Milton Weidmayer receives Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

Pictured l-r: Dennis Huehl, Mike Schaible, Milton Weidmayer, wife Janet Weidmayer and Pastor Dave Bucholtz
Story and photo courtesy of Mike Schaible: Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council president.

by Mike Schaible: Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council president, published by Washtenaw County Farm Bureau,  reprinted with permission

Although the annual Ag Banquet was canceled, the Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council recently awarded its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to Milton Weidmayer

Milton Weidmayer is a lifelong resident of Washtenaw County. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1961, he went to work on his family’s dairy farm, where he planned to build a lifelong career in farming. However, after only four years of milking cows, arthritis in his knees forced him to give up on his dream.

He enrolled in Cleary College, where he earned a degree in accounting, then landed a job at a firm in Ann Arbor, where he worked first as an associate and then as a partner until his retirement in 2019.

He has served on the Board of Saline Hospital, is a past-president of the Washtenaw Salvation Army, a trustee of his alma mater, Cleary College, past treasurer of the Saline Kiwanis Club, current treasurer of his church, a Farm Bureau member for 53 years, and for 30 years, the accountant for the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds.

Of all his accolades, perhaps his greatest is being recognized as “the farmer’s friend.” Even after a long day of work at the office, he was never too busy to answer an accounting question, lend a word of advice, or offer a handshake of encouragement, while Janet, his wife of 54 years, stood by his side.

Despite being fearlessly dedicated to his work, his top two priorities were always God and family, having been blessed with four children and nine grandchildren. Milton’s career, as well as his life, can be summed up in the words of Proverbs 21, verse 5 which reads: “While hasty short cuts lead to poverty, good planning and hard work lead to prosperity.”

Congratulations, Milton Weidmayer!

Milton Weidmayer and family. Photo courtesy of Washtenaw County Farm Bureau

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.