Background
Haithco was born in Saginaw, Michigan on February 7, 1928 to William Joseph Haithco and Lady Celes Dabney Haithco.
Haithco was born in Saginaw, Michigan on February 7, 1928 to William Joseph Haithco and Lady Celes Dabney Haithco.
He graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1940. After being honorably discharged from the United States Army, he attended Michigan State College, graduating in 1950 becoming a registered pharmacist at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy in 1952.
He spent much of his life in Saginaw County and moved to Fayetteville, Georgia in 1998, but continued to visit Saginaw County parks on trips back to Michigan. His autobiography, From the Farm to the Pharmacist and Beyond, was published in 2007. Haithco died at his home in Fayetteville, Georgia on March 17, 2011 at the age of 88.
Haithco opened Haithco Prescription Pharmacy at 1800 Wadsworth in Saginaw in 1957 following his employment at Kent Drug Store and Saginaw County Hospital.
In 1972, he joined the pharmacy staff at Saginaw General Hospital. Haithco founded the Saginaw County Parks and Recreation Commission in 1969 and served as its chairman from 1972 to 1999.
In 1972, he joined the Board of Directors of the Saginaw General Cr Union, and served as President for ten years. He also served as president of the University Of Michigan College Of Pharmacy Alumni Board Of Governors.