~ Walloon Lake Association ~
(Founded in 1910)
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Frank Edward "Slim" Abbett Jr.
April 09, 2003
Frank Edward "Slim" Abbett Jr., 89, died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at Bay Bluffs Care Facility in Harbor Springs.
There will be no visitation or immediate service. Cremation has taken place and a committal service and remembrance will be held this summer. The family was served by Stone Funeral Home.
He was born on April 24, 1913, in Indianapolis, Ind., the son of Dr. Frank E. and Kathleen (O'Bannon) Abbett. He graduated from Shortridge High School and attended Wabash College.
He married Mariadna Colburn in 1937 and began a career in the electronics industry. He retired in 1977 as senior partner of Coakley, Boyd and Abbett, an east coast electronics equipment manufacturer's representative firm based in Framingham, Mass.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mariadna, and a brother, Charles.
Frank started summering in Northern Michigan as an infant and retired to Petoskey from Dover, Mass., in 1977. He was a former executive director of the Walloon Lake Association, and had been an active member of the Dedham Polo and Golf Club, the Wellesley Country Club, the Walloon Lake Country Club, and the Rotary Clubs of Needham, Mass., Boyne City and Petoskey, where he had served as secretary. He was an avid golfer and skeet shooter.
He is survived by his sister, Grace Colburn, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; daughters, Sharon LeBlanc of Denmark, Maine, Marilyn (Jock) Rader of Boyne City; and son, Frank (Oy) Abbett III of Bothell, Wash.; grandchildren, Randy Boyd of Denmark, Maine, Candice (Ken) Parker of Manchester, N.H., Nicolas and Nicole LeBlanc of Denmark, Maine, Anneke Rader of Boyne City, Megan (Ken) Mainland of Petoskey, Matthew (Kelly Woodard) Rader of Petoskey, Jontom and Meowset Abbett of Bothell, Wash. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Bay Bluffs Care Facility, 750 E. Main St., Harbor springs, or to the charity of choice.
Edward Lapekas Jr. who served as President of the Walloon Lake Country Club, President of the Walloon Lake Association, and Vice-president of the Walloon Lake Trust and Conservancy, passed away 1 December 2017.
The 27 July 2017 Graphic reported a story titled: "Night Skies Over Walloon"
telling of the Walloon Lake Association working to "emphasize those qualities of life in nature."
telling of the Walloon Lake Association working to "emphasize those qualities of life in nature."
The 2 May 2019 Petoskey News Review reported an article titled: "Vote Coming on Walloon Lake Groups' Possible Merger." The two groups include Walloon Lake Association and Walloon Lake Trust and Conservancy. "Association officials noted that although the two organizations share similar missions and goals as well as staff, they exist as two separate entities with separate boards." A team of members from both groups "concluded that a merger would create greater staff efficiency, improved programming, enhanced communication and an equitable sharing of assets" among other benefits. The full membership will have an opportunity to vote before going farther in the process.
The 17 May 2019 Petoskey News Review announced "Walloon Lake Association approves merger". “It’s a great day for Walloon Lake,” commented association president Lauren Macintyre. 'With our 932 families who are committed to the preservation of Walloon joining the trust, with its 46 preserves and 2,000 acres of ecologically significant habitats, it can only mean wonderful things for the lake.'"
"The new organization, to be called the Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy, must now be approved as a nonprofit organization by the state of Michigan."
"The new organization, to be called the Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy, must now be approved as a nonprofit organization by the state of Michigan."