Submitted by: Dan Rich

David H. Fox

Sept. 27, 1923 - Sept. 8, 2001

South Bend Tribune 9/11/2001

David H. Fox, 77, of Dogwood Court, South Bend, Ind., formerly of Ann Arbor, Mich., died after an extended illness on Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Hamilton Grove Retirement Community, New Carlisle, Ind. He was born on Sept. 27, 1923, in Akron, Ohio, to Homer Eugene and Mabel Irene (Terman) Fox, who both preceded him in death. After serving in the U.S. Army 86th Blackhawk Division in World War II, he went on to graduate from Purdue University in 1947 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He also received an MBA from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich. He was employed for many years at General Motors in Anderson, Ind., and then at the Ford Motor Company in Michigan until his retirement. He was the recipient of numerous awards for creative work in automotive design, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Ann Arbor.

On June 21, 1947, he married Hilda VanHousen, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Christine Fiordalis of South Bend; two sons, Robert E. Fox of Long Beach, Calif., and Richard D. Fox of Fairview, N.C.; a grandson, David Fiordalis of South Bend; a brother, Philip F. (Phyllis) Fox of Marion, Ohio; and by a niece, Sherry (James) Hofacre of Mansfield, Ohio.

Services and interment will be held at a later date in Bath, Ohio. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 425 North Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601; or to a charity of the donor's choice. The McGann Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.