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Cardinal Pierre Eyt,
archbishop of Bordeaux
PARIS - Cardinal Pierre Eyt, archbishop of Bordeaux and one of France's six cardinals, died yesterday. He was 67.
Eyt, who died in Bordeaux, had been suffering from cancer.
Ordained in 1961, Eyt was named cardinal by Pope John Paul II in November 1994. He had been archbishop of Bordeaux since September 1986.
Born in the village of Laruns in the Pyrenees Mountains, Eyt, the son of a hotel keeper, studied in Pau and at the Catholic Institute of Toulouse after completing his military service in Algeria.
He was named Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur in 1995.
Fellow religious figures praised the late cardinal for his integrity and his commitment to the Catholic Church.
He was "a man of great spiritual and intellectual value, a courageous and sensitive man because he understood issues in depth, " said Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the archbishop of Paris.
06/12/01
Raymond Mitchell, golf course starter
VERMILION - As a starter for the Saw Mill Creek Resort in Huron, Raymond T. Mitchell kept early morning golfers teeing off on schedule.
The retired milkman drove from his home in Vermilion to arrive for golf course duty by 6:30 a.m. several times a month for the last 17 years. Less than two weeks ago, Mitchell, 82, told colleagues he could no longer keep up the pace.
He died Sunday at Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Busch-Burmeister Family Chapel, 32000 Detroit Rd., Avon.
Members of American Legion Post 397 in Vermilion also were familiar with Mitchell's deference to the clock. When he tended bar at the post, he usually showed up a couple of hours before his shift. He used the extra time to visit with fellow veterans and talk about sports.
Mitchell, past commander of both Vermilion American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7035 in Avon, served with the Army's 312th Engineers in Europe during World War II. The Cleveland native participated in the campaigns of Central Europe, Rhineland and Ardennes and attained the rank of sergeant.
He delivered Dairymen's Milk Co. products to customers in Avon Lake and Bay Village for more than 20 years before he retired.
Survivors include his wife of 28 years, June; sons, Thomas and Lawrence, both of Avon, and Richard of Cleveland; daughter, Judith Hagedorn of Seffner, Fla.; stepson, Larry Poling of Lakewood; stepdaughters, Sheri Mahoney and Terry Ann Saltis, both of Vermilion; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a sister.
06/13/01
Kenneth L. Czerr, painter, outdoorsman
CHAGRIN FALLS - Kenneth L. Czerr was an outdoorsman who often cooked the fish he caught and the game he hunted and served it at functions in the Chagrin Falls area.
He most recently prepared more than 100 venison-steak sandwiches for the Blossom Time Festival two weeks ago.
Czerr, who had pancreatitis, died Sunday at Hillcrest Hospital, the day after his 68th birthday.
He was born in Cleveland, where he attended East High School, and had been a resident of Chagrin Falls since 1957. He owned and operated Kenny Painting, a commercial and residential decorating company he started in the 1950s.
Czerr loved to spend time with family and friends at his retreat in Stumpy Point, N.C., where he was a licensed commercial fisherman. He caught fish and harvested shrimp and crab that he enjoyed giving to his Chagrin Valley neighbors.
He was a member of the Chagrin Falls Volunteer Fire Department for more than 35 years.
He served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of the Newbury American Legion and belonged to the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Chagrin Falls.
Mr. Czerr is survived by his wife, Mary H. Stasny Czerr; sons, Kenny W. of Rocky River and William J. of Chagrin Falls; a grandchild; three sisters; and a brother.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home, 95 S. Franklin St., Chagrin Falls.
06/13/01
Gordon H. Cartwright, Brecksville postal chief
NORTH ROYALTON - Gordon H. Cartwright, a Postal Service retiree, raised peacocks, pheasants, doves, chickens and rabbits on the North Royalton farm where he was born.
His 3 acres afforded him room to build aviaries and cages for housing his critters and protecting them from predators.
Cartwright died Sunday at Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland at age 82.
For most of his career, which lasted more than 30 years, Cartwright was superintendent of the Brecksville Post Office. He also worked at the Independence Post Office before retiring 27 years ago.
He graduated from North Royalton High School and belonged to North Royalton Baptist Church.
Survivors include his brothers, Wilbur and Roger, both of North Royalton, Homer of Loudonville, Wallace of Hinckley Township and Harley Jr. of Strongsville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at North Royalton Baptist Church, 6616 Royalton Rd., North Royalton.
Busch Family Chapel of Parma is in charge of arrangements.
06/13/01
John Quill
AGAWAM, Mass. - John Quill, 84, who warned western Massachusetts television viewers of winter snowstorms and summer heat waves for 47 years, died June 6 in Springfield, Mass.
Quill, a pioneer in broadcast meteorology, retired from WWLP-TV in Springfield last August on his birthday.
He began broadcasting weather while working as an engineer for WJOY radio in Burlington, Vt., in 1949. He moved to WWLP three years later when the station went on the air.
Over the next four decades, he became one of the best-known figures in Springfield broadcasting.
For 21 years, Quill delivered the weather forecasts for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news broadcasts, slept overnight at the studio and delivered the station's first morning weather forecast at 7 a.m.
He was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and received a lifetime achievement award from the Emerson College chapter of the Radio-Television News Directors Association in 1999.
His first wife, Anita D. Mongeon, died in 1967.
Quill is survived by his wife, Pauline; daughters, Marilyn Mongeon Quill of Westlake, Jeanne M. Feeney of Wilbraham, Mass., and Christina M. of Agawam, Mass.; sons, John A. of Granby, Mass., and James M. of Ludlow, Mass; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister.
Services were private with arrangements by the Curran-Jones Funeral Home in Agawam, Mass.
Donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society, in care of WWLP Channel 22, 1 Broadcast Center, Chicopee, Mass. 01013.
06/13/01
Stanley D. Madison, 70, doctor to the poor
BALTIMORE - Stanley D. Madison, 70, a doctor who dedicated his career to serving people with little money, died Friday at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
He was born at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., where his parents were on the faculty. The family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1931 when his father became an engineer with the War Department, and then to Cleveland in 1937.
Madison was on the debating team at Central High School, where he graduated in 1946. He also was on the debating team at Howard University and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He received a degree in pharmacy in 1950.
Madison went to work for Shauter Drug Stores in Cleveland, but even though he passed the state examination, he had to wait a year to receive a pharmacist's license because he was so young. He served in the Army Medical Corps in 1953 and 1954.
In 1960, he received a medical degree from Western Reserve University and interned at the Indiana University Hospital. He finally fulfilled his ambition by opening a practice on Biddle St. in Baltimore, where his clientele included people with few resources. He was on the staffs of Johns Hopkins and Provident hospitals and the Medical Clinic of Baltimore City Jail.
He retired in 1994.
Madison is survived by his wife, Vivian; daughters, Laura Madison-Cook of Baltimore and Leslie of Fort Myers, Fla.; brothers, Robert P. of Cleveland and Bernard E. of Columbia, Md.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon tomorrow at March Funeral Home West, 4300 Wabash Ave., Baltimore.
06/14/01
Roy H. Holdt
GATES MILLS - Roy H. Holdt, 80, former chairman and chief executive officer of White Consolidated Industries, died Tuesday at Hillcrest Hospital.
He was prominent in business circles and as a trustee of many civic organizations.
White Consolidated experienced substantial growth during the 17 years he served in leadership roles until his retirement in 1986. The company manufactured machine tools, valves and other equipment for industry as well as home appliances including refrigerators, ranges, air conditioners, washers and dryers. Its products were sold under brand names such as Kelvinator, Gibson, Philco and White Westinghouse.
In 1980, Holdt was cited by Financial World magazine as one of the outstanding CEOs in the United States and was called the foremost CEO in the household appliance industry. Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland named him Business Executive of the Year in 1985.
Holdt was born in Edgewood Arsenal, Md. He served with the Army in Europe during World War II and was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star from the French government.
Holdt graduated from Dyke and Fenn colleges in Cleveland. The schools now are known as Myers College and Cleveland State University. He worked for Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co. and was the controller when it was acquired by White Consolidated in 1956. He held financial and operating posts before he became head of the company.
He served on the boards of Ameritrust, Centerior Energy, McNeil Corp., Midland-Ross Corp., LTV Corp., RPM Inc. and Private Trust Co.
His civic boards included Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Tomorrow, Greater Cleveland Roundtable, Leadership Cleveland, Playhouse Square Foundation, Cleveland Vocational Guidance Services and Dyke College. The college granted him an honorary doctorate in 1984.
Holdt was a member of the Union Club, Pepper Pike Club, the Country Club and Chagrin Valley Hunt Club.
He was a longtime resident of Pepper Pike until he recently moved to Gates Mills.
Holdt is survived by his wife, Shirley; a daughter, Linda H. Greene of Scottdale, Pa.; a son, Douglas M. of King City, Ontario, Canada; stepdaughters, Dana M. Evans of Stow, Dorian L. Piwarski of Auburn Township and Dresden L. Gurda of Garfield Heights; 12 grandchildren; a sister; and two half-brothers.
A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Christopher's by-the-River Episcopal Church, 7601 Old Mill Rd., Gates Mills.
Contributions may be made to Arthritis Foundation-Northeast Ohio Chapter, 23911 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood 44122.
Arrangements are by Brown-Forward Funeral Home of Shaker Heights.
06/14/01
