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Doris Mae Long
Services for
Doris Mae Long were held on March 31 at St. Andrew A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Kenneth Boyd officiating. Mrs. Long, 82, died on March 25.
Mrs. Long was
born on Aug. 28, 1927 in Conway, Ark., to Ethridge Hugh and Louise McFarlin. She re- ceived her educa- tion in the Little Rock, Ark. public schools and gradu- ated from Dunbar High.
She married
Oscar B. Denson and the family moved to Detroit in 1958. Mrs. Long spent her life and
She routinely
accomplished sales of over $ 100,000.
She is survived
by her son, Tyree Long (Al Allen); daughter, Beverly Diuguid; five chil- dren, Andrew Long Jr., Pamela Rucker, Tracey
Creech, career servic-
ing the public as a dietician at Mt. Carmel/Sinai-Grace Hospital. Addition- ally, she sold Avon products to manag- ers, maintenance workers, doctors, nurses and visitors to the hospital.
Services were
held Feb. 2 for Annette Norman Bradley at Immacu- late Heart of Mary Corpus
Christi
Parish with Fr. Don Archambault offici- ating. Mrs. Bradley, 80, died Feb. 15.
She was born
March 19, 1929 in Chicago, and edu- cated from Lucy Flower High School with honors. She then pursued her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse and received her nursing
degree
from Mt. Sinai School of Nursing. Later, she complet- ed additional stud- ies at Madonna College.
She was em-
ployed for 52 years with the Veteran’s Administ rat ion hospitals.
Craig Diuguid and Aaron Diuguid; seven great-grand- children; two sis- ters, Givia McFar- lin, Ruth Jordan; and a host of other relatives.
Arrangements
were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.
Interment took
place at Grand Lawn Cemetery.
Annette Norman Bradley
the National Broth- erhood of Skiers Summit
in Vail,
Colo. She was also a generous bene- factor to a variety of organizations, including the DIA, IHM Summer Youth and the Humane Society.
survived by her son, Robert
Mrs. Bradley is Norman
Bradley;, Her interests
included being an active member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Corpus Christi Parish, past president of IHM’s Women’s Society and Eucharistic minister. She was also a past member of the Jim Dandy Ski Club,
and
medalist in cross- county skiing at
step-
daughter, Wanda Bradley; stepson, George Bradley; grandchildren, Da- meion Spruill, An- thony Bradley and Justine Ducusin; five
great-grand-
children; brother, Herman Hodges; and many others.
Interment was
at Mt. Hope Memo- rial Gardens. Ar- rangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.
Frank Dixon
Services were
held for Frank Dixon, Feb. 26 at Swanson Funeral Home. Mr. Dixon, 79, died Feb. 19.
He was born
March 30, 1930 in Greensboro, Ala. And was educat- ed in the Detroit Public
Schools
System He worked for and retired from Bridgestone.
Mr. Dixon,
known as “Buster”, will always be re- membered for his
comical personal- ity, his smile, and his
uncensored
jokes. He is survived
by his daughter, Roxanna; 14 grand- children; a host of great grandchildren and
great-great
grandchildren; and many others.
Interment was
at Lincoln Memo- rial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.
Julia M Willis
Services were
held for Julia M. Willis, Feb. 23 at Friendship Bap- tist Church with Dr. Samuel White III officiating. Mrs. Willis, 93, died Feb. 17.
She was born
Dec. 20, 1916 in Bo- swick, GA. She was educated in Dayton and Detroit.
She married the
late Cornell Willis in 1936.
Mrs. Willis was a
former member of Warren Ave. Baptist Church, and was an active member of the Bridgettes
Social Club, serv- ing as president for several years. She also loved to travel; was an avid cook, specializing in sweet potato
pie and pineapple cake.
She is survived
by her daughter, Barbara Scott; son, Rufus Willis; grand- children, Kevin Scott,
Pamela
Jackson, Rev. Law- rence Scott, Antho- ny Willis, Rosalynn Childs, Gary Willis, and Rodney Willis; 13 great grand- children;
seven
great-great grand- children; and many others.
Interment was
at Detroit Memo- rial Park East. Ar- rangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.
Juanita Lee
Services for
Juanita Lee were held on Feb. 2 at Swanson Funeral Home with Elder Simeol Knight of- ficiating. Mrs. Lee, 62, died on Jan. 26.
Mrs. Lee was
born on June 28, 1947 in Detroit to Claude and Cora McClendon. She attended Technical
Cass High
School and was a loving homemaker, mother, wife and grandmother. She was baptized at First Union Baptist Church and en-
joyed taking care of her plants.
S he is survived by her daughters, Glenda
Barlow, Natalie ReTonya
Brown, Lacey;
son, Eric Lee; g r andchi ldr en, Alania,
David Jr., Jabrylle, Alicia,
Juwell, Dontez,
Brandon and Jas- mine; great-grand- son, Terrell; two sisters, Clariece and Sheila;
two
brothers, Alvin and John and a host of other relatives.
Swanson Funer-
al Home handled the final arrange- ments.
Interment took
place at Trinity Cemetery.
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Services were
held for Eugene Arnold Feb. 1 at Stinson Funeral Home, with Rev. Cleo C. Wade offi- ciating. Mr. Arnold, 87, died Jan. 26.
He was born
April 30, 1922 in Kenwood, Fayette County, GA. During World War II, he was decorated with the Victory Medal, Good
Conduct
Medal, and Ameri- can Service Medal. In the late 1940s, he relocated to Detroit, where he became a dedicated employee of Ford
Motor Company. He was a kind-
hearted, hard-work- ing, gentle-spirited man of honor who
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Obituaries
Larry Jones
Services were
held for Larry Jones Feb. 19 at Mt. Hebron Mission- ary Baptist Church with Pastor Samp- son Matthews offi- ciating. Mr. Jones, 59, died Feb. 12.
He was born May
7, 1950 in Nash- wille, N.C., and came to Detroit in 1959. He was edu- cated in the Detroit Public
Schools
System and at- tended Northwest- ern High School. He was excellent in math, and tutored students in alge- bra, calculus and other math cours- es. He received many awards and made a host of life- time friends.
He attended
Wayne County and Henry Ford Com- munity Colleges, where he devel-
oped a skill for
wood carving. His works have earned honorable mention in art shows and exhibits. Carving was a way of life, and his collection exceeded 200 wood creations.
He was em-
ployed at Chrysler Corp. for 33 years, retiring in 2002. He worked at mul- tiple plants and
job tasks. He was a skilled tradesman and welder equip- ment repairer and UAW local 1264 member.
In addition to
wood carving, he loved gardening, fishing and travel- ing with his family.
his wife, Mildred; daughters,
He is survived by La-
vetta Diana Cook, Sheree Shanette Jones, and Deme- tria Yvonne Jones; son, Lawrence Dar- nell Jones; grand- children, Christian, Jalen, Tori, Do- monique, Willan- drea, Sherry, Isis, Qualeta and Johari; brother, Terry; and many others.
Interment was
at Detroit Memo- rial Park East. Ar- rangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.
Eugene Arnold
stood tall, and had a smile for every- one he met.
by his granddaugh- ters,
He is survived Contessa
Scruggs and Ch- antelle Williams; grandson, Kieran T. Stanford; great granddaughter , Natasha great
Neal; grandson,
Bryce Mitchell; sister, Katie Amie; brother, Clarence Arnold; and many others.
Interment was
Great Lakes Na- tional Cemetery
Sasha Boykins
held for Sasha LaRae
Services were Secora
Barnes Boykins, Feb. 6 at Sacred Heart Church. Ms. Boykins, 22, died Jan. 25.
She was born
June 15, 1987, and was educated in the Detroit Public Schools System. She recently en- rolled in the nurs- ing program at Wayne
County
Community Col- lege.
bright smile and bubbly
Ms. Boykins’ down-to-
earth personality could light up any
by her daughter; parents,
She is survived Larry
Barnes and Larice Boykins -Hann; grandmother, Lor- raine Boykins; sis- ters,
Shayla, Shania and Danielle;
Samantha, broth-
ers, Kevin, Keenan and Tyrone; step- father, Tony Hann, Sr.;
Jazmine;
room. She was the life of any kind of party.
Her greatest joy
and love of her life was her daughter, Ny’Aira.
stepsister, step-
brothers, Terrell, Jason and Tony, Jr.;
and many
others. Interment was at
Gethsemane Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.
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Madeline Martin
Services were
held for Madeline Martin Feb. 6 at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Martin, 73, died Feb. 1.
She was born
Nov. 4, 1936, and worked in the Mich- igan Department of Mental Health for 30 years.
She loved writ-
ing, poetry, read- ing, cooking, danc- ing, and music.
She was a
member of Hart- ford Ave. Baptist Church. Her favor- ite spiritual was “I
Want to Know What Love Is” by the for- eigners. Her great- est dream was to write a song about Jesus that
the
whole world would stop and listen to. Her favorite poem was “Footprints in the Sand.”
Mrs. Martin is
survived by her husband, William; children, Mario and Doreen; grand- son, Alonzo Lamar; granddaughters, Erin, Janae, Tranae and Danae; great granddaughter , Alonte’; brother, Larry; and many others.
Arrangements
were handled by Stinson Funeral Home.
Stacy Wyatt-Dixon
Services were
held Feb. 5 for Stacy Wyatt-Dixon at Swanson Funer- al Home, with Rev. Carl Frazier offici- ating. Mrs. Wyatt- Dixon, 43, died Jan. 30.
She was born
Jan. 1, 1967 in Little Rock, Ark.; and on Dec. 31, 1997 married Ellis Dixon.
She had a sweet, loving spirit, and
all of her family and friends will miss her.
She is survived
by her husband, Ellis; son, Jordan; mother,
Wyatt; father, Alfred Eackles;
Otelee grand-
mother, Mattie Fra- zier; sister, Alfreda Eackles; brother, Jermel Wyatt; and many others.
Interment was
at Elmwood Cem- etery.
Services Mrs.
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Janice Young
for
Janice Young were held on March 29 at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Richard McCreary officiating. Mrs. Young, 69, died on March 23.
Young
was born on Sept. 19, 1940 to Phil- field Goodar and Threada Wilson Goodar. She ac- cepted Christ at an early age and attended Thornton High School, later attending Thornton Township College,
where she earned her
Associates degree in nursing.
forts at My Sister’s place, a women’s shelter.
In 1959 she mar-
ried Charles Lewis Young II.
Mrs. Young is
survived by her husband, Charles Lewis Young II; three
Charles Young;
She also received a certificate for her humanitarian ef-
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DWSD LOCAL CONTRACTS
SECTION 00030 ADVERTISEMENT
BIDS – The City of Detroit, Michigan will receive sealed Bids for the work delivered to the Detroit Finance Department, Purchas- ing Division, Rm. #1008 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Two Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226, until 2:00 P.M., local time, on Thursday, May 6, 2010, when all Bids duly received will be opened publicly and read aloud. Prior to arriving at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, proposers should review the Security Memo contained in Section 00325 from the Purchasing Division.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION – The Work, “Equipment Purchase and Installation on As-Needed Basis”, Contract No. PC-778 includes, but is not necessarily limited to furnishing the skilled labor, work- ing foremen and overall supervision required to complete major and minor skilled trades maintenance projects as well as special- ized subcontractual maintenance services on an as required basis at the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, Group Facilities, CSO Facilities, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Industrial Waste Control Facilities, and all other DWSD facilities related directly or indirectly to the Wastewater Treatment Plant as detailed in Exhibit A, General Description of Work and Project in the Agreement. For further requirements of work, please refer to the Standard Specifi- cations on the DWSD website, www.dwsd.org.
The successful Bidder may also be required to (a) furnish materi- als, as yet unspecified, (b) provide on a lease or rental basis the usage of heavy construction equipment and vehicles, (c) secure the services of various specialty subcontractors, and (d) provide machine shop support services.
The site is located at 9300 W. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48209.
BIDDING DOCUMENTS – Beginning Monday, April 5, 2010,
Sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained from the DWSD Contracts Section, 1504 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph, Detroit, MI 48226 on Business Days between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Copies may be obtained upon the payment of $100.00 per set, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners (which will
not be refunded).
Bidding Documents will be shipped only if the requesting party as- sumes responsibility for all related charges.
BID SECURITY – Each Bid shall enclose Bid Security, as speci- fied in the Instructions to Bidders (and Section 00310, Bid Bond), in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bidder’s Bid.
PRE-BID CONFERENCE – A pre-bid conference will be held at 1606 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph, Detroit, MI 48226, on
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 2:30 P.M., local time. A site tour will
be held at the Wastewater Treatment Plant onWednesday, April
14, 2010 at 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Prospective Bidders and oth-
ers interested in the Work are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and tour. For information on the pre-bid conference call Daniel T. Edwards at (313) 964-9471. For information on the site tour call Jared Richards at (313) 297-4302. Addenda may be issued, in response to issues raised at the pre-bid conference and tour, or as the DWSD and/or Contracting Officer may otherwise consider necessary.
LOCAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS – Local requirements
applicable to this contract are reproduced in their entirety and available for review on the Detroit Water and Sewerage Depart- ment’s website: www.dwsd.org. Potential Bidders are specifically directed to review requirements of this contract before submitting
their bid. Please be advised that DWSD will not accept joint ventures on this project. NOTE: Prevailing Wage Rates must be updated and paid each year by the contractor and subcon- tractors for the duration of the contract.
CONTRACT TIMES – The Contract Times are specified in Exhibit A, General Description of Work and Project.
AWARD – Subject to any agreed extension of the period for hold- ing Bids, Bids shall be open for acceptance by the Owner for 180 days after the date of Bid opening. In addition, the Owner ex- pressly reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive any non- conformances, to issue post-Bid Addenda and re-Bid the Work without readvertising, to readvertise for Bids, to or without the award for any reason the DWSD determines and/or to take any other appropriate action.
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