Died September 5, 2024 SUTTONS BAY – Clifford George LaCross, 88, of Suttons Bay, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Munson Medical Center.
George was born March 24, 1936 in Hazel Park, MI the son of Clifford and Matilda (Mentier) LaCross.
George was a self made man who rolled up his sleeves to earn a living. He left home when he was just 16 on Christmas Eve 1952 with a bus ticket out of Traverse City. He arrived at his Uncle Frank’s in Hazel Park at 4 a.m. with 6 dollars and 30 cents to his name. He then moved in with his grandma who told him he needed to pay rent if he was going to live there, so George got a factory job.
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