Albert Higley

Albert M. Higley Jr. was born May 11, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a 1946 graduate of Shaker Heights High School and a 1951 graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Mr. Higley was also a graduate student of The School of Business of Cornell University. From 1951 thru 1953, Mr. Higley served as a corporal in the US Army with service Korea during the conflict. ln 1954, Albert M. Higley, Jr. joined The Albert M. Higley Co., a large Cleveland based construction firm started by his father in 1925. In 1965 he was elected to the position of Vice President and in 1971 became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a position which he held until his retirement in 1998. His son, Bruce, now holds those positions. Among Mr. Higley's many civic affiliations, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of; The Cleveland Chapter of The American Red Cross , serving as the Chairman from 1976 to 1978; Ohio Motorists Association, Chairman 1982-1984; Cleveland Zoological Society; Greater Cleveland Central YMCA; Salvation Army; Children's Services; Booth Memorial Hospital; United Way Services of Cleveland; The Rotary Club of Greater Cleveland; Eastern Area, American Red Cross and the Midtown Corridor. His various business Affiliations included serving on the Board of Directors of Enamel Products, Cleveland, Ohio; Centran Corporation predecessor to Keycorp, Cleveland, Ohio; Central National Bank predecessor to KeyBank, Cleveland, Ohio and Trio Products, Elyria, Ohio . He received numerous awards, to include the American Red Cross Philos Award Philanthropist of the year in 1990; Steve D. Bullock Humanitarian Award of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross in 1999 and was Inducted into the Cleveland Engineering Society Hall of Fame in 1999. Among many other philanthropic endeavors, Albert Higley, Jr. started The Higley Fund, a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation, which has made grants in excess of $5 million to the Greater Cleveland community. Mr. Higley is survived by his wife, Beverly Gray Higley, whom he married June 25th, 1955. He was the dear father of Sharon H. Watts Gregory, Bruce G. Higley Ann, both of Shaker Hts., OH and Brian M. Higley Cathy of Wheaton, IL and the dear grandfather of Katherine, Carolyn and Andrew Watts; Jennifer, Christopher, Peter and Daniel Higley. He was also the dear uncle of Elizabeth Wyatt Jack and dear brother of the late Ann Kelley. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Greater Cleveland Chapter of The American Red Cross, 3747 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115; The Geauga Humane Society, 15463 Chillicothe Rd., Novelty, OH 44072 or The Hospice of The Western Reserve, 300 E. 185th St., Cleveland, OH 44119 Memorial Services will be held Friday, July 20th at 3:30 PM in Garfield Memorial United Methodist Church, 3650 Lander Rd., Pepper Pike, OH. Friends will be received at The Country Club, 2825 Lander Rd., Pepper Pike, OH immediately following the memorial service. Interment Lake View Cemetery


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