he served as commanding officer of the ship and was awarded the Bronze Star in the Okinawa Campaign. He later joined the Saratoga law firm of Butler and Kilmer, followed by Leary, Fullerton and Sweeney with law offices in Saratoga and Schenectady, which later became Leary, Fullerton, Ford and Aussicker and then Ford, Jones and Hogan. A member and past president of the Saratoga Springs Board of Education, he was elected chairman of the Saratoga Springs Republican Committee and, in 1968, was elected chairman of the Saratoga County Republican Committee. In 1968 and in 1970, he chaired the 11-county Fourth Judicial District Republican Convention whose responsibility was the nomination of candidates for the Supreme Court. In 1971, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller appointed Ford to the NYS Law Revision Commission and, in 1973, nominated him to the New York State Court of Claims. While a judge of this court, Ford wrote a decision in Cathedral Academy of Albany vs. The State of New York that was appealed up to the United States Supreme Court, which reinstated his decision. This was, Judge Ford claimed, his most satisfying legal experience. He was elected to the Supreme Court of NY State in 1975, from which he retired in 1988. From 1984-1988, Ford was representative of the Supreme Court Justices of the 3rd Judicial Department, which consists of 28 counties in the New York State Judicial Conference. A member of the NYS Trial Lawyers Assoc., he was recipient of the Aulisi Award, given for consistent, diligent dedication to justice; a member of the board of directors of the Schenectady Sunnyview Rehabilitation Center; Saratoga Hospital Advisory Board; the Saratoga Preservation Foundation and the Open Space Project; the Saratoga County, NYS and American Bar Associations; Union College Alumni Council; Saratoga Springs and Brookside Historical Societies. He also chaired the Saratoga County Ethics Board since its inception in 1989. He chaired the committee seeking to bring the performing arts to Saratoga and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Saratoga-Wilton B.P.O. Elks Lodge 161, McGregor Links Golf Club and St. Clement's Church. Judge Ford is the last surviving charter member of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Saratoga Springs, a past president and a member of the Board of Governors. He is predeceased by his wife, Loretta (Bradley) Ford and his brother, Edward E. Ford. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor (Staley) Ford of Tucson; two daughters, Mary F. (Teri) Scoville of Albany and Ann E. Ford of Saratoga Springs; two sons, William B. Ford of Sommerville, N.J. and John R. Ford of Pleasanton, Calif.; three stepdaughters, Dr. Eleanor Staley of Tucson, Barbara Lenta of Hilton Head, S.C. and Eileen I. Kane of Tucson; a stepson, James K. Staley of Latvia; a nephew, Edward Ford of Marietta, Ga.; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
DR. DAVID V. TIEDEMAN
Dr. David V. Tiedeman, who made cutting-edge contributions to the fields of assessment, decision theory, computer-based career guidance systems and career development theory, died Sept. 25 in Huntington, W. Va. He was 85.
Tiedeman received the Eminent Career Award from the National Vocational Guidance Association (now the National Career Development Association) in 1979. He served as the association's president from 1965-66 and was named an NCDA Fellow in 2002. Despite learning that he had Parkinson's disease in 1990, Tiedeman continued to work, write and consult until 1997.
"Three decades ago, Dr. Tiedeman first presented his groundbreaking conceptualization of career as the imposition of meaning on vocational behavior," said Mark Savickas, a longtime NCDA member and former editor of the NCDA journal, The Career Development Quarterly. "Only recently, counselors and researchers have begun to fully appreciate the ramifications of his idea. Dr. Tiedeman's conception of career has shifted the paradigm that many of us use to think about vocational behavior and work life. For this, and many other contributions, Dr. Tiedeman will be remembered as one of the most influential career theorists of the 20th century."
Known for having one of the finest minds in career counseling, Tiedeman is also praised for having one of the field's biggest hearts. "As a young and unknown high school director of guidance … I met David (in 1966) and was awed with his eminence in our field as he read his prepared paper about the Information System for Vocational Decisions that he was developing at Harvard," remembers JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, a professor of counselor education at Loyola College and executive director of the Career Development Leadership Alliance. "What really impressed me, though, was his humanity, humility and warmth. He graciously accepted me as a young professional and quickly became a friend and a mentor, a relationship that I shall treasure until the end of my life."
Rich Feller, a professor of counseling and career development at Colorado State University, shared similar sentiments: "While colleagues at Northern Illinois University, David opened his library and mind to me, but most importantly he taught me how to honor others. David was a gentle giant to students as he showered them with encouragement. Insights about his Harvard work, designing 'career machines' and his relationships with Don Super, Robert O'Hara, Gil Wrenn, Anne Roe and other leaders shaped my hope for career development … While always ahead of his time, he never put himself above others. David's commitment to equity and finding the goodness in others was matched by the size of his smile."
Tiedeman is survived by his wife, Anna Miller-Tiedeman, who was also his frequent collaborator in professional matters. She said, "David was a noble man, a gentle spirit and a beacon of love in its truest sense. The world is better because he was here."
JOHN D. HAIGH
John D. HAIGH, 87, of Narragansett, passed away on July 23rd in the South County Hospital. He was the husband of Loretta (DeSista) Haigh.
Born in Scotia, NY, a son of the late Hezekiah and Catherine (Dillon) Haigh. He graduated from Union College in Albany, NY in 1939 with a BA and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Frat.
In 1940 he entered the US Navy as a commissioned officer attached to the CB Battalion #83 which participated in the Pacific Campaigns in the Philippines and China. He left the military as a Lt. Jg. Donald worked for the N.E. Telephone Co. for the next 37 years in Mass, VT and RI until his retirement.
He enjoyed his family and all their activities. When his children spent their early years in scouting, Donald became a scoutmaster. He enjoyed fishing with his brother and sons. He was a communicant of St. Francis Church, and a member of Pius XII Knights of Columbus, Elks Club Local Springfield, MA and the Coast Guard Aux. in Pt. Judith.
He and Loretta spent nearly 20 winters in Marco Island, FL. Among the activities which he enjoyed was his participation with the Housing for Habitat, and generally helping to improve his surroundings.
Besides his wife, Don is survived by one son Jonathan F. Haigh of Oneonta, NY; one daughter Cynthia F. Sargent of Yarmouth, ME; one step-son John Browning of Westerly; one brother Robert E. Haigh of Hilton Head, SC; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was the father of the late Peter F. Haigh.
ALBERT S. CALLAN, JR.
Chatham Courier, December 8, 2005
Newsman, war hero, community activist, political leader, gentleman and friend can only describe some of what Albert S. Callan Jr. was to the Chatham community, Columbia County and beyond.
Mr. Callan, whose journalism career spanned seven decades as editor, publisher and columnist for the Chatham Courier, died Friday, Dec. 2, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. He was 87 years old.
Mr. Callan joined his family-owned newspaper in 1946 upon returning to his beloved village of Chatham as a highly decorated war hero who landed on Normandy during the D-Day invasion and commanded a counterintelligence team as Allied forces battled and defeated Hitler's Nazi military.
It would be a weekly column of nostalgia, gossip, historical glimpses and tidbits of everyday life in a country community - "The Man in The Black Hat" - that would become the hallmark of the newspaper and a lasting legacy for Mr. Callan.
Born in Albany, Mr. Callan grew up in Chatham and remained a lifelong resident of Columbia County. An athlete and scholar, he graduated in 1941 from Union College, where he honed his fluency in French and German, which would be put to use by the Army in which he enlisted just before Pearl Harbor.
Following D-Day, Mr. Callan, who had risen through the ranks from private to captain, served with the Third Army under the command of legendary General George S. Patton, Jr. As commander of a counterintelligence team, his task was to track down enemy spies in French villages. On his staff was a corporal, Henry Kissinger, whose job was to run the office.
Mr. Callan would be promoted to the rank of major before his discharge in 1946, returning home with 16 military awards including the Bronze Star, six battle stars and the French Croix de Guerre, the French government's highest military honor for a non-citizen.
A decade ago, Mr. Callan returned to France and the town of LaCroix do Meurs, where, 50 years earlier, he had led a tank battalion into the village, liberating it from German occupation. To recognize his wartime exploits the village named a street Rue de Captain Callan in his honor and awarded him the Medaille de Metz and the Medaille de Lorraine, the only American to be so honored.
Upon his discharge from service, Mr. Callan began his newspaper career with his father, then publisher of the weekly newspaper. In 1947 he became editor, the same year he authored the first of more than 3000 "The Man in The Black Hat" columns. He continued to write the popular column in retirement, sending the features from his winter home in Mexico, and even from his hospital bed. He is listed in the Guiness Book of Records as the longest living columnist in the world.
The newspaper flourished under the leadership of Mr. Callan, enjoying wide readership and repeatedly earning state and national awards in journalism, including in 1950 a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize for reporting about a major gambling and vice operation.
In 2003 a collection of "The Man in the Black Hat" column was published in a book. Proceeds from the book benefited the Morris Memorial, the community's youth center, which he fondly recalled in many of his weekly columns.
Mr. Callan had been the head of many reunions at Union College and had won the cup for best theme for a reunion - one time hiring a group of antique cars, comparing Class of '41 members to the cars. Another time he had gotten a big wagon with a team of Clydesdales and barrels, comparing his classmates to aged wine.
Mr. Callan also supported Union sports, having presented a scull to the college's crew team. He always felt his scull won their matches for them.
Mr. Callan will be remembered by his Union classmates when a den in Sorum House to honor the Class of '41 is installed and will carry a copy of his book and some of the amusing costumes he created.
He had a unique way with words, which he used like Norman Rockwell used ink and paint to create nostalgic glimpses of every day life. He was a wordsmith and whether reading or listening to him speak, his carefully chosen words created vivid images that allowed one to picture the subject matter, whether it was the pleasant experience of burning autumn leaves or the joy, pride and subsequent terror associated with the great Christmas tree caper undertaken by a quartet of sixth graders.
Tim Nolan, who worked for the Courier under Mr. Callan, said, "He was not just an editor, but a graceful writer, a great wit, and a lover of life. You felt lucky to be working for him. He made you want to do your best work for him. I've never had a better job in my life."
Mr. Callan was a founder and president from 1957-63 of the Tri-Village Fire Company, and for more than 50 years he was a member and past commander of Chatham American Legion Post 42. He was instrumental in efforts to build the Legion post's rooms on Kinderhook Street and was responsible for obtaining from Normandy the oak trees planted in front of the building in honor of D-Day veterans.
He was a life member and past president of the Columbia County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) and was a founding member and past master of the foxhounds for the Old Chatham Hunt Club. He brought his love of history to his tenure as chairman and member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of Lindenwald, as well as chairman of the board of trustees of the Olana State Historic Site.
He served as chairman of the Columbia County Republican Committee and, for many years, was a member of the Columbia County and National Republican committees, supporting candidates for local, county, state and national office and remaining an advisor and confidant to many officeholders and party leaders. In 1967 he was elected as a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention to help redraft the state's constitution. In 1988, he also was elected vice chairman of the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying.
Along with his many other accomplishments he was an award-winning horticulturist and a gourmet chef which prompted his friends to consider him a "Renaissance Man."
He reflected fondly on those whose youth had been interrupted by the greatest war in history, but who rose to the occasion to break the stranglehold of brutal tyrants. In closing, he wrote, "No single epitaph can encompass an entire generation, but the final words of Shakespear's 'King Lear' may come close."
"The oldest hath borne most, we that are young shall never see so much, nor live so long."
FROM THE EULOGY DELIVERED DECEMBER 10 BY JOSEPH E. PERSICO, NOTED AUTHOR
" Albert Callan Jr. - "A modest man with no need to be."
In all 40 years of our friendship, Albert Callan was a modest man, with no need to be modest. Everything he did, he did with grace, talent and style. Though he would be the last to suggest so by either word of deed.
His columns were witty and clever. But they revealed more of Albert's love for his native countryside, more of his knowledge of the lore and history of this area, more nostalgia for bygone days, more of his inventiveness with the English language than they ever did of any scandal.
I was struck by his lines capturing the fading days of summer. "The glorious Fourth is but a memory," Albert wrote, "and even before we know it the days will be a tad short, the crickets' evensong will be a few measures faster, and as August approaches, the Chatham Fair signs will go ujp and summer will suddenly disappear."
I loved his wit. In his column just this last Thanksgiving, he thanked God for "T-bills and T-bones and tea, for taxes and tax cuts and tax shelters and turtlenecks; and for antibiotics, antidotes, anecdotes, antifreeze and antipasto."
In another column, we find the best description ever of Albert's old World War II commander, General George S. Patton. Patton's face, Albert wrote, "was set in an almost ferocious scowl, chin thrust forward, the corners of the moutH turned down and a hard glint shown from narrowed eyes." And then came the true Callan touch. This was a pose that Patton "had practiced in front of a mirror throughout this life."
Albert was a man who looked life straight in the eye. He knew tht someday this moment must come. And so he planned for it. In effect he said, when I leave here, this is how I want to go, right down to specifying that he wanted his ashes scattered on a lovely hillside near Old Chatham overlooking the Hudson Valley.
One of his favorite lines from the hymns was, "as we grow in age, we may grow in grace." He lived these words. Albert Callan was gentle without being soft. He was witty without being malicious. He was intelligent without parading his intellect. He held opinions without being judgmental. He endured suffering, but without complaint. He was modest without any need to be. He was just about the finest man I ever met. And the most modest, with no need to be. We thank him for coming into our lives and making them richer by his very existence.
A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT CALLAN JR. - A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS - BY LARRY GELBART,
CREATOR OF THE M*A*S*H* TV SERIES
Albert Callan was as traditional and reliable as flannel in the winter, as seersucker in the summer.
His 60 year old Courier nom de plume, The Man in The Black Hat, never fooled anyone who ever knew him for so much as a second. Albert Callan was a white hat right down to his toes. The man simply had no talent for villainy. A capacity for playful devilishness, to be sure, but down deep Albert Callan was about as devious as a trick-or-treating youngster doubling back to ring the same doorbell twice.
With his small town highheartedness, Albert was 10 times Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey, with nary a trace of Lionel Barrymore's Mr. Potter. Albert didn't wear the flag. To me, Albert was the flag. I can think of no other American who so embodied the best values of the country which he took such pride in serving.
The connection between the Gelbarts and the Callans was one year short of half a century of memories. And getting to share what is, beyond a doubt the best bonding of all. Laughing by the galeful. Had anyone ever imposed a legal limit on laughing, Pat and Ginny and Albert and I would have been locked up years ago.
We could not have been farther apart politically. But what was abidingly bipartisan was the respect that we had for one another. Albert's humanity wore no party label. It was a humanity that enriched my own.
In contradiction of F. Scott Fitzgeralds's proclamation that "There are no second acts in American lives," Albert's life was filled with an uncountable number of his thoughtful, caring acts, one upon one contributing to the mosaic of memories that he leaves behind.
His exit from the stage only burnishes those memories - memories of a life well and fully lived by a modest man whose power was never at odds with his gentleness. A man for all seasons, Albert Callan was. Pat and I are deeply grateful for however many we were blessed to spend with him.
Gordon Gould
The Class of 1941 lost one of its most distinguished members last September, Gordon Gould, developer of the laser.
Born in New York City, Gordon idolized Edison, and his ambition from childhood was to be an inventor. At Union he was a physics major with an emphasis on optics and a member of Sigma Chi. He went on to Yale for graduate work in spectroscopy and received an M.S. in physics in 1943. He also was a doctoral student and research assistant at Columbia. During the rest of World War II he worked at the Manhattan Project on the separation of uranium isotopes to generate nuclear power.
Following the war, Gordon continued graduate studies in physics at Columbia University. His studies in optical spectroscopy combined with microware spectroscopy provided him with the necessary background for germinating his original concept of laser technology.
He said that his first ideas for the laser "came in a flash one night in 1957." He wrote these down in a notebook entitled "Some rough calculations on the feasibility of a LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation" - the first use of this acronym for the now familiar name. He envisioned a device that shot out a narrow, intense beam of light. Lasers, he felt, could be used for welding, cutting or heating. They would do for optics, he said, what transistors had done for electronics. He was proved right, as various forms of lasers came to be used for communications, surgery and even precise measurement of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. However, because he misunderstood an attorney's advice, he didn't file for a patent until 1959, after other laser researchers had already filed.
Fortunately, he had had his original notes notarized and sealed. Since his original patent application contained a number of different inventions it was put through a series of five separate interferences by the Patent Office. It was not until 20 years later, in 1977, that the first of Gordon's laser patents was issued.
In November, 1987, Gordon finally received a patent for inventing the gas-discharge laser. He had originally applied for the patent in 1959. The patent allowed Gordon to collect royalties on all helium-neon and carbon dioxide lasers manufactured, a market worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
He also won a 10-year court battle in 1987 to uphold his patent for an optically pumped laser amplifier. He became the holder of two patents that covered as many as 80% of all lasers manufactured in the United States.
Attorneys' fees during Gordon's 30 year fight to establish his patent rights cost him 80% of his royalties. The remaining 20% made him a rich man, sufficient to establish the R. Gordon Gould Professorship of Physics in 1995 to honor Frank Studer, his former professor - and to contribute an additional $3 million to Union. The delay in receiving his patent rights meant that the patents were far more valuable than if he had won the rights initially, since lasers had spread into many areas of technology.
He received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Union in 1978 and the Eliphalet Nott Medal in 1995. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1991.
Gordon joined the faculty of the Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn, now called Polytechnic University, as a professor in 1967. He was a co-founder in 1973 of Optelecom, Inc., where he earned further patents before retiring in 1985.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Appel, and several nieces and nephews.
A book about Gordon, "LASER, the inventor, the Nobel Laureate, and the thirty-year patent war," was written by Nick Taylor and published by Simon and Schuster in 2000.
ADAM FRANCIS CIESINSKI
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Adam F. Ciesinski was born in Schenectady, the son of Polish immigrants. He was a lifetime resident of Schenectady, attending local schools and graduating from Mont Pleasant High School in 1937.
A Rotary Club Loan Scholarship enabled Adam to attend Union College, where he graduated in June, 1941 with an A.B. in Political Science. At Union Ciesinski was a member of the freshman football, basketball, track and baseball teams and the varsity football team. During his last semester at Union, he was employed at the American Locomotive Company in the tank and boiler department.
While a student at Duke University Law School, Ciesinski enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Rising to the rank of 1st Lieutenant, he saw active duty in the Republic of Panama and Guam from December, 1942 to February, 1946. He later attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Returning to Schenectady after military service, Ciesinski entered and earned a degree from Union University, The Albany College of Law, in 1949. He then embarked on a legal career that spanned over fifty years and included appointments as corporation counsel to the City of Schenectady and chief municipal consultant to the New York State Comptroller.
Ciesinsky served on the Schenectady Mayor's Going-Away Inductee's Committee during the Korean War; on the Sports Advisory Board of the Schenectady Board of Education; as chairman of the Veterans Council and a commander of the Polish-American Veterans of World War II; and as a member of other social and fraternal organizations.
He was a past chairman of the Schenectady Democratic Committee and chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee's nationalities divison, in addition to being a delegate to the 1956 National Democratic Convention in Chicago. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Union College.
The Adam F. Ciesinski Scholarship at Union College was established in 1985 by his son, Stephen J. Ciesinski, Union '70 and the Ciesinski family. The scholarship memorializes the exceptional life and many civic contributions of Adam by providing financial assistance to students of Polish descent.
In establishing the scholarship, Adam's family wrote that he possessed "a desire to achieve, a belief in the value of higher education and a strong, active commitment to community."
MORRIS "TINY" WEINTRAUB
"Tiny" Weintraub, a pioneer in the vending and vending trade publication industries, passed away October 26, 2003.
He and his wife, Selma, were founders of Vending Trade Magazine and TinyTalksVending.com, the Internet site that evolved into VendingBiz.biz. After selling his publication to his staff, Tiny served as a consultant to many companies.
For many years he encouraged vending operators to join their respective associations and participate in the political process to encourage lawmakers to pass vending friendly legislation and defeat measures that would harm the industry.
Tiny was also an outspoken critic of unfair portrayals of the vending industry by the media.
Tiny played a leading role in the formation of the Cigarette Merchandising Association of New York, a trade association of street cigarette operators and the New York Automated Vending Association. As executive director of the NYAVA he was responsible for its affiliation with NAMA as a state council.
In 2001 the National Automatic Merchandising Association Honored Tiny with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also the recipient of the 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Amusement and Music Operators Association for his efforts on behalf of amusement and jukebox operators.
During World War II he served as a combat engineer officer with the 10th Armored Division under the command of General George S. Patton of the 3rd Army and rose to the rank of Major.
He was ordered to the European Theater in December 1944 and saw his first combat in the Saar Moselle Triangle. He received the Bronze Star for filling deep holes and clearing roadways while under enemy fire to allow passage by allied tanks. During the Battle of the Bulge he was awarded the Silver Star for personally ferrying a truck loaded with TNT across the Moselle River while under enemy fire.
Tiny was also awarded a Purple Heart after being wounded by gunfire from a German airplane on April 9, 1995. That same day his second child, Connee, was born.
He also served in Korea several years later when his Army Reserve unit was called into action.
In 1994, on the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Tiny and several other veterans of that battle were the Subjects of a story on the ABC Television Network's 20/20 Show.
Following World War II, Tiny took a job as a bench mechanic overhauling cigarette machines for $25 a week. He also worked on weekends as a window cleaner secured by a safety harness while he worked 10 stories up.
He bought a vending route in 1945 that he sold two years later and took a job as a construction supervisor on a housing project in Long Island. In the late 1950's he poured concrete foundations for homes and commercial buildings and built small homes and factories.
He subsequently accepted an offer to serve as managing director of several vending associations, the Candy and Tobacco Wholesalers Association, New York Auitomatic Vendors Association and the Council Against Cigarette Bootlegging.
Assisted by his wife and children, Tiny launched Vending Times from his home. As the publication grew into a nationally renowned voice of the vending industry, he resigned from his association duties to concentrate on his publication.
In 1962 Victor Levay joined Tiny as part owner of Vending Times. A sister publication, VT Music & Games, was launched In 1968 and the magazines merged in 1970. In 1970 Vending Times purchased Vend Magazine.
Tiny, who served as publisher and editor of Vending Times for more than 30 years, sold his shares in the company to employees via an Employee Stock Ownership plan, arranged in the early 1990's.
Born in Brooklyn, Tiny attended Boys High School and played on the varsity football and baseball teams. At Union he was a two way tackle for the schools's undefeated 1940 football team. He was named captain of the baseball team in his senior year and earned a degree in Economics in 1941.
He had also served as president of his fraternity, Kappa Nu, while at Union.
Tiny's skill on the football field attracted the attention of the Detroit Lions, who sent him a letter offering him a contract after graduation. In 1997 Tiny's son, Floyd, found the letter and contacted the Lions. A lively correspondence ensued between the Lions front office and Tiny's son. The Lion's honored Tiny with a personalized team jersey which Floyd presented to Tiny at a surprise party.
Selma and Tiny renewed their wedding vows in a ceremony held December 5, 2002 at Shaare Zedek Synagogue in West New York, New Jersey, 50 years after their original wedding, which had taken only 10 minutes because of Tiny's Army duties.
Tiny is survived by his wife, Selma, his sons, Floyd and Allen, his daughters, Amy and Connee, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.