Obituary of Gordon E. DeGolier

A Chautauqua County resident all his life, Gordon was a graduate of Brocton Central School and a 1958 graduate of Michigan State University. He had been employed by natinoal Grape Cooperative and an area manager for many years, retiring from there in the mid 1980's. He then did grape research for Cornell University's grape projects. Gordy was owner and operator of Aldewein Acres Grape farm at his home in Westfield and was a 40 year member of the Nationa Grape Co-op. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the North East Fruit Growers Assoc. He was named Person of the Year in 1991 by the Great Lakes Grape Program Advisory Committee for his outstanding dedication and work. Gordon was a member of North East Lodge 399 F. & A.M. , the Valley of Erie Consistory and Zem Zem Shrine Temple, where he was a Life member and Past Commander of the Legion of Honor, as well as a memberof the Royal Order of Jesters Court 58, Camel Herders and Hillbillys. Gordy was also a member of the American Legion Post 351 of Ripley, the Loyal Order of Moose #118 of Westfeild and a life member of the NRA. He enjoyed politics and reading political publications and books.