Ronald Gant was born June 27, 1934 in Albion, Michigan to the late Julius Gant, Sr. and Cornelia Baxter Gant. He attended the Albion Public Schools, graduating from Washington Gardner High School in 1953. He graduated from Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida with a Bachelors; and Michigan State University (Masters in Education Curriculum).
On August 7, 1965, he married Lorene B. Williams of Albion. He served on the Albion City Council for
36 years, serving as Mayor Protem for10 years. He also served on the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Albion Community Hospital Board the Albion Planning Commission, Albion Housing Commission, the Substance Abuse Board, City-Township Board, Board of Review, Albion High School Alumni Association, and as the United Way Campaign Chairman.
He taught in the Albion Public School System for 33 years. He taught Industrial Arts, Pre-vocational, English, Physical Education and Art during his tenure. He was also a Driver’s Education teacher during the summer months. He was a member of the Lewis Chapel AME Church of Albion where he served on the Steward Board, Finance Committee, Lay Reader, Usher, and as a member of the Men’s Chorus. He recently joined the Grace Temple Church of God in Christ of Albion.
He has received awards from the Negro Business & Professional Women in 1973, awarded the Excellence in Education Award from the Kellogg Foundation, Service Award from the Albion Alumni Association.
He also served for many years as a volunteer for the Albion Interfaith Ministries, where he loved to visit with his former students, his friends, and other members of the community. For many years he loved growing rare and tropical plants. He was very successful in their growth.
He was preceded in death by his parents, stepmoms Inell Jackson Gant and Classie Jo Hunter Gant, and one daughter, Theresa White of Milwaukee, WI; four brothers: Julius Gant, Jr. of Lebanon, PA, Dr. Leon (Gloria) Gant of Detroit, MI, Clifton L. (Wilbur) Gant of Saginaw, MI, and Herbert (Doris) Gant of Flint, MI; four sisters: Alice (Tommy) Thomas of Albion, Mattie (Richard) Clayborne of Battle Creek, Cornelia (Asa) Miles of Albion, and Shirley \Oglesby of Lansing.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 55 years, Lorene B. Gant, one sister: Janet Geary of Detroit; one son, Ronald Gregory Gant of Albion; two daughters, Tracy R. Gant of Albion, and Stacy Gand Bryd of Columbia, MO; bonus daughters, Tonya Dawnyelle Worthey of Jackson, Lori Blaine Lively of Euclid, OH; eleven grandchildren; Marhiyelle (James) Warnsley of Albion, Jasmine Byrd of Lansing, Mahkenzie Gant of Columbia, MO, Terrance Byrd of Albion, Erica Kurtz of Jackson, Monica Kurtz of Houston, TX,
Cheyenne Blaine of Euclid, OH, Gregory Gant of Jackson, Micah Gant of Columbia, MO, Marcus Gant of Jackson and Maliyah Anglin of Albion; great-grandchildren, Israel, Lyanah, Jayce, Cameron, Harmony, Naomi, Nava, Elijah, Desmond, Daijah, Devon and Jacorey; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins
and lifelong friends.
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