![]() The group shared a video tribute to him Wednesday night. Southeast Michigan and the state are better because of Hudson Jr., said Mariam Noland, current president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, in a statement on Facebook. also helped found the racial justice non-profit New Detroit after the city's 1967 civil uprising and convened the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, serving as its founding chair. The foundation has assets of approximately $175 million and is focused on improving the quality of life in Detroit through the support of community and economic development, environment, safe and just communities, and arts and culture. He retired from the group in 1996, though he continued to serve as a lifetime honorary trustee. Hudson served as trustee of the grant-making foundation in 1956, then president and chairman starting in 1961, according to his obituary. “May his example continue to inspire each of us to bring people of good will together to enrich and improve the world that has been left in our care,” she said. Hudson was a true leader, whose dedication has been a driving force in the community’s “continuous re-invention and revitalization,” said Melanca Clark, president and CEO of the Hudson-Webber foundation, in a statement. Like his family before him, he led the way on philanthropic endeavors as well as business ventures. He retired from the company and the Dayton Hudson Corporation in 1982. would serve as the third generation of the department store chain, taking over as president and CEO in 1961 (and presiding over the legendary, splendid, now-fallen Woodward Avenue location). He married his wife, Jean Bent Wright, in 1952, graduated from Yale University in 1953, served in the Army overseas in Germany, then returned to the Hudson brand in 1956. More: 10 cool facts about the legendary Hudson's store in downtown Detroit More: Hudson's, Crowley's and other Detroit stores that turned city into shopping destination arrived in Detroit in the 1940s, according to the obituary. He was 89.īorn in Buffalo, New York, to Joseph L. Hudson died peacefully Wednesday morning at his Grosse Pointe Farms home, according to an obituary released Wednesday evening by the Hudson-Webber Foundation. department store chain and a renowned philanthropist, has died. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 4PM with Pastor Ira Timmins and Pastor Jeff Haught officiating. Friends will be received at the Ford Funeral Home on Saturday, Novemfrom 1PM until 4PM. The family has entrusted the arrangements to Ford Funeral Home, 201 Columbia Street, Fairmont, WV. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to assist in funeral expenses, c/o Ford Funeral Home, 201 Columbia Street, Fairmont, WV 26554. ![]() In addition to his father, Mark was preceded in death by his brother, Luke Hudson, uncle Johnny Hudson, grandmother Elizabeth Hudson, and brothers-in-law, John William Myers and David Myers. He is also survived by his grandchildren Madisyn Garrison, Brooklyn Garrison, Kylie Floyd, Garrett Davis, Brayton Davis, Kenzlee Hudson, and Paizlee Hudson, brother-in-law, Terry Myers and wife Anna, as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and mother, Mark is survived by his children Malissa Floyd and husband Eric of Fairmont, Thomas Davis and wife Brooke of Grafton, Katherine “Katie” Loretta Hudson of Fairmont, and Matthew Hudson and fiancée Amber Davis of Rivesville, his siblings Danny Hudson and wife Dina of Fairmont, and Becky Nichols and husband Ronnie of Fairmont, and sister-in-law, Mary Gail Hudson of Fairmont. ![]() He will be missed by his best friend, his dog Bailey. Mark enjoyed fishing locally, but especially at the pond on the farm with his grandchildren. Mark was close to and dearly loved his Grandma Elizabeth and in turn, loved spending time with his grandchildren and being the special someone they could depend upon. He had coached his children’s sports teams and enjoyed grilling for the kid’s team parties over the years. Mark had a passion for baking for his family, his specialty being his pepperoni rolls and Jambalaya. Mark and his wife Kathy owned and operated Tis-N Bubs Transport out of Fairmont and worked for over 30 years transporting dialysis patients in the tri-county area. Mark was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Fairmont,was a 1985 graduate of East Fairmont High School, and attended the Ohio Diesel Academy. Mark is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Katherine “Kathy” Myers Hudson. ![]() ![]() He was born Apin Fairmont, a son of Faye Cumpston Hudson and the late Larry E. Larry Mark Hudson, 55, of Fairmont, passed away on Monday, Novemat his home, surrounded by his family. ![]()
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