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Th death of an ambitious 24-
year-Old just getting started in hi
career would u ually indicate
dreams unfulfilled and a grieving
family's lament that life' unfair.
According to journalist Rita Grif
fin, however, that scenario oe not
apply to her late godson, Andre
Lamont Dozier.
"Hi death certainly was a hock
to us all," Ms. Griffin said.
"But his life was full and reward
ing and, to me, that is a comfort."
MR. DOZI R, A native
De troiter, died of a m ive heart
attack September 3, in Chicago,
where he had been working for the
past year.
He was the son of Hattie Wil
liams, a VA W administrative aide,
and former Motown songwriter
Lamont Dozier.
Mr. Dozier gradu ted in June,
1990, from Michigan State Univer
sity, earning a degree in finance. At
the time of his death, he w credit
analyst at LaSalle National Bank in
Chicago. ,
Ms. Griffin said that, like both his
parents, Andre Dozier wa "an
achiever at an early age."
"He studied French from first
grade through college," she said.
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loved him, but my on Michael and
my grandson Maurice thought he
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memori are of such good times.
Andre Lamont Dozier .
Following a memorial service in
Chicago, which his father attended,
final rite were held for Mr. Dozier
t Detroit' New Bethel Baptist
Church on Tue day, September 10.
Rev. Robert Smith Jr., pastor of New
Bethel, officiated the rites. Mem
bers of the Alpha Phi Alpha Gamma
Tau Fraternity paid tribute in a spe
cial ceremony.
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going hungry for day or 0 ugh
him the meaning of the blue and
gave him c racter. Cham er w
one of the h llmar of hi per-
onality."
Hi moth r h announced that an
Andre Lamont Dozier Memorial
Scholarship Fund i being e tab
lished. The cholarship will be
awarded through the Alph Phi
Alpha Fraternity Inc. Correspon
dence may be m iled in cue of Alma
Rita Griffin, P.O. Box 03282, High
land Park, MI 48203.
In addition to his p ren , Mr.
Dozier is survived by three half
brothers: Lamont Jr., Beau and P
three half- i ters: Michelle, Mk I '
Renee and Desiree; hi
grandparen : Mrs. Edree Lee Wil·
Iiams and Mrs. Ethel Dozier Stepter;
five aunts and two uncles.
,
Franclne Parker, Vice Presldellt
Operation and Informatiolls
Sy tem for Health Alliance Plan,
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directors of Core City
Neighborhoods, Inc. A no -pro
communlty-ba ed organization,
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a health care center that i ltd igned
to 0 er menopoli n area employer
tb care programs such com-
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Horizon pharmacy; It a wide range of
pharmaceu cal rvi , .. laboratory
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testing, It patient rr n portation,
physician referral and a teen health
center.
1be teen health center i spon
red by DOH and funded by the
Michigan Department of Public
H tho .
LAMONT DOZIER JR., Mr.
Dozier's half-brother, sang "In
Time Like These" following solos
"WHEN HE WAS around 10, he by vocalists Hulah Jean Hurley and
appeared on the television program, LaQuint Weaver.
'Daedal Doors' on a regular basis. "He'l1 be missed i mmensel y, "
He worked part-time and summers Ms. Griffin said. "In the Obituary
from the moment he was old enough program, we quoted the Montaigne
to get a work permit when he was in ob ervation that, 'the value of life
'school." lie not in the length of days, but in
Mr. Dozier attended Grosse the use you make of them.',
Pointe Academy, the Cranbrook "It reminded me of when he used
Schools and Lutheran High School his tuition money to go to Europe on
East. In high school, he played his pring break the year before the
lacro se, football and basketball. He graduated from college. When I
participated in a leadership program tried to convince him to wait until he
for busine -oriented students at the was gainfully employed and better
Wharton School of the University of able to afford such a trip, he told me
Pennsylvania in 1984. He was in- there were some things you couldn't
ducted into the Ergasterian Or- wait on. He wanted to go to Paris to
ganization, a theatre group, on the ee if all these years of French had
basis of his dramatic performances. paid off.
He was the recipient of two cholar- "I'm glad I couldn't talk him out
Ships. . of it, even though he ran out of
At MSU, he was recognized for money before he got back home.
"outstanding service and dedication But he laughed about that. .He aid
as a complex coordinator" in the
Minority Aide Program. He was
treasurer of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Gamma Tau Fraternity.
"Andre was more than a role
model for the young men in our fami
ly," said his aunt, Benitha Holme.
"He was a friend and a confidant. He
was also a lot of fun. His smile was
the first thing to greet you. We all
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