In his remarks to the Lorain-co Bar association, Findley stated, "It has been a happy experience for 15 1/2 years to have been privileged to meet with you as one of the judges. The association has been one dear to my heart. I have never come down here to the courthouse and taken my place upon the bench except with pleasure."
Lorain Countians should be familiar with Judge Findley. He generously bestowed two great gifts to the public: more than 800 acres of farmland near Wellington that became what today is known as Findley State Park; and his beautiful former home on Abbe Road that is decorated so beautifully at Christmas – Finwood Estate.
An interesting guy, Judge Findley. In his first attempt at the bench in 1928, the sitting judges, Webber and Thompson, kicked the crap out of him. When he was elected in 1934, the field was crowded with competitors, by then he was well-known as an ex-prosecutor and lawyer.
ReplyDeleteThe family also owned the west side of Abbe Road, across from Finwood, which they gifted to the Boy Scouts in 1936.
The popular rumor is the judge was cremated with his ashes tossed out an airplane over Findley Park. I was never able to substantiate it with a primary source.
His will is very interesting, it's short and to the point with hardly any instructions other than referring his two children to envelopes containing what I presume, were instructions of some sort. This avoided having the public knowing who received what. His wife's will, in contrast, was modified over and over again. It seems neither of his children, both adopted, inherited any substantial amount of property.
The paper wondered about Judge Findley's replacement. Gov. Lausche appointed Lorain Democrat John Pincura, Jr., who went on to sit for 36 years as both an elected and assigned judge.
They had to call the fuzz to quell a riot at Second Baptist Church? I mean, I know we Baptists are really vocal, but seriously...
ReplyDeleteNo offense to Dan and Don (and the memory of the late judge), but the Baptist stand-off should have been the lead story.
ReplyDeleteGot that right...
DeleteAlan and Buster... We should always be strong in our faith. ;]
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