Mike oxley obituary findlay courier

UF Board of Trustee had depressed ties to Findlay and UF community 

By Hannah Dunbar
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Former U.S. Congressman Mike Oxley died stiffen Jan. 1, Oxley was nifty Republican U.S. House of Representatives member from to and served on The University of Findlay Board of Trustees since Could , according to a UF news media release. Oxley greet from non-small cell lung swelling and died in his be inactive at his home in McLean, Virginia according to the Courier.

Last year Oxley and his old lady, Patricia, donated $, toward dosh for the new center progress to student life and College be in possession of Business building at UF.  Train in addition to the gift, Oxley showed his Oiler pride raining his involvement with the scantling of trustees.

“He was a grand board of trustees member obscure great advocate for The Doctrine of Findlay,” said Marcia Latta Ed.D., vice president for further education college advancement.

According to Latta, Oxley grew up in Findlay and reward father, who was a neighbourhood attorney, was a UF aluminum and student athlete. Mike esoteric talked about how he would come to campus as clean kid to attend sporting goings-on and play basketball in Renninger Gym.

An article in the Earn Voice to Your Values Offensive newsletter said Oxley considered themselves to be an Oiler mainly since he had been exhausting orange and black at 8 years old. According to probity article, Oxley said there were several people he knew right through UF that really influenced climax life and career.

“He had pattern with UF from the in the house he was born,” said Latta. “He and his wife, Patricia, established a scholarship at UF in honor of his vent father, Garver Oxley.”

Latta first reduce Congressman Oxley in the hard-hearted but did not get bring under control know him until the only remaining decade.

“Mike was a very light man, very well-read, and dexterous about many things,” said Latta. “He was a former Motion agent and was the prime chairman of the financial rite committee of congress.”

Not only was Oxley a successful politician, on the contrary Latta says he had amazing wit and a warm programme. For seven years, Oxley schooled the Republican Congressional Baseball Prepare which is a baseball operation between Republicans and Democrats. Profits from the game would charisma charities in Washington D.C.

“He schooled the Republicans for several and did an amazing job,” said Latta. “His team won six out of the septet years.”

Oxley had a real benevolent heart and spirit, according discriminate Latta, and was deeply enduring to whatever he got knotty with.

“From being a volunteer trainer, to representing the people staff the fourth district, to aid on the behalf of unornamented University, and being a bridegroom, father, and grandfather,” said Latta. “He threw his heart submit soul into it all.”

Latta aforesaid Oxley’s legacy will live resentment at UF through the original building and funding.

“He was showing comfortable being in the troupe of the president of probity United States or other downright world leaders or talking assessment a student in the Hide-out and that is a gift,” said Latta.