Leroy Nesbit,

NESBIT, Mr. Leroy - Age 63, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Genesys Hospice in Goodrich, MI. Family hour 10 a.m. under the auspices of the Flint Alumni Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, G-5443 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. George Dunigan officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Nesbit may be viewed Saturday at the church during family hour only. Mr. Leroy Nesbit, Jr. was born was born August 20, 1947 to the proud parents of Celia Mariah and Leroy Nesbit, Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the youngest of four siblings. His family relocated to Flint, Michigan in 1955 where Leroy attended Flint Public Schools and graduated from Central High School in 1965. Leroy accepted Christ as his personal Savior and became a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church; thereafter, in 1977 he united with the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church where he was a former member of the Highlight Gospel Chorus, the Progressive Laymen and the Men’s Ministry. On December 21, 1974, he was united in holy matrimony to the love of his life, Gwendolyn Anita Johnson who he affectionately referred to as his Queen. Leroy began employment with A.C. Spark Plug a division of General Motors in 1972 as an Auditor and held various positions of increasing responsibility prior to retiring in 2002 from General Motors Government Relations Staff. An advocate of education, he received his Associates Degree in Business from Bakers Business University, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Ferris State College, and a Masters Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University. Leroy was a volunteer in the credit union movement for over 36 years. He has served on the Dort Federal Credit Union Board of Directors since 1975. He served as Chairman of the Credit Union Committee, Chairman of the Personnel Committee, Chairman of the Development Committee and Chairman of the Legislative Committee. In addition, he has served in key leadership positions; 2nd Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Board Secretary. Leroy served as the National President of the Council of GM Credit Unions, and Chief Coordinator of the Combined Council of Automotive Credit Unions since 1966. Leroy also was an active volunteer with the Michigan Credit Union League and an AACUC Board Member and the Chairman of the Funding Committee. Leroy was involved in many other civic and social organizations. He is past Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Flint Alumni Chapter, Chairman of the Northern Province Senior Kappa Affairs Committee and Northern Province Achievement Committee. Leroy has led other efforts to improve the community by serving as Chairman of the Flint Area Convention Visitors Bureau, member of Michigan Travel Commission, Board Member of the Flint Disability Network, 3rd Vice-President of the Mariah Consulting Group in Washington, D.C. Leroy received many awards during his tenure at GM and was a volunteer in the community. The General Motors Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Community Affairs, the Michigan Credit Union League Hall of Fame – Distinguished Service Award and the Robert L. Gordon Achievement Award from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Leroy Nesbit, Jr. leaves to cherish his memory, wife of 36 years, Gwendolyn Nesbit; 1 daughter, Jacqueline Nesbit of Flint; 2 sisters, Ernestine Bradley of Bowie, MD, Mablean Carter of Washington, D.C.; 1 brother, Billy (Bernell) Hiler; 1 brother-in-law, Terence (Mary) Moore of Indianapolis, IN; 1 aunt, Mary Middleton of Millington, TN; 5 nieces, Termetrice, Shelia, Rachel, Theresa, Sonji; 9 nephews, Arnold, Tony, Michael, Vladamier, Connor, Christopher, Kenneth, Keith, and Renard; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Fred and Pat Tarver, Tony and Brenda Caldwell, the Lever Family, Chester and Myra Hughes, Milton and Yvonne Tucker, Sherrill and Wayne Natzke, Rose Thomas, Lee Esher Black, Margie and Jessie Miles, Ann and James Forte, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist and the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church families. Leroy will be welcomed in heaven by those who have gone home before him; parents, Celia M. and Leroy Nesbit, Sr., mother and father-in law, Ernestine and Chuck Moore, sister-in-law, Shelia Robertson; brother-in-laws, Carl Bradley and Webster (Webbie) Frederick.

Leroy Nesbit,

August 20, 1947 - June 20, 2011