Paul R. Rearick

Paul R. Rearick Following a brief stay at Cleveland Clinic, Paul passed away June 20, 2010 at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, at age 85. Mr. Rearick worked all his life in sales. He was a member of the Durand City Council from 1968 through 1987, serving three terms as mayor of Durand. June 17, 2010 was proclaimed Paul R. Rearick Day in the city of Durand in recognition and admiration of the life and times of a man who provided leadership and support to his community. Services will be held at Watkins brothers Funeral Homes, Durand Chapel on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 11:00a.m. Rev. John Walworth will be officiating with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Owosso. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 3-5p.m. and 6-8p.m. Mr. Rearick was born March 6, 1925, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of John Ray and Maurine (Lewis) Rearick. He was a graduate of Eaton High School, IN, in 1943. He served his country in the Navy during WWII in the South Pacific from March 1943 through March 1946. He married Bonnie Totems on August 8, 1949 in Owosso: she died on August 9, 1999. He married Patti Gilliland in December of 2001 in Clearwater, FL: she died in February of 2008. He lived most of his life in Durand, and wintered in Largo, FL. He was a member of the Durand Rotary Club, Durand Union Station, Shiawassee County Historical Society, Durand United Methodist Church, Durand VFW, and the American Legion. In 1988 he published the book "Durand - It's Heritage 1887-1987". In 2003, the Paul Rearick Golf Complex was dedicated in his name at Michigan State University. Rotary International honored him with the Paul Harris Fellow award in 2010. Survivors include; his son and wife, Doug and Carol Rearick of Brighton, daughter, Sharon Rearick of Owosso, granddaughter, Katie Rearick of Brighton; sister, Martha Binger of Flint, sister-in-law, Marjorie Rearick of Durand, as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Bonnie; his second wife, Patti; and his brother, Bobbie Gene. Memorials are suggested to the Durand Union Station, Shiawassee County Historical Society, or the Durand United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to www.watkinsfuneralhomes.com