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Headlee, Richard Harold "Dick"
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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Richard Harold "Dick" Headlee |
| Address |
, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
May 16, 1930
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| Died | November 09, 2004
(74 years)
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| Contributor | ... |
| Last Modifed | David
Nov 15, 2021 10:24pm |
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Married - Army - Latter Day Saints (Mormon) -
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| Info | Richard H. Headlee was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on May 16, 1930. He finished high school in Richfield, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University in 1953.
He served as an officer in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956 and then joined the marketing division of Burroughs Corporation. He became vice president of governmental affairs for the U.S. Jaycees and in 1963 was elected president of the U.S. Jaycees.
In 1964, Headlee moved to Michigan, and in 1965 he was called upon by Gov. George Romney to organize a Christmas gift drive for 8,100 Michigan servicemen in Vietnam. In 1966, he became an advisor to Gov. Romney, and in 1967 and 1968, he worked with the Romney for President Committee.
Dick Headlee became president of Morbark Industries in 1968 and a member of the Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company Board of Directors the same year. He was elected president and chief executive officer of Alexander Hamilton Life in 1972.
In 1978, Dick served as chairman of Taxpayers United for Tax Limitation, an organization that led a successful drive to amend the Michigan Constitution. The "Headlee Amendment," among many provisions intended to limit government and protect taxpayers, banned unfunded state mandates on local units of government and placed a limit on all forms of taxation and government spending. In 1982, he was the Republican nominee for governor of the state of Michigan.
In October 1987, Dick Headlee received a heart transplant at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was chairman of Oakland University and the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, and he served as a bishop, as part of a stake presidency, and as a regional representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan.
In the late 1990s, Dick moved to Utah to enjoy a well-deserved retirement closer to his many sons, daughters and grandchildren. He continued his dedication to the principles of liberty and limited government by serving on the board of the Sutherland Institute, a policy group that studies education, poverty and family issues.
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