Andrew William Dutton

ANDREW 'ANDY' WILLIAM DUTTON ~~ DEVOTED TO HIS CHILDREN, DOUGLAS & ERICA Mr. Dutton, age 59, died suddenly on Sunday, December 27, 2009, at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was born on September 16, 1950 in Niagara Falls, New York. He had been a resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan since 1995, and was a former resident of Clarkston and White Lake Township, Michigan. Education: Mr. Dutton graduated from GMI (General Motors Institute), and subsequently earned an MBA from Michigan State University. Occupation: He retired at the age of 49, from AT & T, as Vice-President of Marketing. Formerly, he had worked with Michigan Bell, SBC, and Ameritech, which were all the same company. He was a licensed builder to rehab houses. While a student at GMI, he did an internship at General Motors. Mr. Dutton was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Birmingham, MI), and also of Oakland Hills Country Club (Bloomfield Hills, MI), where he played golf frequently. Mr. Dutton was an avid golfer, and he enjoyed spending time at the Higgins Lake cottage and all the water sports associated with it. He loved to fix things around his own house and for his friends as well. He was always willing to grab a hammer and nails and go to work. Family and friends will remember him as a fun guy, a jokester, very friendly - and he knew everybody. He was helpful, responsible, and worked hard. Surviving Wife of 24 years: Lynn (nee: Cook) Dutton - they married May 4, 1985 at St. John Lutheran Church, in Rochester, Michigan. Surviving Daughter: Erica Surviving Son: Douglas Surviving Sister: Jane Anderson Surviving Brother: Frank Surviving Mother-in-Law: Loraine Cook (the late Frank) Surviving Sisters-in-Law: Lisa and Nancy Cook Preceded in death by his parents, the late Albert and Margaret, and by his sister, the late Christine Visitation: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, from 4-8 PM at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Road, Troy, MI 48084 (between Maple and Big Beaver Roads) Memorial Service: Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 11:00 AM at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1800 W. Maple Road, Birmingham, Michigan, with The Reverend Randall J. Schlak officiating. In Lieu of Flowers Memorial Tributes may be made to: Oakland Hills Scholarship Fund, 3951 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301-3221