Madelyn Dakin
Dakin
Madelyn A. Dakin, 83, of Brighton, Michigan, died Feb. 10, while vacationing on Anna Maria Island.
She was born March 20, 1937, to Warren and Margaret Paddock.
She attended Ann Arbor High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer.
Mrs. Dakin retired from Ford Motor Co. in 1993. Prior to that she worked at DAL Customs, GM Hydra-matic and Inland Schultz.
She married Gerald F Dakin Jr. Sept. 4, 1954, in Coldwater, Michigan.
Together they raised four sons.
Maddie was a loving wife and mother and she was loved by her family.
She had so much love and joy to share and the ability to make friends wherever she went.
She loved her family, her dog Casey, working out and going on vacations with her husband to many lakes and beaches.
She was a member of Tri Lakes Baptist Church.
A service to celebrate her life was held Feb. 27 in Michigan. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society of Livingston County or Tri Lakes Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Gerald; sons Randy and wife Karen, Mike and wife Cathy and Jeffery; grandchildren Mike Jr. and wife Betsy, Cherie and husband Mike Reddick, Josh, Aimee and husband Brett Gallian and Drew; 13 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren; brothers Warren Paddock and Bill Paddock; sisters Barbara Webb and Margaret Watson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.