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Mr. Theodore W. Angott

June 19, 1919 - March 10, 2010

Former Grosse Pointe resident Theodore W. Angott, 90, died Tuesday, March 10, 2010, at Port Huron Hospital. He was a resident of Fort Gratiot. Mr. Angott was born in Detroit to Pietro and Elizabeth Angott, the youngest of five boys. He graduated from Southeastern High School in Detroit and served in the U.S. Naval Reserves during World War II. He was discharged in February 1946. In 1952, he married June Lillian Sarvis. They lived in Grosse Pointe for many years before retiring to Michigan’s Thumb area. Automobiles were Mr. Angott’s livelihood and passion. He owned his first car at age 15. His first job in the automobile business was at Rund Motors on Grand River in Detroit. He began there in the 1940s and retired from automotive sales in the 1980s after many successful years at O’Leary Cadillac in Grosse Pointe, Seymour Cadillac in Detroit and Rinke Cadillac in Warren, Michigan. During the course of his lifetime, Mr. Angott owned more than 135 cars. He still had a valid driver’s license at the time of his death, even though he “hung up the keys” last summer. Over the years, his collection included everything from an MG Roadster to Cadillacs and various sports cars. Trophies for winning classic car competitions were displayed proudly in his home. Besides his family, Mr. Angott’s other passion was the water. For several years he served as the 9th Central District Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Safe boating was his platform and he helped promote it for many years in the Grosse Pointes and St. Clair Shores. In 1985, he served as Harbor Master at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. It was a proud moment for Mr. Angott and his daughter, Candice, when she sounded the horn on Advantage, the NA-40 sailboat on which she was crewing, as it came back from the Port Huron Mackinac Race. Mr. Angott hoisted the bridge and they were safely back home. Every summer Mr. Angott and his family took road trips to northern Michigan to visit Mackinac Island or toured the eastern U.S. seaboard. The family always visited lighthouses and Mr. Angott had a collection of lighthouse replicas in his residence. Even though Mr. Angott didn’t have any sons, he served as a Boy Scout troop leader while his wife, June, headed up a Girl Scout troop. He also served as PTA president at Trombley Elementary School. Mr. Angott is survived by his daughter, Candice C. Angotti. He was predeceased by his wife, June Lillian Angott; daughter, Theodora Gerlach and brothers, Samuel, Thomas, Arthur and Peter.

Funeral Information

Visitation Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Chas. Verheyden, Funeral Home 16300 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe 10:00 am until time of Service at 12:30 pm.

Donations Information

Memorial donations may be made to St. Bonaventure Monastery, 1740 Mt Elliott, Detroit, MI 48207.

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