Birth date: May 14, 1940 Death date: Nov 7, 2017
J. HAROLD NEWTON, lovingly known as "Figgy" May 14, 1940 - November 6, 2017 Attended Wayne State University. Started his working career as a young teen with 3 paper routes. His entrepreneurial spirit led to his success as Owner an Read Obituary
My deepest condolences to the family. I have known Harold since the early 60's when he was at Performance Measurements. He was always kind to me. May he rest in peace.
Shirley , Jim & John
Please know that all your old friends from Troy, Michigan are feeling your loss too.
Har was special .....the cool dad with the cool cars . He seemed to me to always be happy with life and co in love Shirl. A life well lived for sure.
Memories : Algator and Shark Skin shoes form some down town clothing store he was sharp. a Black Camaro that with a slicks and a blower.......he just borrowed it for the weekend to try out..Avanti , Delorean and a Black and gray vette with red ropes in the basement when you moved just off Beach road. Lets not forget the Giant Jar of Pennies !
A great man who left a fine legacy behind . Peace be with you all as you remember and celebrate Hars life ..... I lood forward to remembering with you when you are back in Michigan...........
Heres To HAR !!!! RIP you will be missed but never forgotten.
Vincent J Voetberg
Shirley, John and the entire Newton family please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of one of the nicest men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Truly a great Husband, Father and golfing buddy.
Rest well my friend.
Sincerely, Bill Kazakis
I had the great opportunity to enjoy many golf outings in Northern Michigan with Harold and his son, John. He was always enjoyable on those trips, had the best stories to tell and fit in so well with a bunch of John's friends that were at least half his age.
I'll always remember his story about winning the bets with his brother when throwing quarters from the passenger seat into the coin bin on the Florida Turnpike. The meals he won were far more expensive than the extra quarters he threw to make sure enough landed in the bin to pay the toll.
And I remember him thanking me for having a daughter named Rachel, as he really liked that name, and John and Amy were going to name their daughter Rachel as well.
Harold will be missed, but he lived a great life, and all those that had the good fortune of knowing him are better because they did.
My thought and prayers are with the family.
All the best,
Mark Borowski
