Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Reed, Paul S., Sr. 2006
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Lakewood News, 16 Dec 2006

Paul S. Reed, Sr., age 80, formerly of Lake Odessa, passed away December 7, 2006
in Tucson, Arizona.  Paul was born May 17, 1926 in Grand Rapids, the son of
Walter A. and Uarda (Gorsuch) Reed, and grew up in Lake Odessa.

He entered the U.S. Navy on June 6, 1944 at the age of 17, and served as a
hospital corpsman in the Okinawa Campaign.  he was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, and the WW II Victory Medal.  After his
honorable discharge in 1946, Paul attended Albion College where he met his
future wife, Shirley Gallandt.  Paul and Shirley married in 1948, and together
they moved back to Lake Odessa and raised a family of six children.

In 1950, Paul joined the family business, the Lake Odessa Canning Company,
ultimately serving as its president from 1962 until its sale in 1976.  H was
also the president of Reed Johnson Cold Storage company during this time.

Paul as a trustee and board president of the Lake Odessa Public Schools.  He
served as vice president and director of the Michigan Canners and Freezers
Association, and as a director, vice president, and chairman of the Board of
Directors of the American Frozen Food Institute.  Paul was also a member of the
Distinguished Order of Zerocrats.  He also served on the Michigan Health
Department Committee on Migrant Housing.

Paul’s career in the frozen food industry led him to positions in Atlanta,
Georgia and Fresno, California, where he and Shirley lived until his retirement.
 In 1990, Paul and Shirley moved to Green Valley, Arizona, where he engaged in
his great passion for golf.  He also volunteered over 1,000 hours as a docent at
the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.

Paul is survived by his wife, Shirley; his children and their spouses, Paul,
Jr., Scott (Dianne), Christopher (Beth), James (Pam), Sally (Scott Meggs), and
Clark (DeeDee) ; his 12 grandchildren, Erica, Kelly (Dalman), Holly, Chaz,
Parker, Alec, Mitchell, Kaitlyn, Kevin, Kyle, Andrew, and Ashley; and his three
great grandchildren, Neil, Owen, and Dominic.  He is also survived by his
sister, Mrs. Edward Davison, and his brother, Robert L. Reed, and numerous
nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas G. Reed, and Walter A. Reed, Jr.
 Paul was much loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Visitation will be held at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Friday,
December 15, 2006 from 2-5 p.m.


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