Floyd, 82, passed away suddenly on Friday, at his home. He was the son of the late Dr. Floyd & Mary (Andes) Echols.
Floyd graduated from high school at the age of seventeen in 1945 and immediately enlisted in the Army. Following enlistment, he was sent to William & Mary College and Penn State University for special training before he was assigned to Frankfurt at the Supreme Allied Command where General Eisenhower was headquartered.
After his discharge from the Army, he began his college education at Penn State University before being called back to active duty during the Korean War where he was assigned to Murphy Army Hospital in Boston, helping to treat returning soldiers dealing with psychological issues.
During this timeframe, Floyd met the love of his life, the former Margaret L. Cleaver of Revloc, Pennsylvania. They were united in marriage on November 17, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. Following his discharge from the Army, Floyd returned to Penn State for one semester, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania to complete his Masters Degree in Social Work in 1953.
Floyd and Maggie moved to Lapeer in 1954, and came to the Caro Regional Center in 1960 as he was appointed Director of Social Work. For the last seven years of his employment, Floyd also directed the psychiatric unit at the hospital. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro, the Theron W. Atwood, Sr. American Legion Post #7, many professional associations and boards, the Caro Exchange Club, and for many years was an active member of the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Board of Directors. Floyd and Maggie were honored for their eighty years of combined service in the mental health field when on July 28, 2004, the new office building for the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems was dedicated and named in their honor.
Floyd was also recently recognized for his forty-nine years of service in the Caro Exchange Club. He was an avid reader of many subjects, including the Civil War, and loved to travel, making numerous trips across America and Europe. He will also be fondly remembered as a lifelong learner, earning his PhD in Psychology in 1995 from California State University.
Surviving are his wife of over fifty-eight years, Margaret L. Echols of Caro; two sons and their wives, David & Samran Echols of Long Beach, California, Michael Echols and his wife, Isabelle Chouinard of Portland, Oregon, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Floyd was preceded in death by one sister, June Martin.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Endowment Fund or to the Caro Exchange Club.
Ransford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
A Funeral Liturgy was held Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro with Rev. Dennis Kucharczyk officiating. Military Honors provided by the Caro American Legion Post #7 and the U.S. Army followed.
Floyd graduated from high school at the age of seventeen in 1945 and immediately enlisted in the Army. Following enlistment, he was sent to William & Mary College and Penn State University for special training before he was assigned to Frankfurt at the Supreme Allied Command where General Eisenhower was headquartered.
After his discharge from the Army, he began his college education at Penn State University before being called back to active duty during the Korean War where he was assigned to Murphy Army Hospital in Boston, helping to treat returning soldiers dealing with psychological issues.
During this timeframe, Floyd met the love of his life, the former Margaret L. Cleaver of Revloc, Pennsylvania. They were united in marriage on November 17, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. Following his discharge from the Army, Floyd returned to Penn State for one semester, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania to complete his Masters Degree in Social Work in 1953.
Floyd and Maggie moved to Lapeer in 1954, and came to the Caro Regional Center in 1960 as he was appointed Director of Social Work. For the last seven years of his employment, Floyd also directed the psychiatric unit at the hospital. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro, the Theron W. Atwood, Sr. American Legion Post #7, many professional associations and boards, the Caro Exchange Club, and for many years was an active member of the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Board of Directors. Floyd and Maggie were honored for their eighty years of combined service in the mental health field when on July 28, 2004, the new office building for the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems was dedicated and named in their honor.
Floyd was also recently recognized for his forty-nine years of service in the Caro Exchange Club. He was an avid reader of many subjects, including the Civil War, and loved to travel, making numerous trips across America and Europe. He will also be fondly remembered as a lifelong learner, earning his PhD in Psychology in 1995 from California State University.
Surviving are his wife of over fifty-eight years, Margaret L. Echols of Caro; two sons and their wives, David & Samran Echols of Long Beach, California, Michael Echols and his wife, Isabelle Chouinard of Portland, Oregon, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Floyd was preceded in death by one sister, June Martin.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Endowment Fund or to the Caro Exchange Club.
Ransford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
A Funeral Liturgy was held Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro with Rev. Dennis Kucharczyk officiating. Military Honors provided by the Caro American Legion Post #7 and the U.S. Army followed.
Floyd, 82, passed away suddenly on Friday, at his home. He was the son of the late Dr. Floyd & Mary (Andes) Echols.
Floyd graduated from high school at the age of seventeen in 1945 and immediately enlisted in the Army. Following enlistment, he was sent to William & Mary College and Penn State University for special training before he was assigned to Frankfurt at the Supreme Allied Command where General Eisenhower was headquartered.
After his discharge from the Army, he began his college education at Penn State University before being called back to active duty during the Korean War where he was assigned to Murphy Army Hospital in Boston, helping to treat returning soldiers dealing with psychological issues.
During this timeframe, Floyd met the love of his life, the former Margaret L. Cleaver of Revloc, Pennsylvania. They were united in marriage on November 17, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. Following his discharge from the Army, Floyd returned to Penn State for one semester, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania to complete his Masters Degree in Social Work in 1953.
Floyd and Maggie moved to Lapeer in 1954, and came to the Caro Regional Center in 1960 as he was appointed Director of Social Work. For the last seven years of his employment, Floyd also directed the psychiatric unit at the hospital. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro, the Theron W. Atwood, Sr. American Legion Post #7, many professional associations and boards, the Caro Exchange Club, and for many years was an active member of the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Board of Directors. Floyd and Maggie were honored for their eighty years of combined service in the mental health field when on July 28, 2004, the new office building for the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems was dedicated and named in their honor.
Floyd was also recently recognized for his forty-nine years of service in the Caro Exchange Club. He was an avid reader of many subjects, including the Civil War, and loved to travel, making numerous trips across America and Europe. He will also be fondly remembered as a lifelong learner, earning his PhD in Psychology in 1995 from California State University.
Surviving are his wife of over fifty-eight years, Margaret L. Echols of Caro; two sons and their wives, David & Samran Echols of Long Beach, California, Michael Echols and his wife, Isabelle Chouinard of Portland, Oregon, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Floyd was preceded in death by one sister, June Martin.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Endowment Fund or to the Caro Exchange Club.
Ransford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
A Funeral Liturgy was held Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro with Rev. Dennis Kucharczyk officiating. Military Honors provided by the Caro American Legion Post #7 and the U.S. Army followed.
Floyd graduated from high school at the age of seventeen in 1945 and immediately enlisted in the Army. Following enlistment, he was sent to William & Mary College and Penn State University for special training before he was assigned to Frankfurt at the Supreme Allied Command where General Eisenhower was headquartered.
After his discharge from the Army, he began his college education at Penn State University before being called back to active duty during the Korean War where he was assigned to Murphy Army Hospital in Boston, helping to treat returning soldiers dealing with psychological issues.
During this timeframe, Floyd met the love of his life, the former Margaret L. Cleaver of Revloc, Pennsylvania. They were united in marriage on November 17, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. Following his discharge from the Army, Floyd returned to Penn State for one semester, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania to complete his Masters Degree in Social Work in 1953.
Floyd and Maggie moved to Lapeer in 1954, and came to the Caro Regional Center in 1960 as he was appointed Director of Social Work. For the last seven years of his employment, Floyd also directed the psychiatric unit at the hospital. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro, the Theron W. Atwood, Sr. American Legion Post #7, many professional associations and boards, the Caro Exchange Club, and for many years was an active member of the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Board of Directors. Floyd and Maggie were honored for their eighty years of combined service in the mental health field when on July 28, 2004, the new office building for the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems was dedicated and named in their honor.
Floyd was also recently recognized for his forty-nine years of service in the Caro Exchange Club. He was an avid reader of many subjects, including the Civil War, and loved to travel, making numerous trips across America and Europe. He will also be fondly remembered as a lifelong learner, earning his PhD in Psychology in 1995 from California State University.
Surviving are his wife of over fifty-eight years, Margaret L. Echols of Caro; two sons and their wives, David & Samran Echols of Long Beach, California, Michael Echols and his wife, Isabelle Chouinard of Portland, Oregon, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Floyd was preceded in death by one sister, June Martin.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Endowment Fund or to the Caro Exchange Club.
Ransford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
A Funeral Liturgy was held Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Caro with Rev. Dennis Kucharczyk officiating. Military Honors provided by the Caro American Legion Post #7 and the U.S. Army followed.
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