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Contents
July 2011
Features
DAC NEWS EDITORIAL
Managing Editor
Megan E. Wilson
Honoring Detroit’s Civil War Contributions - 24
By Mary Rodrique
Graphic Designer
Jill McClure
Contributing Writers
Mary Rodrique, Joseph Cabadas
Albion – One of Michigan’s Historic Colleges - 30
By Mary Rodrique
Contributing Photographers
Kathleen Thompson, Jack Kenny,
Karen Varnas & John Tree
Wyeth Exhibit Showcases Rare Works - 37
pg. 30
Audubon Exhibit in Grand Rapids - 38
By Joseph Cabadas
Web Editor
Chad Wilson
DAC NEWS ADVERTISING
Advertising Manager
Cathy Condino
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Photo Features
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DAC Athletic Awards - 34
Kimberly Woodley
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Mother’s Day at the DAC - 40
Kathleen Thompson
Advertising Assistant
Nancy Rudnick
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
KENNETH H. VOYLES
3Bs Golf Outing - 42
Kathleen Thompson, Megan Wilson
Contact Us
Editorial: (313) 442-1034;
fax (313) 442-1047
Email: [email protected]
pg. 34
Advertising (313) 442-1036;
fax: (313) 442-1047
Email: [email protected]
Departments
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About the Cover
14 Bowling Beat
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President’s Message
16 Blackballer’s Bounce
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Manager’s Message
18 Intermediates
7
Officers Page
19 Fitness Club
8
Newly Elected List
20 Clubs-within-the-Club
10 DAC Committee Reports
22 Heard in the Lobby
12 Beavers Baloney
Copyright by the Detroit Athletic Club and the DAC News 2011
The DAC News (USPS # 19469) is published 12 times annually: monthly September through July, plus a Directory in August.
Periodical postage paid at Detroit, MI and additional mailing offices.
JULY 2011
Volume 96 Issue 7
Published Since 1916
America’s Finest Club Magazine
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: DAC News, Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48226, telephone (313) 963-9200.
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A
solitary moment in the life of a
Union officer – the portrait
that graces this month’s cover –
is a fitting tribute to the
Sesquicentennial of the Civil War being
marked this year in Detroit and across
the country.
Titled “At the Front,” there are several
versions to this painting by American
artist George Cochran Lambdin (18301896) of Philadelphia. This version is a
part of the permanent collection of the
Detroit Institute of Arts, from Studies
made on the Rapidan, 1864-65. The
Rapidan River in northern Virginia runs
from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the
Rappahannock River. It is a prelude to
the Battle of the Wilderness fought in
May 1864 which claimed the lives of
15,000 Union soldiers and 11,400
Confederates.
Lambdin, who worked with the U.S.
Sanitary Commission during the war
distributing medical supplies, visited the
battle site at least twice. The painting is
typical of his scenes of camp life meant
to evoke sentiment and nostalgia.
It was acquired by the DIA in 1959
from Mrs. Janet Ehnes.
A story in this issue tells of Detroit’s
many contributions to the great “war of
the rebellion” that raged 150 years ago.
While no battles were waged here,
thousands of Michigan soldiers fought
and died for preservation of the Union
and the state supported the war effort in
many other ways.
Mary Rodrique
BOARD NOTES
SEAN P. MORAN
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he Spirit of the
DAC”…a great
catch phrase, but
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words after attending the
spectacular DAC 3Bs
golf outing on June 6 at
the Detroit Golf Club.
What makes the DAC so special is
the effort that both members and staff
will commit to make certain that any
event we host is top notch. I am not
certain about the amount of hours that
the 3Bs Golf Outing team of Ted
Gillary, Rob Barr, Tom Reaume, all of
the athletic staff, C.J. Sutton, George
Haggarty, Rick Leonard, John Welsh,
and John Dobbs, but what they pulled
off was simply the best run golf event I
have ever been to. It is this synergy
between members and staff who give
their all to ensure members enjoy
themselves that defines the Spirit of the
DAC.
Those of you who attended the 3Bs
outing this year know what I mean.
Every detail was carried out with
great precision. From the golf bag drop
zone to the delivery of the golf shoes
that each golfer received…the event was
a wonderful way to celebrate being a
member of the DAC.
The event gathered over 400 DAC
members and their guests, and to make
it even more special, the 3Bs made a
$20,000 donation to the DAC
Foundation to support the further
development of the DAC Athletic
Awards.
The donation is a wonderful symbol
of unity between DAC 3B members.
Thank you to all the Beavers, Bowlers,
and Blackballers for their continued
support of all DAC programming. The
3Bs outing is just one of many reasons
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MANAGER’S MESSAGE
J.G. TED GILLARY
Strategic vision critical to our future
O
ur focus in the coming months
and years leading up to the
Clubhouse anniversary in 2015
remains centered on solid strategic
thinking, the overall understanding of our
place in the community and those ideas, values, plans and
programs needed to secure the DAC’s future.
Not all organizations successfully face the complexity of a
strategic vision, but I am happy to say that at the DAC our
Vision 2015 plan truly helps your management team and the
Board to move ahead in a logical and rational fashion to
achieve important goals such as a full membership, service to
and involvement in the community, sharing the DAC’s
amazing story and much more.
Let’s be clear as well that it is our intent to shape the future
with a strategic vision that does not clash with the need to
manage the complex level of tactical details needed to run this
great Club each day. Thankfully, the very success we’ve had
developing and sustaining our vision shows that we are indeed
on the right track.
Besides major DAC renovation projects underway
throughout the Clubhouse this summer, we remain focused
on securing our future through a renewed commitment to
the city. Since our success is closely tied to Detroit our
partnership with groups like the Detroit Entertainment
District Association is critical. This influential group, mostly
made up of DAC members, is striving to improve the
immediate area within the district and the greater Detroit
community.
In fact, the DEDA’s efforts are beginning to show real
results now that the state’s department of transportation has
acknowledged the potential to fund part of our streetscape
plan along Madison Avenue from the exit ramp at I-75/I-375
to Grand Circus Park.
The DEDA, with the DAC at the forefront, is a great
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2011 Detroit Athletic Club
Officers and Board of Directors
SEAN P. MORAN
President
RICHARD DIBARTOLOMEO
1st Vice President
MICHAEL F. OTTAWAY
2nd Vice President
Term Expires 2012
THOMAS A. FABBRI
MICHAEL A. JOHN, JR.
EUGENE F. LOVASCO
SEAN P. MORAN
KENNETH W. PETERSON
NANCY J. VELLA
EUGENE F. LOVASCO
Secretary
NANCY J. VELLA
Treasurer
Term Expires 2013
RICHARD DIBARTOLOMEO
DOUGLAS J. KRIZANIC
ANTHONY J. MAGDOWSKI
GARY MAROWSKE
ALICE R. PFAHLERT
LAWRENCE G. RANCILIO
JEROME F. ROCK
Term Expires 2014
GLEN FAYOLLE
DAVID J. HAMMEL
J. THOMAS MACFARLANE
MICHAEL F. OTTAWAY
GEORGE S. SPONSELLER
DANIEL L. WEST
HOUSE
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Alice R. Pfahlert (C)
Edward A. Assad
Frederick R. Birkhill, Jr.
Adam D. Cheslin
Julie V. Corbett
John J. Daly III
Maureen T. D’Avanzo
Joseph F. Dillon
Sharon T. Finch
Diana S. Golden
Alan J. Kaufman
Mark P. Kochis
James H. LoPrete
Rick McHenry
Giaconda McMillan
Kenneth J. Myers
Joseph P. Schaden
Clyde J. Sutton III
Joseph J. Walker III
Clune J. Walsh, Jr.
John A. Wise
Robert L. Ziegelman
ATHLETIC
Lawrence G. Rancilio (C)
William S. Patterson
N. Charles Anderson
Patrick J. Petz
Joseph S. Bobzin
Michael C. Skaff
Stuart G. Dow
George S. Sponseller
George A. Haggarty
Dewey D. Steffen
Robert D. Heuer
Clyde J. Sutton III
Todd M. Ifkovits
Peg A. Tallet
Lawrence J. Leib
William H. Tripp
Scott R. MacMartin
Douglas A. Troszak
Charles C. Mathews
Lorna G. Utley
Christopher M. Mebus
Carolyn Whistler
Terry M. Wilson
Richard DiBartolomeo (C)
Thomas A. Fabbri
Glen Fayolle
David J. Hammel
Michael A. John, Jr.
Eugene F. LoVasco
Club Committees
All Club Officers are ex-officio
members of all committees
ENRICHMENT
Gary Marowske (C)
Ron Muccioli
Maureen T. D’Avanzo
Peter M. Noonan
Thomas J. Delaney
Jerome F. Rock
Stephen M. Kelley
Sean Stawiasz
H. Bayard Leonard
Michael J. Tauscher
John G. Marshall
James W. Tottis
Clune J. Walsh, Jr.
FACILITIES
COMMUNICATIONS
Douglas J. Krizanic (C) Kenneth L. MacDonald, Jr.
Ronald F. Berli
Daniel N. Roma
William D. Fisher, Jr.
Paul O. Sichert, Jr.
Bryan Fitzgibbon
Marjorie Sorge
John M Jones
Michael R. Szudarek
Marlene H. Kler
Jaclyn S. Trop
Mary Ann Victor
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
David J. Hammel (C)
Linda D. Forte
Thomas J. Azoni
Geoffrey S. Gallinger
Brian E. Bartes
Cheryl Gibson
Thomas H. Bergh
George G. Jerome, Jr.
J. Michael Bernard
Eleanor M. Josaitis
Alex. C. Bieri
Carol A. Kopf
Austin Black II
Donald A. Lindow, Jr.
Robert A. Bury
Renee R. McDuffee
Ken Cockrel, Jr.
Paul J. Meyer
Melinda K. Conway
Kenneth G. Myers
Callahan
Anne Marie O’Neill
Ehrlich J. Crain
Paul R. Rentenbach
Frederick R. Damm
David L. Rogers
Edward Deeb
Brenda L. Schneider
Thomas J. Delaney
Abraham Singer
David M. Di Rita
Benjamin Smith
Randall Fogelman
Nancy J. Vella
Christopher D. Walsh
MARK W. CLEARY
DAC Foundation President
Thomas A. Fabbri (C)
Richard Boswell
Jack M. Bourget
David J. Burton
John E. Chouinard
Vince J. Dattilo
David Esparza
Anthony Galbo
Seth Helfman
Peter J. Johnson
Joseph P. Kaiser V
Paul M. Kavanaugh
Jack W. Lind
Alice R. Pfahlert
William J. Platten
Jason Rhines
Charles T. Robinson
Russel Sykes
Michael J. Tauscher
Ronald E. Whitney
Jeffrey E. Zaleski
David Zmyslowski
FINANCE
Nancy J. Vella (C)
Paul H. Huth
Anthony J. Magdowski (VC)
Walter S. Koziol
Robert J. Bendzinski
Michael K. Lotito
Robert T. Biskup, Sr.
Michael J. Mayette
John L. Boyle II
Steven P. Mellos
Andrew H. Curoe
Sharon A. Pawlik
Robert W. Denner
Philip M. Rice II
John C. Dobbs
Timothy L. Ross
Lynn A. Gandhi
Kim C. Schmidt
Vito P. Gioia II
John C. Smith
Philip M. Goy
Stephen K. Valentine, Jr.
Marita S. Grobbel
James R. Van Dyke
Michael P. Hayden
Salvatore P. Ventimiglia
Anthony J. Magdowski
Gary Marowske
Michael F. Ottaway
Kenneth W. Peterson
Lawrence G. Rancilio
Nancy J. Vella
MEMBERS ACTIVITIES
Anthony J. Magdowski (C)
Meaghan M. McLaud
John D. Dakmak
Charles T. O’Connor
Paul E. Dank
Andrew G. Pollack
Margie Duncan
Richard S. Portwood
Sean Fossee
Lawrence G. Rancilio
Thumper Haggarty
Kent C. Richards
Thomas M.J. Hathaway
Amy Slameka
T. Mark Healy
Drew VanTongeren
Wesley R. Henrikson
Janine R. Vrabel
Sally Werenski
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Michael A. John, Jr. (C)
Frank T. Mamat
Jean N. Chamberlain
Matthew D. Nichols
Deborah A. Condino
Britt-Marie Olofsson
Mary Corrado
Michael F. Ottaway
Timothy F. Couvreur
James B. Perry
Kay Douglas
Andrew G. Pollack
Shane Henry
John C. Prost
Laurie Horvath
Kim C. Schmidt
Carl F. Jarboe
George S. Sponseller
Dennis W. Loughlin
Jason R. Trombley
J. Thomas MacFarlane
John V. Welsh
Andrew M. Malec
Daniel L. West
David Zmyslowski
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Glen Fayolle (C)
Richard DiBartolomeo
Thomas A. Fabbri
Michael A. John, Jr.
Douglas J. Krizanic
Eugene F. LoVasco
Sean P. Moran
Michael F. Ottaway
TECHNOLOGY
J. Thomas MacFarlane (C)
Frank F. Law IV
Janet M. Bobby
Michael J. Mayette
Richard G. Darbyshire
Douglas H. McDonald
Timothy A. Fino
Glenn D. Oliver
Greg Frazier
Jared J. Pomranky
Jason M. Goelde
Tony R. Saunders II
Gary H. Graca
Paul L. Van Der Hoeven II
Anil Kathuria
Anthony J. Widenman III
Justin J. Winkelman
EXECUTIVE MANAGER
CONTROLLER
ASST. SECRETARY
EXECUTIVE CHEF
J. G. Ted Gillary
Timothy Dooley
Mary Russo
Kevin M. Brennan
NEWS
JULY2010
2011
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NEWS
MARCH
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Newly Elected DAC Members
Intermediate Legacy
Resident
Robert L. Bodack
Managing Member
Creative Retirement Plans, LLC
Sponsored by Frank A. Nesi and John C. Prost
Robert Cahill
Executive Vice President
Hospice of Michigan
Sponsored by Walter S. Koziol
and Dorothy E. Deremo
Brian H. Covington
General Manager
Proto Cast, Inc.
Sponsored by James A. Stroh and Sean P. Moran
Scott A. Decius
Attorney
Dailey Law Firm
Sponsored by Brian T. Dailey and John P. Kanan
Lucy Clark Dougherty
Vice President & General Counsel
General Motors Company
Sponsored by Frederick A. Fromm, Jr.
and Victoria McInnis
James H. Harris
Financial Consultant
Sponsored by Nancy J. Vella and Philip M. Goy
Sanford A. Klein
Retired
Sponsored by Thomas L. Bartlett
and William B. Acker
Scott B. Lesher
Owner/President
Corporate Optics
Sponsored by Sean P. Moran and Kelly M. Green
Gary Louis Ran
Chairman
Telemus Capital Partners, LLC
Sponsored by David W. Schostak
and Walter Wolpin
Theodore Schreiber
President DMC Cardiovascular Institute
Detroit Medical Center
Sponsored by Timothy F. Couvreur
and Chad M. Grant
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David G. Solomon
President
Solomon Consulting Group, LLC
Sponsored by Vince J. Dattilo
and James R. Van Dyke
John Sotir
Retired
Sponsored by James W. Tottis and Kenneth B. Katz
James D. Turnbull
Partner
Turnbull Communications
Sponsored by Matthew Turnbull
and Christopher D. Walsh
Resident
Reinstatement
Gerald H. Acker
Lannis Morgan Beale
William F. Haska
Thomas A. Hines
Ahmet R. Karaca
Kevin T. Kenney
Ronald M. Pruette
Intermediate
Charlotte Blank
Manager Social Media
General Motors Company
Sponsored by Alan H. Broad and Marjory G. Basile
Justin R. Jacobs
Owner/Founder
Come Play Detroit
Sponsored by J. Thomas MacFarlane
and Thomas J. McCarthy
Robert Mangiapane
Account Executive
Hartz Insurance Agency
Sponsored by Alex W. Boosalis
and Richard J. Ghersi
Daniel Seder
Financial Advisor
Blue Chip Partners, Inc.
Sponsored by John E. Grenke and Steven L. Rybicki
Meghan Grace Carey
Communications
St. John Health System
Sponsored by Raymond J. Carey and Mark S. Hayduk
K.C. Alexander Miller
Test Engineer
Sakti3
Sponsored by Brandon Malson and Daniel L. West
Non-Resident
Larry Coates
Retired
Sponsored by Daniel W. Darland and Gary E. Corbin
Robert E. Ferguson
VP Global Public Policy
General Motors Company
Sponsored by Frederick A. Fromm, Jr. and Selim Bingol
Mark Matthews
Partner
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
Sponsored by David J. Breen and Darrell Burks
Non-Resident
Reinstatement
Paul R. Andrews
Kenneth W. Kingma
Carol M. Miller
In
Memoriam
James P. Murphy
Resident
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Enrichment
T
he Enrichment Fund Committee continues to receive
additional funding requests as the Club prepares to
celebrate the 100th Anniversary of its Clubhouse in
2015. Gifts to the Enrichment Fund are used to acquire,
protect, present, and enrich the Club’s outstanding art and
architecture, and for special projects to enrich Club life and
member experiences.
Current proposals include funding restoration of the
woodwork in the Grill Room and study work related to
upgrading the Randolph vestibule. Recent supported projects
have included restoration of the Caen stonework in the Dining
Room, the gym railing project, purchase of several additional
artworks, digital archiving historical issues of the DAC News,
and further cataloging the art collection.
The Enrichment Fund Committee evaluates proposals for
expenditures and provides recommendations to the Board.
Proposals for projects within the jurisdiction of other committees,
such as Art and Architecture, typically are referred for comment
by those committees. Some projects present options for partial
or complete funding from other budgets within the Club and/or
from the DAC Foundation. Final authority on expenditures from
the Enrichment Fund rests with the Board.
Thank you for your continued support of the Enrichment
Fund.
Gary Marowske – COMMITTEE CHAIR
Finance
T
he Finance Committee is fortunate to have 20
dedicated members who not only help to steer the
direction of the Club finances, but also provide
feedback to Club management regarding member services. At
the May meeting we discussed the need to let members know
all the various ways that are available to obtain billing
information, account status and pay your DAC monthly
invoice. Below is a summary of some of the current options
available.
Automated electronic withdrawal payments – This is
probably the easiest way to have your monthly bill settled. Once
you supply your account information to the DAC accounting
staff, your monthly bill will be automatically paid (debited from
your account) on the 28th of the month for the previous month’s
bill. By the 28th you would have already received a copy of the
bill in order to review your charges. Currently hundreds of DAC
members enjoy this service. Please email Brenda Cluckey at
[email protected] or call her at (313) 442-1024 to obtain a
form if you are interested.
Online payments – This is another easy way for you to
review your account and settle your monthly charges. Statement
information is available online via the
DAC website as is current charge activity
and previous billing information. After
reviewing your bill online, the option to
pay is available by entering your bank
account number.
Coming soon… statements will be
emailed. This will be another great way to
save time and the environment. We will
continue to provide members the option
to receive their monthly statements in the
mail.
Nancy J. Vella – COMMITTEE CHAIR
Ladies Activities
O
ur visit to the Michigan Design
Center in May included a tour
(it covers a lot of ground) of the
facility, presentations by designers Kristen
Armstrong, Marcia Davis and Tom
Verwest. A delicious strolling lunch was
enjoyed by all.
Breaking news – wallpaper is back!
Definitely not what we all remember, but
beautiful textured wall coverings.
Deciding and sticking to a budget in
any decorating project is a must, plus using
many of the owner’s favorite possessions.
All in all, an interesting, educational and
enjoyable visit.
The fall lineup has a lot to offer:
Sept. 14 – “Rejuvenate Your Looks,”
presentation by a board certified surgeon
Oct. 12 – Fall Fashion Show
(tentative date)
Nov. 8-9 – DAC Holiday Boutique
Nov. 19 – Behind the Scenes at the Parade
Studio
Nov. 22 – Family Safety in Our Changing
World – Led by Lt. Lawrence J. Yatch II
(retired U.S. Navy Seal).
A reminder that there is still time to
attend the Up North Party in Harbor
Springs on Aug. 7-8.
Meanwhile, continue to enjoy the
summer and keep safe.
Sally Henrikson – CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Members Activities
T
he committee is forecasting an
exciting end of summer and
beginning of fall in the Stadium
Pavilion. Kid Rock will have two shows
Aug. 12-13 and there is no better place to
park and dine than the DAC.
The 2011 Lions tailgate season begins
Sept. 18. All football tailgates this season
feature live music from the Sun Messengers
or Kroon. It has been over a decade since
Detroit has seen the Lions play in a
Monday Night football game, but all that
changes Oct. 10. This year experience
Monday Night Football in the Stadium
Pavilion.
The Place…The Party… The Night —
Back to the Club Night is just around the
corner. This strolling reception marks the
official start of the season at our Club.
Don’t miss Detroit’s premier private party
of the year on Sept. 24!
Tony Magdowski – COMMITTEE CHAIR
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DAC Athletic Awards big winner at
3Bs Golf Outing presented by Cadillac
BEAVERS BALONEY
WILLIAM P. SEYMOUR
This 3Bs Golf Outing report was
prepared by George Haggarty
U
nder pristine skies, members of the
DAC Beavers, Blackballers, and
Bowlers (“the 3Bs”) enjoyed a great
day of golf and camaraderie on Monday,
June 6 at the Detroit Golf Club. The outing
was presented by the Cadillac Division of General Motors, and
the DAC Michigan High School and College Athlete of the
Year Awards were the big winners.
Participants played one of the two beautiful Donald Ross
courses at the DGC and enjoyed many other fun aspects to the
day. Golf activities included several skill contests, including the
usual long drive and closest to the pin, hole in one, beat the pro,
and "Wilson" handicap endeavors. A very
successful innovation was the putting contest.
For those whose golf game needed
improvement, there was instruction by the
very capable DGC professional staff, as well as
a separate video opportunity provided by Mike
Callaway of Swing-Tek Golf Academy.
Golfers also received a beautiful pair of
Nike golf shoes and the opportunity to
upgrade to the top of the line shoe for a
nominal amount. There was plenty of food and drink, many
golf and equipment raffle prizes, and the popular Gold Brick
Raffle. The day was a fun filled, jam packed event from start to
finish.
The event was a resounding success financially, thanks to the
terrific support of all the sponsors. In addition to the very
generous support of Cadillac as our Presenting Sponsor, Talmer
Bank & Trust (David Provost) was a Platinum Sponsor and
hosted the outstanding cocktail party on the terrace after golf.
Gold Sponsors included Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Sean
Moran), sponsors of the program book and Brown & Brown
(Gene LoVasco, John Marshall, Dan West), sponsors of the golf
shoes. Ameriprise Financial (Glen Milligan) graciously
contributed to the event as a Silver Sponsor.
Other important sponsors at the Half Gold level included
Aaro Companies (Tom Fabbri), Comerica Bank (Tony
Magdowski), Flame Heating Cooling Plumbing & Electrical
(Gary Marowske), Level One Bank (David Walker and Greg
Wernette), Michigan Evaluation Group (John Welsh and Phil
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Right, the 3Bs chairmen
present Brent Strong with a
recognition plaque for
Cadillac’s Presenting Sponsor
contributions.
Below, Platinum Sponsor
Talmer Bank (Dave Provost)
with the 3Bs chairmen.
Left, the 3Bs chairmen with Gold Sponsor Brown and
Brown of Detroit (Gene LoVasco and Dan West).
Lewis), and Physical Therapy
Specialists (Paul Roubal). Bronze
level sponsors included Jenkins &
Company (Jim Jenkins) and Travel
By Pathfinders (Kristi Lewis).
Employees
Only
(Mario
Apruzzese) again sponsored the
halfway house, and Hennessey Capital (Mike Semanco)
sponsored the driving range. Caniff Electric (Doug Bemis) and
Costaff Services (Mike Bulgarelli) sponsored the putting contest.
Junior Exclusive Sponsors were Air Conditioning Products (Chris
Mebus), Aon (Todd Halsted), Crest Automotive Group (Paul
Alandt and Carrie Way), Doeren Mayhew (Larry Simon), and
Town Pump & Centaur Bar (Sean Harrington).
The 10 par-3 holes on the two courses offered new vehicles to
anyone scoring a hole in one, but there were no winners. Special
thanks to our hole in one sponsors, Corporate Fleet Services
(Mark Snethkamp and Mike Stevens) - three holes, Jack Demmer
Ford (Harold Kuhn) - two holes, Rinke Cadillac (Mike Kahael),
Ray Laethem Buick GMC (Ray Laethem), McInerney Toyota
(Hoot McInerney), Sutton Leasing (Clyde Sutton), and
Tennyson Chevrolet (Kit Tennyson).
Supporting Sponsors included Conner Park Florist (Andy
Adamo) Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki (David Barbour), State Farm
Insurance (David Basch), Colonial Life (Robin Basil), Wines of
Distinction (Jack Bourget), Burton Bros. Contracting (Dave
Half-Gold Sponsors: Aaro Companies (Tom Fabbri), Level One Bank
(Greg Wernette and David Walker), Comerica Bank (Tony Magdowski),
Flame Heating Cooling Plumbing and Electrical (Dennis Meteer),
Michigan Evaluation Group (John Welsh) and Physical Therapy
Specialists (Paul Roubal).
Gold Sponsor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
(DAC President Sean Moran).
Silver Sponsor
Ameriprise
Financial
(Glen Milligan).
Bronze Sponsor Travel by Pathfinders (Kristi Lewis).
Burton), DASI Solutions (Rick
Darbyshire), MHI Promotions (Mike
Harrison), Meadowbrook Insurance
(Brandon Horrocks), Frisbie Moving &
Storage (Leonard See), Strobl & Sharp
(Paul Kavanaugh), Lau & Lau Associates
(Dave Lau), MacDonald Financial
Services (Ken MacDonald, Jr.), Clark
Hill (Tom MacFarlane), Monaghan PC
(Tom McCarthy), O'Keefe & Associates
(Pat O'Keefe), Skidmore Studios (Pat
Petz), Pifer Golf Carts (Scott Pifer),
Pitters Concrete (Phil Pitters),
Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton (Dennis
Rauss), Simmons & Clark (Mike
Simmons), Bank of Birmingham (Jim
Simone), Reising Ethington PC (Dave
Simonelli), Tri-County Urologists (Ron
Wadle), O'Tooles (Keith Wadle), Wells
Fargo (Ted Willett) and Ziebart (Tom
Wolfe).
Hole Sponsors included Adlhoch &
Associates (Scott Adlhoch), Subway
(Nico Ahee), Berger, Ghersi & LaDuke –
two holes (Dave Berger), Arbor Oakland
Group (Harry Brookes), Mills Grabiel
DDS (Jeff Grabiel), George Haggarty,
Metropolitan Bakery (George Kordas),
DAC Basketball (Rick Leonard),
Rehmann (Mike Mayette), Signature
Associates (Chris Monsour), TCF
Bank – two holes (Guy Rau) and
Schellenberg & Associates (Tom
Schellenberg).
In kind sponsors included Arcadia
The 3Bs present a $20,000 check to the
DAC Foundation.
Bluffs Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club,
Forest Dunes Golf Club, Lakeview Hills
Golf Resort (Tom Fabbri), Powerade
(Drew Van Tongeren) and Swing-Tek
Golf Academy (Mike Callaway).
After golf concluded, participants
gathered for the Talmer Bank & Trust
cocktail party and watched the finals of
the heavily subscribed putting contest.
Paul Fershee won the grand prize, with
Drew Ottaway garnering 2nd and 3rd
place, while Mike Williams finished 4th.
The Cadillac sponsored dinner was
enjoyed by all and was followed by
awarding of prizes and recognition of all
who made the event such a success.
Golf prize winners were: Straightest
Drive, North Course – Greg Roberts,
South Course – Larry David; Closest to
the Pin, North Course – Gene LoVasco,
South Course – John Mann; and Wilson
Handicap, North Course – Mike
Bulgarelli, South Course – Steve Mead.
Raffle prize winners are too numerous
to mention, but suffice it to say that many
participants came away with some very
handsome golf and/or monetary prizes!
Staging this event required a great deal
of “behind the scenes” work to prepare
and administer the day's activities.
Recognition was given to the staff of the
DAC, especially Rob Barr, Tom Reaume,
and Illene Lipski for their outstanding
work; to the DGC staff headed by CEO
Todd Beals for their hard work and
cooperation; and to the Sponsorship
Committee, so ably chaired by John
Dobbs, assisted greatly by Clyde Sutton
and John Welsh, and capably augmented
by Robin Basil, Rick Leonard, Ken
MacDonald, Jr., Chris Mebus, Andrew
Mellos, Pat Petz, Dave Simonelli, Drew
Van Tongeren and Ted Willett. Special
mention was made of the efforts of Clyde
Sutton and John Welsh. Chairman
Dobbs did his usual outstanding job of
setting time parameters and driving all
committee members towards their
established goals. John Dobbs has been
very closely involved with every 3Bs golf
event, and his imprint continues to be a
huge factor in the success of the event
each year.
As members of the 3Bs Executive
Committee, Rick Leonard, Clyde Sutton,
and John Welsh worked closely to ensure
a successful event.
One of the purposes of the 3Bs golf
outing is to support the DAC Athletic
Awards which honor some of the finest
scholar athletes in Michigan high schools
and colleges. These awards align perfectly
with the original ideals (and still true
today) of the DAC to support amateur
athletics and the community.
Representing all who supported the
3Bs Golf Outing, the chairs of the 3Bs,
George Haggarty, Rick Leonard, and
Clyde Sutton joined with Brent Strong,
Cadillac District Manager, to present a
check from the 3Bs to the DAC
Foundation for the DAC Athletic Awards
in the amount of $20,000.
Congratulations to the 3Bs for a
successful outing and for their continuing
support of the DAC Athletic Awards.
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Mixed League winners
BOWLING BEAT
MICHAEL A. JOHN, JR.
T
he DAC Mixed Leagues have expanded over
the years growing from one league to two
leagues, then to four leagues.
Each league bowls every other Saturday night during the
fall and winter. The two leagues that bowl each Saturday
night are distinguished as Traditional and Contemporary.
Due to the
growth of the
Mixed Leagues a roll off format was
developed to determine an overall
Mixed League champion.
In order to get into the roll offs
the top four teams in the standings
for each league roll off with the top David and Tracey Janis, Michael and Nicole Newman,
Mark Stackpoole and Allison Grant.
seeded team bowling the fourth
seed and the second seed
bowling the third seed.
The winners of each
match get into round
one of the roll offs.
The 5:30 Traditional
league was represented
the party are the Boswells, Martilottis,
by the Ain’t Too Proud Enjoying
Oshinskys with Patty Marantette.
to Beg team of Harry
and Mary Brookes and
Bill and Leslie Faber and the Roll Me Away team of Jon Walton, Susan Costa,
Leise Rosman and Mike John. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg was victorious and
moved on to round two.
8:15 Traditional had The Miami Vices team of David and Tracey Janis and
Michael and Nicole Newman challenging the Tequila Sunrisers team of Brian
and Heidi Bartes and Dan and Tracey Langlois. The Miami Vices moved on
to face Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.
Editor’s note: Oops, we really messed up last
The Contemporary league at
month’s headline. The Tuesday 8:30 Bowling
5:30 had The Animals team of
League won the Club Championship!
Tom and Nancy Simpson and
Joe and Cheri LaGrasso versus The Four Tops team of Lou and Kathy Ray
and Dave and Cheryle Valpredo, with The Four Tops prevailing.
8:15 Contemporary was represented by Dirty Girl Scouts, Jeff and Nicole
Egdell and Bat and Lynne Seymour. The Brain Erasers team was Kurt and
Carmen Siebenaller and Jack and Cynthia Lind. Dirty Girl Scouts would
challenge The Four Tops.
During round two Ain’t Too Proud to Beg and The Four Tops would
prevail and move on to face each other in the finals with The Four Tops being
crowned as Mixed League Champions.
Following the championship match a fabulous banquet with
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The championship teams included Kathy and Lou Ray,
Cheryle and Dave Valpredo, Mary and Harry Brookes and
Leslie and Bill Faber. The winners were the Four Tops – made
up of the Rays and Valpredos.
Bat and Lynne Seymour, Ehrlich and Yolanda Crain, TJ and
Linda Daniels and Steve and Nancy Vella at the party.
Tom Wolfe, Don and Sandi Cook, Sue and Dan Pienta
and Larry and Paula Griffis.
entertainment was held in the Abbey for all of the
leagues.
Well over 100 Mixed League members attended
with prizes and awards handed out. Congratulations
to our Mixed League team winners.
SIGN UP UNDERWAY
Sign up for all leagues has started; there is room
in all leagues but you need to sign up to join the fun.
General Bowling Chairman, George Haggarty
has invited one and all to the annual Backlot Bash to
be held on Sept. 9.
George promises great food, entertainment and
fireworks.
T HANK Y OU TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS
S PONSORS & S UPPORTERS
OF THE DAC 3B S G OLF O UTING
Presenting Sponsor
Cadillac Division of General Motors LLC
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Talmer Bank & Trust
GOLD SPONSORS
Brown & Brown Detroit
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
1/2 GOLD SPONSORS
Aaro Companies
Comerica
Flame Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical
Level One Bank
Michigan Evaluation Group
Physical Therapy Specialists
SILVER SPONSOR
Ameriprise Financial
BRONZE SPONSORS
Jenkins & Company
Travel By Pathfinders
JUNIOR EXCLUSIVE SPONSORS
Air Conditioning Products, AON, Caniff Electric, Costaff Services, Crest Automotive Group,
Doeren Mayhew, Employees Only, Hennessey Capital, Town Pump & Centaur Bar
Hole In One Sponsors
Corporate Fleet Services (3), Jack Demmer Ford (2), McInerney Toyota,
Ray Laethem Buick GMC, Rinke Cadillac, Sutton Leasing, Tennyson Chevrolet
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Bank of Birmingham, Burton Bros., Clark Hill, Colonial Life, Conner Park Florists, DASI Solutions,
Frisbie Moving & Storage, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., Lau & Lau Associates,
MacDonald Financial Services, Meadowbrook Insurance, MHI Promotions, Monaghan PC, O’Keefe & Associates, O’Tooles,
Pifer Golf Carts, Pitters Concrete, Reising Ethington PC, Simmons & Clark, Skidmore Studios,
State Farm Insurance, Strobl & Sharp, Tri-County Urologists, Wells Fargo, Ziebart
HOLE SPONSORS
Adlhoch & Associates, Arbor Oakland Group, Berger Ghersi & LaDuke (2), DAC Basketball, George Haggarty,
Mills Grabiel DDS, Rehmann, Schellenberg & Associates, Signature Associates, TCF Bank (2)
IN KIND SPONSORS
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club, Forest Dunes Golf Club,
Lakeview Hills Golf Resort, Powerade, Swing-Tek Golf Academy
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BLACKBALLER’S BOUNCE
CHRISTOPHER MEBUS
A look back at
our hoop season
S
ummer is in full swing and many of us are enjoying our
summer activities such as golf, boating, vacationing
and/or just spending time with our families.
Our group has been busy with the 3Bs Golf Outing in June
and the Old Club outing in early July. The courts are still very
active with formal leagues or informal games among friends. We
chose this issue to primarily focus on our end of the season
basketball leagues. I wish everyone a wonderful and healthy
summer. Following is an account of activities for each sport.
HANDBALL
No leagues are scheduled during the summer, but many
players are still playing on Monday and Wednesday. Weather
permitting, a group of players are playing outdoor three-wall
handball at Belle Isle or St. Clair Shores.
SQUASH
The summer heat is no excuse not to get on the court.
Especially with the fun in-house tournaments coming up! On
July 13 we will have the “Timed-Handicap-Quiz” squash
tournament where you will be matching your racquet skills with
your mental ones. And on Aug. 11 we are running the “Race
Against the Clock” event where all your matches will be for 10
minutes flat-out. Kegs will be provided on both occasions, it will
be the justification to swing your racquet. Please see Mick Joint
for details.
BASKETBALL
After almost eight grueling months our
basketball season has come to an end. We
were pleased to see a lot of new members in
the league this year, bringing our numbers
up over 10 percent from last!
Our playoffs started back in March with
all eight teams making the playoffs playing
best-of-three series.
The first rounds consisted of the top
seeded Magic Men led by Bernie “Ice Man”
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The winning hoop team, Magic Men, included Sean Moran, Justin
Remington, Tom Paglia, Andy Curoe, Ryan Gallagher, Joe Kaiser,
Tony Saunders and Bernie Fuhs.
Fuhs against the
number eight seed
Mike “Millen” Evans.
Even with their fearless
leader out for the first
game, the Magic Men
were able to beat And 1
in two games with a
true team effort.
With the second
seed in the tournament, The runners up Grecian Formula team included Hank
Grecian Formula (GF) Brennan, David Janis, Andrew Mellos, Dimitri Vasilos and
captained by Andrew Pat O’Keefe.
Mellos took on the number seven seed Ole Dirty Rhinos led by
Mark “off in the corner” Brown. Game one proved to be tough
and was eventually decided at the free throw line. Dave “6 Fouls”
Janis led the late charge for GF in the last few minutes of the
game earning them the W. Game two was then captured by the
Rhinos after tough play from Gino D’Agostini and Matt
Agnone.
However, Grecian Formula proved to be too much for the
Rhinos in game three beating them pretty easily being led by
Dimitri “Red Shorts” Vasilos and Hank “Hansbrough” Brennan.
In the 3-6 matchup we saw the Rookie Captain Lorron “LJ”
James take on Veteran Laden, led by Captain Ryan “69”
Dempsey… I’ll clarify the 69 by
letting everyone know Ryan scored a
league record 69 points in a game
this year. This series proved to be a
tough one but the shooting of Nick
“Shaker” Aubrey, Andy “Seles”
Penoza and the sheer speed of Matt
“Baby Golic” Earley and Ron
“Judge” Giles proved to be too much
for the Veteran squad.
In the 4-5 matchup we also saw a
good series between The Dynasty led
by Captain Marcus Ivery and Miller
The championship series gets underway.
Time headed by the long
anticipated match-up,
time DAC captain Derron
The Dynasty was
Sanders. The Dynasty won
overtaken by Grecian
the series in two games over
Formula.
Miller Time despite the
Despite trailing for
thunderous SAG defense of
almost the entire first
the former commissioner
game Mellos finally
Mike Miller.
found his shot and
The Dynasty saw some
took down the
nice play from guards Shawn
Airplane just as
Stafford and Ernie LaBara.
Dimitri predicted.
The second round kicked
With their confidence
off with matchups between
still high and Ryan
the Magic Men and Run N’
Hathaway returning
Gun with the Magic Men
from injury The
Championship
game
action
under
the
net.
taking the series in two
Dynasty squad was
games. Sean “Windmill”
determined to take
Moran aka The Blind Side set some game two. The first half was close with
tough screens in the series and with their Grecian Formula leading the way behind
patented Shake N’ Bake pick and roll Pat O’Keefe and his sharp shooting.
scored some nice hoops.
In a fatal mistake The Dynasty called
A tough effort was also put in by Andy for the shot clock starting in the second
Curoe and Joe “Mantrix” Kaiser. On the half and Grecian Formula easily took the
other side of the bracket in a much win in game two to wrap up the series.
The finals turned out to be a re-match
between last year’s captains Mellos and
Fuhs. The stage was set and in game one
the Magic Men proved to be too much
for Grecian Formula. It was close all the
way and both teams were ready to face off
again on championship night.
Game two turned out to not be close
and looked like game four of the LakersMavs series with the Magic Men taking
the title. It was tough play from Ryan
Gallagher who poured in 10 points in the
final game. Albert “Tom” Paglia also
played a nice game off the pine with a fine
shooting performance.
We had a great season this year and a
special thank you to Ernest “Ghost”
Jordan for all of his help with the league
again.
We are looking forward to next year’s
season already. Summer league is also
starting soon so make sure to get signed
up even if you didn’t play in the league
this year.
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INTERMEDIATES
LORRON E. JAMES
Making new friends
and having some fun
H
appy summer
everyone! I
hope
you
have been able to catch
at least one Tigers game this season.
I would like to give a big ‘thank you’
to Chris John and Tom Reaume for
conducting a successful Spring Bowling
League for the Intermediates. This was
used as an icebreaker for new members
just getting their feet wet within the
Club. This is definitely something we
will continue to do in the future.
The joint pool party with the Grosse
Pointe Yacht Club was also a success.
The ‘Saddle Up Soiree’ was well
attended by the DAC Intermediates.
One of our objectives at the beginning
of the year was to enhance
our reciprocal relationships
with other private clubs in the area. I am
proud to say that the Intermediates are
helping lead that charge.
Speaking of enhancing our reciprocal
relationships, we are gearing up for our
annual Intermediate Trip. As I
mentioned before, a large group of us
will be traveling to Chicago on July 22.
Activities include a Cubs game,
dinner and accommodations at the
Union League (#1 City Club in the
U.S.), as well as transportation to and
from Detroit in a luxury motorcoach.
We have linked up with the Union
League’s ‘Younger Members’ council to
join us in our festivities. This will be a
Intermediates enjoy the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club pool party.
prime
opportunity
to
build
relationships with young professionals
similar to ourselves, in a different city. It
is my intention to host the Union
League’s “younger members” at our
Club, as well as the GPYC in the near
future. I want the opportunity to show
off our beautiful city, in hopes they will
want to come back and visit.
Be on the lookout for an exciting
new marketing piece initiated by the
Intermediates Council. It will serve as a
catalyst in attracting new Intermediate
and young Resident members.
18k White Gold Cuff Bracelet
8.24 Carats of Brilliant Cut Diamonds
Daniel J. LaLonde
DAC Member
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Mike Hutchinson, Tim Ross, Drew Miller, Fritz Damm, Ashley Thibodeau, Mike
Stevens, Bob Thibodeau, Peter Stevens and Mary Stevens.
Team DAC conquers
Motor City Triathlon
FITNESS CLUB
L
ed by Blake Kenny, we were joined by
Fritz Damm, Drew Miller, Mike
Stevens, Peter Stevens, Bob
Thibodeau, Ashley Thibodeau, Tim Ross,
Mike Hutchinson, Mike LeVan, Sara
LeVan, Paula Kenny and myself.
All of us had to get
out of bed on that
cold Sunday morning
to plunge in to the frigid Detroit River
for a refreshing swim, followed by a
windy bike ride, and finish off with a
nice run around Belle Isle.
Mike and Sara LeVan.
This triathlon continues to grow in
participation year after year. We had a
great turn out for Team DAC and had
a few laughs during the after party.
When we participate in these events as
a group we represent the DAC and
show our support in the community, as
well as our commitment to athletics. Blake and Paula Kenny.
Please join us for the following
upcoming events:
Detroit Marathon (race & water station) – Oct. 16
Detroit Zoo Race – Sept. 18
Turkey Trot – Thanksgiving Day
We encourage every DAC member to get involved,
participate in our events, make suggestions, and even join the
Fitness Club Board.
Anyone who is
interested, please feel
free to contact Rob
Barr or myself.
SCOTT MACMARTIN
Dave Nicholson, Mike Hutchinson,
Drew Miller, Tim Ross, Ashley and
Bob Thibodeau.
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Wine Society’s
Wyncroft dinner
M
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the DAC
Wine Society
enjoyed a special
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in April.
Tom and Nancy Rost, Marjory and Andrew Basile, Fawn Tobolic
and Wyncroft’s James Lester.
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Past president builds family center legacy
D
an Kelly couldn’t have
known how prescient his
words were that day years
ago while leisurely motoring across the
English countryside with his family.
“I was at the end of a long work
project in England and Rosemary and
three of our four kids came to visit,”
recalled Kelly, a Senior Club member
who served as DAC president in 1983.
“While on a Sunday drive we passed
a big estate with a manor house called
Rose Hill. I told the kids that one day
we’d have a place like that and name it
Rose Hill.”
More than two decades passed
before Dan and Rosemary Kelly
founded their own 372-acre Rose Hill
Center in Holly (MI) as bucolic and
lovely as its English namesake but with a
serious mission.
Inspired by their son, John, a passenger
in the car that fateful day, Rose Hill is a
residential treatment center for adults with
mental illness. Now in its 19th year of
operation, Rose Hill strives to help each
patient achieve his or her highest level of
independence.
Since opening its doors in May 1992,
Rose Hill has graduated over 1,000
individuals, who stay for up to one year
receiving comprehensive psychiatric
treatment and rehabilitation services,
before transitioning back to life in their
own communities.
“John became ill in 1986,” recalled
Kelly, who retired as vice chairman of the
international accounting firm Deloitte &
Touche in 1998. He was formerly
chairman of Touche Ross & Company.
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Rosemary and Dan Kelly with son John in Rose Hill
Center’s greenhouse.
“He was in a local hospital for a couple of
months but they couldn’t diagnose him
and sort of gave up. My company had
New York offices and I inquired about east
coast hospitals.”
After visiting a couple of places, the
Kellys chose a hospital in Connecticut
where John, then 26, was diagnosed with
paranoid schizophrenia – a chronic
mental illness in which a person loses
touch with reality, often having delusions
and hearing voices that aren’t real.
“He was there almost two years. It got
to a point where he was doing better, but
he still needed treatment and
rehabilitation,” said Kelly, also the father
of daughters Mary Jo, Patricia and
Theresa.
Next the Kellys located one of just two
mental health rehabilitation centers in the
country in Massachusetts, where their son
spent nearly another two years.
“Within weeks we could see quite
an improvement in John,” said Kelly.
“But we were advised not to bring
him home because he’d become too
dependent even though he was
functioning well.”
No doubt the Kellys’ professional
backgrounds played a role in what
came next. He, a magna cum laude
graduate of Notre Dame, courted by
eight major accounting firms upon
graduation, she a Mercy College
graduate and one-time schoolteacher,
decided to be proactive.
“I got the idea, why not try to
replicate the rehabilitation center in
Massachusetts,” Kelly said. “We began
talking to the psychiatric community
in the Detroit area. They thought it was a
great idea but no money was offered.”
Added Rosemary, vice chairman of the
Rose Hill Board: “God used us as an
instrument. When John became ill
nothing like this was available here.”
Through business and social
connections, hard work and dedication,
the Kellys were able to raise enough funds
to buy a sprawling working farm in Holly
boasting Oakland County’s biggest barn
and make their dream come true not only
for John, but a larger community not
being served.
Studies say 26 percent of American
adults (or 57.7 million) experience mental
illness in any given year. Yet the onset of
John’s illness coincided with a shift from
publicly operated psychiatric institutions.
Michigan housed more than 20,000
patients in psychiatric hospitals in the
early 1960s but by 1975 less than 5,000.
“Beyond the challenge of trying to get the necessary funds
together to buy the land and build the facility there was the
challenge of getting the right staff and leadership on board,”
said Kelly, at 75, still active as chairman of the Rose Hill Board.
“Our president Ben Robinson is an outstanding leader.”
The Kellys also have high regard for the staff of 65 – doctors,
nurses, dietitians and support workers who treat the patients
who currently come from 28 states. Three buildings house the
basic rehabilitation program, two more for extended residential
care and additional townhouses for transitional living.
As part of their therapy, patients work with animals in the
barn – everything from steers and cows to alpacas, sheep, emus
and chickens.
“We take people quite seriously ill with schizophrenia,
bipolar disorders, serious clinical depression, schizo-affective
disorders and borderline personality disorder through a
comprehensive program that includes low stress work, social
and recreational activities, the right mix of medications and
bring them back to life,” said Kelly. “Some were hospitalized 15
or 20 times before they came to us. In general our record is very
good; not many have to go back in treatment.”
John, now 50, lives and works at the center.
“He has a home on campus and he’s doing well,” said his
father.
The Kellys, who reside in Bloomfield Hills, will celebrate
their 55th wedding anniversary in August. In addition to four
children, they have nine grandchildren.
Kelly calls his wife “the heart and soul of Rose Hill. We have
an excellent professional staff but she looks after all of the
facilities, the housekeeping, the furnishings.”
Added Rosemary: “I play a role as a mother and grandmother
to the people. I’m the hugger and encourager. I have the job of
keeping the decorating and upkeep up to par. I love doing all of
that. I want it to be a home for our residents.”
In mid May the Kellys were gearing up for the Rose Hill
Flower Fair, including a flower sale, alpaca and sheep shearing
demonstrations in the barn, live music and a play.
“What the staff brings out in our residents is awesome. The
talent is unbelievable,” Kelly said.
Although he was active for many years as a land Beaver and
DAC bowler, Kelly said that he doesn’t get to the Club as much
as he’d like to these days.
Asked if he considers Rose Hill Center his legacy, Kelly
paused.
“Well, we don’t talk about it but yes we would,” he finally
said. “We have been told that Rose Hill is the best treatment
center of its kind in the country and we want that to become
widely known.”
Mary Rodrique
We’d love to hear about interesting members, their accomplishments,
interests or careers for future “Heard in the Lobby” items. Please send
your information to [email protected] or call (313) 442-1034.
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150th Anniversary
Detroit
and the
Civil
War
T
Remnants of a battle flag of the 2nd
Michigan Infantry shows major engagements
the unit fought in during the Civil War. Photo
from the Burton Historical Collection, DPL.
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his year marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War
and across Michigan nearly 20 exhibits and 40 special
events are planned, from an Abraham Lincoln exhibit at
the Plymouth Historical Museum to an interactive display with
100 artifacts at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Lectures,
battle reenactments and Civil War Days at Fort Wayne in
Detroit are among the 150th anniversary celebrations. The
Detroit Historical Museum plans a special event (July 26)
highlighting Detroit’s role in the Underground Railroad, while
the most extensive exhibition ever assembled from the Civil
War holdings of the National Archives is on view at The Henry
Ford through Labor Day.
By Mary Rodrique
A
lthough no Civil War battles
were fought here Michigan sent
90,000 soldiers and more than
$1.5 million to help preserve the Union
and bring an end to slavery in America’s
“war of the rebellion” that raged from
1861 to 1865.
The war predated the first Detroit
Athletic Club by more than two decades,
yet a few of the club’s earliest members
fought for the Union while others
supported the efforts at home.
“Michigan’s enthusiastic response to
the war reflected an ardent belief in
preserving the United States,” said Joel
Stone, curator for collections for the
Detroit Historical Society. “Fort Wayne
served as a training base and the primary
muster point for units from all over
Michigan.”
Because of deteriorating relations
between the Federal government and
Great Britain, Fort Wayne was also
considered a primary defensive post in the
event that Britain attempted another
invasion, according to Stone. It also
served as a recuperation facility for
injured soldiers returning from the
battlefront. Built in the 1840s, Fort
Wayne saw troops reporting for duty in
every military conflict from the Civil War
through Vietnam.
“Historians generally point to the Civil
War as the event that galvanized an
amalgam of separate states into a nation,”
said Stone. “Detroiters and Michiganders
were clearly dedicated to that principle,
and backed their convictions with their
lives.”
Detroit prepares
Shortly after the first shots were fired
on Fort Sumter in April 1861, echoes
reverberated far beyond Charleston
harbor.
“Detroit’s reaction was reflected across
the state,” said Stone. “Thousands
answered the call almost immediately
assembling more than twice the troops
the President requested following the
attack on Fort Sumter. Michigan soldiers
were involved in every major campaign
and hundreds of battles and skirmishes.”
Less than a week after the fort’s
surrender, all military and civil officials in
Detroit were called to a meeting at the
U.S. Post Office at Griswold and Larned
to take an oath of allegiance and hear
patriotic speeches.
A photo from that day, April 20, 1861,
shows hundreds of men, many arriving
by horse and carriage, others standing on
rooftops, for the oath swearing
administered by the Honorable Ross
Wilkins, U.S. attorney. At the end of
Griswold Street the old state Capitol
building is visible.
Above, the 2nd Michigan drills on the grounds of Fort Wayne in
1861. Left, an unidentified company of recruits (possibly 2nd
Michigan) outside of Fort Wayne in 1861. (Burton Collection photos)
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Above, officers of the 24th Michigan Infantry that fought so gallantly at Gettysburg (Burton
Collection).
Left, a post-Civil War poster honors Company F of the 24th Michigan, which included volunteers
from Detroit, Dearborn, Plymouth and other area communities. (Courtesy Bentley Historical
Libary, Ann Arbor).
Michigan was the first state west of
the Alleghenies to send troops to
Washington D.C. The men of the First
Michigan marched from Fort Wayne to
Campus Martius where, before a huge
crowd, they were presented their regiment
colors in a public ceremony on May 11,
1861 – two days before departing for the
front.
“The timely arrival of the First
Michigan Infantry in Washington D.C.
as Confederate troops advanced on the
capitol caused President Lincoln to
reportedly say ‘Thank God for
Michigan,’” Stone said.
The Michigan First fought valiantly at
the first Battle of Bull Run, losing 117 of
500 officers and men.
From Detroit alone 6,000 answered
the call to defend the Union over the four
years of turmoil. During the brutal
conflict, 15,000 Michiganders lost their
lives in battle or to disease.
“Detroit officials decided in July 1862
to pay a bounty of $50 for each single
man and $100 for each married man who
volunteered,” wrote historian Arthur
Woodford in “This is Detroit: 17012001.” “In all more than $200,000 was
paid by the city during the war. Detroit
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was also a principal
distribution point for
supplies from Michigan
farms and towns.”
While the Civil War has been the
subject of countless books, movies and an
acclaimed documentary series, Detroit’s
role in that historic era is less examined.
Although the war was fought long before
the Detroit Athletic Club came into
existence, there are connections to both
the original and modern day Club.
Alger, Jr., an executive of Packard Motors,
was also a DAC member. Their Grosse
Pointe estate became the Grosse Pointe
War Memorial honoring veterans of
World War II.
Captured by rebels, Pingree was held
in the notorious Andersonville prison
near Americus (GA) before escaping
during a roll call prisoner exchange. He
returned to his Massachusetts regiment
and fought until Gen. Robert E. Lee’s
surrender at Appomattox.
After the Civil War,
Club connections
Pingree,
originally
The original DAC
from Maine, founded
membership roster includes
the Pingree & Smith
at least three Civil War
Company in Detroit,
veterans: Russell A. Alger,
which became one of
Sr. (an honorary member),
the most prominent
Frank J. Hecker and Hazen
shoe manufacturers in
S. Pingree.
the country. He served
Commissioned a second
four terms as Detroit
lieutenant in the 2nd
mayor, until 1896,
Calvary, Alger was involved
and gained national
in over 60 battles, wounded
attention for his social
four times and led the first
programs in the
Union
troops
into Russell Alger, Sr. (left) with Hazen Pingree depression of 1893.
in a post-Civil War image seen arriving by
Gettysburg on June 28, train
Pingree was elected
in Detroit. (Burton Collection)
1863. He later became a
Michigan governor in
lumber baron and railroad owner with a 1897, serving two terms.
distinguished career in politics.
A statue of Pingree stands in Grand
Alger served as Michigan governor, Circus Park inscribed “The idol of the
U.S. senator and Secretary of War under people.”
William McKinley. His son, Russell
Born in Freedom (MI), Hecker joined
the Union army at 18 and rose to the
rank of sergeant. He recorded court
martial proceedings for the Missouri
Infantry Regiment Company K, the 41st
Missouri Infantry (Hecker’s family had
moved from Michigan to Missouri when
he was an infant).
Later Hecker and Charles Lang Freer
organized the Peninsular Car Company, a
tremendously successful manufacturer of
railroad freight cars, in Detroit, a major
railroad center after the Civil War.
In the Spanish American War, Hecker
was commissioned a colonel of
volunteers, then chief of transportation.
He was appointed by Teddy Roosevelt to
the Panama Canal Commission in 1904
and was also a Detroit Police
Commissioner. Today he’s remembered
for the French Renaissance chateau-style
mansion on Woodward at Ferry.
Designed in 1891 by DAC architect
Louis Kamper, the Hecker house is listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places.
The Union’s most famous general,
Ulysses S. Grant, lived in Detroit between
1848 and 1851 while commander of the
Detroit barracks at Gratiot and Mt.
Elliott. According to historian Woodford,
Grant once fell on ice in front of a dry
goods store owned by Zachariah
Chandler and unsuccessfully sued the
Detroit merchant. Later Chandler
became a Republican Party leader and
President Grant’s Secretary of the Interior.
Three others with significance to the
war effort were fathers of DAC members
Divie B. Duffield, Henry B. Joy and John
Owen. All three sons were members of
both the original and modern DAC; Joy
and Owen were charter members of the
1915-era Club.
Club member Divie Duffield, an
Olympic medalist in rowing and Spanish
American War veteran, was the son of
Colonel Henry M. Duffield and nephew
of General William W. Duffield, Civil
War veterans. Henry enlisted in August
1861 as a private in the 9th Regiment,
Michigan volunteers and quickly was
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promoted to lieutenant, and later to
adjutant general.
The brothers fought rebel forces at
Murfreesboro (TN) where both were
wounded and captured, but later
exchanged. During the campaign from
Chattanooga to Atlanta, Colonel
Duffield was acting provost marshal.
In later years he was an attorney for the
Detroit Board of Education, a Detroit
city counselor, and a brigadier general in
the war with Spain, where he fought
valiantly until contracting yellow fever.
Divie Duffield’s mother, Isabella, was
an organizer and first president of the
Ladies Soldiers Aid Society founded on
Nov. 6, 1861. It’s said to have been the
first organization of its kind in the
country. Members visited soldiers in
hospitals and sent packages of supplies to
the sick and wounded, according to a
Clarence Burton book published in 1922.
In April 1862, John Owen, father of
the DAC’s running star John Owen, was
elected president of the Michigan Soldiers
Relief Association formed by residents of
Detroit. In addition to sending packages
to soldiers, the association supported the
Soldiers Home.
according to a 1943 book written by
DAC member George Stark.
“The streets of Detroit were alive with
men in uniform, none of whom had any
conception of the magnitude of the task
that stretched ahead and bitter tragedy to
come,” wrote Stark.
The Michigan 24th, composed almost
entirely of Detroit and Wayne County
residents, trained at the old fairgrounds at
Woodward and Canfield. In 1887 those
same grounds became the home of the
original DAC clubhouse and athletic
fields that spawned numerous world
record holding amateur athletes.
The 24th left Detroit for Washington
on Aug. 29, 1862 1,027 strong. It was
assigned to the Army of the Potomac and
took part in the battle of Fredericksburg
Michigan heroes
New Detroit soldiers gather at the city post office on April
20, 1861 for the oath of allegiance. (Burton Collection)
When the illustrious Michigan 24th
infantry regiment was recruited at a
gathering on the Campus Martius July
15, 1862, James Joy, father of early DAC
president Henry Joy, was among the
speakers who roused the crowd,
Presentation of the colors to the 1st
Michigan Infantry at Campus Martius
in May of 1861. (Burton Collection)
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and then assigned to the “Iron Brigade”
one of the first commands to be engaged
in the Battle of Gettysburg.
“The 24th Michigan Infantry suffered
a casualty rate of 80 percent on the
hallowed battlegrounds of Gettysburg,”
wrote Jack Dempsey in the newly
published “Michigan and the Civil War.”
Only 99 men remained with their flag
out of 496 after the first day of battle but
they helped slow the Confederate advance
on Gettysburg and allowed Union forces
to gain a position
for victory.
Commanding
officer Brigadier
General Solomon
Meredith, severely
wounded in the
battle, wrote from
Col. Henry M. Duffield
a
Washington
hospital to one of his colonels “No troops
ever fought with more bravery than did
those of the 24th Michigan.”
New recruits after Gettysburg brought
their numbers back to full strength and
the regiment served as a funeral escort for
President Lincoln in Springfield (IL) on
May 4, 1865. Today a historic marker on
Woodward near Cadillac Square salutes
their bravery.
By the war’s end, Michigan soldiers
brought home 123 flags which had been
captured from the enemy. The flags were
a feature of the July 4, 1866 celebration
and parade of Michigan’s decimated
regiments through Detroit streets.
Today, 150 years after the war that
often pitted brother against brother,
father against son, Detroit has several
monuments as remembrance. They
include a equestrian statue of Gen.
Alpheus Williams on Belle Isle. Author
Dempsey noted “Williams never rose
above brigade rank but was one of the
most reliable officers of the war. With the
statue the people of Detroit compensated
for a lack of national recognition.”
Perhaps best known is the bronze and
granite Michigan Soldiers and Sailors
monument in Campus Martius.
Dedicated in 1872, it was one of
America’s first Civil War memorials and
among the oldest examples of public art
in Detroit.
Crowned by an allegorical 11-foot
representation of Michigan, a female
warrior in winged helmet holding a
sword and shield, a tablet below reads:
“Erected by the people of Michigan in
honor of the martyrs who fell and the
heroes who fought in defense of liberty
and union.”
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Historic Albion College
Liberal arts school
spans 175 years
By Mary Rodrique
T
he old adage “good things come
in small packages” might seem
an odd way to describe an
institution of higher learning, but it’s an
accurate assessment of Albion College.
With just 1,600 students, Albion is
smaller than many suburban high
schools. Yet this private liberal arts school
founded 175 years ago 90 miles west of
Detroit by early Methodist settlers is
consistently ranked a top college by U.S.
News and World Report, the Princeton
Review and Forbes. It also has maintained
long ties with the DAC.
Graduates include Rhodes and
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Fulbright scholars, prominent
surgeons, politicians, professors,
authors, the former Michigan
Superintendent
of
Public
Instruction and the recently
retired chairman of Newsweek,
Top, the Albion campus today. Above, students and faculty during the
who was the commencement groundbreaking of the Charles Stockwell Library in 1938. All photos
courtesy of Albion College.
speaker last spring.
“It’s a challenging time for
higher education with funding cutbacks
Through the years many DAC
but we’re growing the college and dealing members have graduated from Albion
with the financial aspects of the and served on its board, including 1930srecession,” said Stephen Greenhalgh, a era Club member Stanley Kresge, son of
Club member since 1983 and an Albion 1915 DAC member Sebastian S. Kresge,
trustee with deep ties to the school.
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A philanthropist and chairman
of Metropolitan United Methodist
Church of Detroit, Stanley was the
father of Bruce Kresge, a DAC
member in the 1950s. Board
chairman
of
the
Kresge
Foundation, Bruce Kresge was an
Albion graduate and a trustee like
his father.
A prestigious honors program at
the college is named for another
Students conduct a lab experiment in 1925.
illustrious DAC member of old.
Among Albion’s half dozen
institutes, centers and programs, the many areas, mainly law and medicine but
Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program, many others have excelled in business and
named for the late U.S. Senator so on.”
instrumental in the building of the
Greenhalgh’s family has several
Mackinac Bridge, was dedicated in 2004 connections to the school near historic
in a ceremony attended by his son. A Marshall. Both of his parents are alumni
native of St. Ignace, Brown was chairman and a relative on his father’s side, Samuel
of the Detroit Edison Company and a Dickie, a Methodist minister, was “one of
Club member from 1945-54.
the most influential presidents the college
Brown Honors program students have ever had,” serving from 1901-21.
won awards including a National Science
“Some students thrive in a smaller
Foundation research grant and a number environment; that’s what appealed to
of Fulbright fellowships.
me,” said Greenhalgh, a partner in the
“We’ve got academic programs intact downtown Detroit law firm Bodman
and growing,” said Greenhalgh, a 1974 LLC. “You knew all of the professors. I
Albion graduate. “We’ve introduced a wasn’t a Big 10 quality athlete but I could
career readiness model to prepare students play baseball there.”
for the working world. We have full
Today Greenhalgh serves on the
professors dedicated to teaching and Albion Board with another alumnus and
input from clergy that helps us fulfill the DAC member, Dan Musser, president of
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Mitchell with Prentiss Brown, Jr. at
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DAC member Prentiss Brown.
Below, the Brown family in an
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center and junior at far right.
So confident is the school in that
mission that it recently launched what it
calls the Albion Advantage. Beginning
with the freshman class of 2010 the
school officially pledged to make students
job-ready by graduation, through
college after graduating from boarding internships, networking with over 20,000
school in Connecticut.
Albion alumni, and opportunities for
“My counselor suggested Albion and I enhanced career counseling.
liked it from the get-go,” said Musser, a
If they fail to get a job in their field or
1986 Albion graduate who joined the run into other obstacles, graduates who
DAC in 1993. “I liked the intimacy of have maintained at least a 3.0 grade point
smaller classrooms. More
average can return (up to two
importantly, I was impressed
years after graduation) for a
by the professors and the
semester of free non-credit
students I met during the
study and access to a broad
interview process.”
range of career services.
In his third year as an
“Parents are concerned with
Albion trustee, Musser
the cost of a liberal arts
admits there are many
education, is it worth the
challenges, “but the great
investment?” said Randall.
thing is we have these
“We’re giving assurances to
Albion President
wonderful pre-professional
families, and some comfort.”
Donna Randall.
programs and a well deserved
While the pledge is new, its
reputation for a quality experience. The fundamentals are as old as the college –
good news is that there is light at the end which has always been focused on
of the tunnel by sticking to what Albion preparing students as analytical thinkers,
does so well.”
able communicators, and creative
Donna Randall, Albion president problem solvers.
since 2007, sees two reasons for the
“There is almost a magic that takes
college’s sustained success.
place here, with strong academics and
“Historically we’ve always had strong dedicated faculty,” said Randall.
faculty and student ties; the intensive “Something in this intellectual
interaction is phenomenal to see,” she environment allows graduates to be
said in a recent interview conducted in successful.”
the DAC News office. “The second thing
Albion’s roots are older than the state
is we have a strategic plan that blends of Michigan. On March 23, 1835
liberal arts with career readiness. Very few Methodist settlers in Spring Arbor
liberal arts colleges are doing this.”
Township obtained a charter for the
Spring Arbor Seminary. The
Beta Kappa, established a
foundation for a building
chapter at Albion in 1940,
was started but abandoned
at the time it was only the
in the Panic of 1837. That
second school in Michigan
same year Michigan became
with a chapter and the first
a state and the legislature
at a liberal arts college.
approved a request from the
It was the personal touch
college trustees to move the
that DAC Board Director
The Jerome Rock family at Michael Jerry Rock, father of two
seminary to Albion.
Jerome’s graduation. He is now an
With 60 acres donated Albion student trustee.
recent Albion graduates,
by Albion pioneer Jesse
liked best about the school.
Crowell, the cornerstone for the first
“The president of the college knew
building was laid in 1841. Two years later students on a first name basis; the scale
the first classes were held in a local was right for our kids,” said Rock, whose
Methodist church at daughter Meredith graduated in 2007,
what was then called and son Michael in 2010, both with
Wesleyan Seminary. By degrees in economics.
1844 the first structure
“Albion went to great lengths to
used for instruction, involve parents during the freshman year
called the Central orientation,” Rock said. “That set us up
building, was finished. for what to expect, what our kids would
Just six years later be experiencing, what we should do to
Stephen Greenhalgh,
the Albion Female adjust. It was a very personal touch.”
an Albion trustee.
Collegiate Institute was
After graduation Meredith attended
founded and the two schools began to the University of London before settling
merge programs in 1857. By February in Chicago where she works in marketing
1861 both schools were completely for an Italian ceramic tile manufacturing
united under the name Albion College, company.
authorized by the state to confer four-year
Michael, an Intermediate DAC
degrees to men and women.
member currently in law school at Wayne
Today Albion has 23 academic State University, is one of two appointed
departments, from anthropology to student trustees at Albion.
women’s studies, with pre professional
“He just finished his first year of a two
programs in engineering, law and year term,” said his father, Jerry Rock.
medicine.
“It’s an incredible chance to understand
The nation’s oldest honor society, Phi the role of trustees in action, a
phenomenal opportunity. For the
student who would thrive in a smaller
environment, Albion is a great place.”
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Above, DAC President Sean Moran with
High School Athletes of the Year
Sara Driesenga and Clay Youngquist.
Left, DAC President Sean Moran with
College Athletes of the Year
Lexi Zimmerman and Brandon Eckerle.
T
he Detroit Athletic
Club continues its
vital role in the city
and
state’s
athletic
communities hosting the
annual DAC Athletic
DAC President Sean Moran
welcomes athletes and guests Awards to benefit the
to the awards ceremony.
March of Dimes.
The annual event took place at the Club on
May 9 with the presentation of two DAC awards
– the 15th annual Michigan High School Athlete
of the Year Award (MHSAY) and the Michigan
College Athlete of the Year Award.
The Club again hosted the gala event with a
star-studded awards ceremony featuring master of
ceremonies George Blaha and hosted by DAC
member Dan Follis.
The evening was sponsored by the DAC and
other important Detroit organizations.
This year’s high school award recipients were
Sara Driesenga (Hudsonville High) and Clay
Youngquist (Battle Creek Lakeview High). They
were chosen from among 12 nominees (six male
and six female athletes) based on both athletic and
academic success.
Brandon Eckerle, of Michigan State University,
and Lexi Zimmerman, of the University of
Michigan, were given the sixth annual DAC
college awards.
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Nominated high school athletes with DAC President Sean Moran.
“We are honored to support these
fine young men and women. We
congratulate them on their numerous
achievements,” said DAC President Sean
Moran. “They are outstanding citizens
and very gifted athletes.”
The DAC’s support of the awards is
one way the DAC Foundation gives
back to the community, Moran said.
“In addition to the awards this evening,
our DAC Foundation offers scholarships
to all of these deserving individuals.”
Dan Follis with Joel Seddon, one of the high
school nominees.
George Blaha interviews award winner Sara Driesenga.
High School Athletes of the Year
CLAY YOUNGQUIST
A senior at Battle Creek Lakeview High School, Youngquist has
earned a long list of state, national and international honors for his
swimming skills. He has been named Michigan Interscholastic
Swim Coaches Swimmer of the Year, Battle Creek Enquirer Athlete
of the Year and holds state records in the 50, 100 and 500 freestyle
and 200 freestyle relay. Youngquist has signed a letter of intent with
the 2010 NCAA Champion University of Texas swimming
powerhouse.
SARA DRIESENGA
A senior at Hudsonville High School, Driesenga is a three-peat all
state softball player and has been named Softball Player of the Year
by the Detroit Free Press, Gatorade and ESPN. She has broken
three school records including hits, home runs and batting average.
Maintaining a 4.07 GPA and ranking 7th in her class, she has
accepted a full athletic scholarship to the University of Michigan.
Tom Markowski, John DiLaura, Mike John, Sean Moran,
Bruce Birger and Tony Magdowski.
Elliot Forsyth, John Banchy, Laura
Loughridge and Sean Moran.
Athletic award winners Clay Youngquist, Sara Driesenga, Brandon Eckerle and
Lexi Zimmerman with DAC President Sean Moran and Michigan Hall of Fame
Executive Director Jim Stark.
College Athletes of the Year
BRANDON ECKERLE
Michigan State University outfielder, Eckerle has been honored with
the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as well as Big Ten Player of the
Week. Owning a 3.98 GPA, Eckerle is majoring in General Business
Administration. He has served as a member of the Michigan State
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has been named an
Academic All-American by the College Sports Information
Directors of America for his outstanding athletic and academic
achievements.
LEXI ZIMMERMAN
University of Michigan phenom volleyball player, Zimmerman has
received All-Big Ten first team honors three times. Additionally, she
has been recognized as Big Ten Player of the Week three times and
Michigan Female Athlete of the Year. The three-time Academic AllBig Ten holds a 3.34 GPA and received the 2009 Bates-Deskin
Award, a U-M honor for a junior who excels in academics and
athletics while being a very well rounded individual.
Other High School Award Nominees
Dan West, Diane Laffey, Samantha West and
Tom Fabbri.
Shon and Zachary Powell, Tom Fabbri,
Nancy Barutt and Ryan Bradley.
Right, Thomas
Wilcher with
Steve Milles.
Female Athletes
Male Athletes
Nicole Elmblad – LaSalle High
Jordan Fish – North Branch High
Alexandra Lovell – Marian High
Katie Thibideau – Marian High
Morgan Zebley – Brighton High
Patrick Lucas-Perry – Powers Catholic
Joel Seddon – St. Clair High
Derek Sievers – Byron Center High
Kishon Wilcher – Cass Technical High
Feerooz Yacoobi – Dearborn High
Left, Rick
DiBartolomeo
with Brian and
Luc Krasicky.
Brian Bartes and
Gary Marowske.
Jim Stark, Eddie Murray and
Laval Perry.
Left, Jack and Mike Comsa, Chas
Chandler and Alex Lambert.
Mike Ottaway, John Dunwoody and Bill McCoy.
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Kay Agney, Teresa Baker, George Haggarty and
Michele Rambour.
Jim Bieri and Tony Magdownski.
Eugene LoVasco with Jennifer and
Scott Adlhoch.
Laval Perry,
Victoria Lucas-Perry,
Ray Scott, Evelyn Lucas
and Martha Walker.
Right, Jim Rohde,
George Blaha and
Bill Lewis.
Dave Marvin, Jim LaHaie, Bruce Birger, Leonard See,
Tom Wolfe and John Marshall.
Cody, Blaise, Sharon and Glen Fayolle.
Left, Chuck Gabel,
Doug Krizanic and
C.J. Sutton.
Right, Bill Lewis,
John Marshall,
Justin Winkelman,
Chris Walsh and Dan Follis.
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he Flint Institute of
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to an American icon’s
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“Something Waits Beneath It –
Early Works by Andrew Wyeth,
1939-1969.”
An intimate look at roughly
30 early and seldom seen works
by the young Wyeth includes
watercolors of coastal Maine and
eastern Pennsylvania produced
from 1939 through the 1960s. “Blue Door” is among the early works
Realist painter Andrew Wyeth of Andrew Wyeth on view at the Flint
Institute of Arts. (Andrew Wyeth,
(1917-2009) was one of the best Delaware Art Museum, Special
known American artists of the Purchase Fund, 1952.)
mid-20th century.
All of the works in the exhibition in Flint, which runs
through Aug. 7, are on loan from the Delaware Art Museum.
His best known painting, Christina’s World, is in the
collection of the Modern Museum of Art in New York City.
Wyeth was the son of renowned illustrator N.C. Wyeth (18821945), whose pictures adorn classic books including Treasure
Island, The Last of the Mohicans and The Yearling, and the
father of painter Jamie Wyeth (1946).
His only grandchild, Victoria Browning Wyeth, has been a
docent of her grandfather’s art since she was 15, when she began
giving walking tours at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine.
She also lectures extensively throughout the United States and
abroad.
“The works in this exhibition are rare; early and very intimate
pieces,” said John Henry, director of the Flint Institute of Arts
(FIA). “Some of them are images that he has drawn or colored
in on the margins of letters that can still be read. This exhibition
provides a rare glimpse into a very well known artist on how he
composed his thoughts as well as his images. There are also some
watercolors, magnificent paintings created before 1964.”
Nearly a dozen illustrated letters, with 18 watercolors and
ink sketches, shed light on the observations of the artist such as
napping dogs, a bowl of holly, or a nearby stream. These objects,
animate and inanimate, often disappear from his finished
paintings.
This group of early work is replete with the artist’s imagery
of weathered architecture, subtleties of landscape and light and
unexpected viewpoints. Ranging from casually glimpsed to
deeply studied, Wyeth’s scenes are born of close observation,
memory and mastery of line.
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Audubon
exhibit nests in
Grand Rapids
By Joseph Cabadas
T
he name Audubon is linked to the study of birds much
like Webster is linked to dictionaries, Edison to
electricity or Ford to cars.
John James Audubon was a pioneer in the 19th century when
he decided to create and publish his full color, life-size drawings
of American birds. His work and appeal still resonates with the
public today.
Offering the public a unique opportunity to see 30 of
Audubon’s 435 hand-colored prints, the Grand Rapids Art
Museum (GRAM) is hosting the “Birds of America: Audubon
Prints from Shelburne Museum” on an extended show until Aug.
14.
The exhibit includes historical highlights of Audubon, a video
presentation of all his original watercolor studies, an etching
demonstration display and hand-coloring activities.
“Audubon is one of the three greatest American artists of the
19th century,” said Richard Axsom, GRAM senior curator of
prints and photographs. “What Audubon did was revolutionary.
In Birds of America, he was the first artist to paint birds full scale
and to present them in their natural habitat and in natural action.
Although that sounds like what one would do, at the time it was
very radical. The ornithological
illustrations before Audubon’s time
were like mug shots showing frontal
and profile, but not necessarily in a
landscape and not in any action.”
The public became excited about
how Audubon vividly portrayed the
birds’
plumage
and
physical
characteristics along with backgrounds
that showed recognizable landscapes
and city scenes. His name and appeal
survives thanks to the ubiquitous
Audubon societies, bird stamps and
calendars.
Living in Haiti, plus France and a
family farm in Pennsylvania when he
was young, Audubon was the son of a
French sea captain and a Creole
mother. He was fascinated by birds at a
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John James Audubon’s “Carolina Turtle Dove” (plate XVIII; 1827).
Courtesy Shelburne Museum.
young age and by the 1820s decided to document all the
American birds that he could. It became a 17-year-long project
as he traveled up and down the East Coast from Labrador in the
north to Florida’s Key West in the south, the hinterlands such as
Kentucky, or along the Ohio River, down the Mississippi and
the Mississippi Delta.
In his travels, Audubon had to kill some
of the specimens he wanted to illustrate,
wire them into action poses and create the
drawings almost on the spot because the
colors of the feathers began to fade within
hours of the birds’ deaths.
Using the largest printing paper available
at the time, he turned to engraver Robert
Havell of England which resulted in a
creation of a subscription-based series of
books of hand-colored engravings that
wasn’t finished until 1838.
“Every two months subscribers would
get five prints in a packet,” Axsom said.
“When he was done, the (435) prints were
bound into four volumes… Not only were
the engravings expensive, but so was the
complete set. In 1938, Birds of America
(the Havell edition) sold for $1,000.”
John James Audubon’s “Herring Gull...View of the
Entrance into St. Augustine” (plate CCXCI; 1831).
Courtesy Shelburne Museum.
Only the very wealthy could afford
the subscriptions – such as the nobility
of Great Britain and the European
continent – or institutions such as the
University of Michigan. When U of M
moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor and
opened its new library in 1838, the first
books that came in were Audubon’s Birds
of America, Axsom noted.
The Shelburne Museum of
Shelburne, VT, took 30 of its Havell
edition prints to create the traveling tour
that GRAM is hosting.
Thanks to the subscriptions of
museums and universities, Audubon’s
work became well known and resulted in
the creation of the Octavo edition.
Printed in 1840, the hand-colored
lithographs were only one-eighth the size
of the full-size Havells but were much
more affordable. By the mid-1840s
Americans knew about Audubon and
Birds of America exceptionally well,
Axsom said.
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“Audiences are truly enjoying our
exhibition,” he continued. “We also have
a
second
presentation
called
‘Understanding Audubon: Birds of
America in Context.’ In this gallery we
have examples of the Octavo edition. We
have examples of other ornithological
illustrations contemporaneous with
Audubon so you can see what other
scientific illustrators were doing.’
The “Understanding Audubon”
presentation also includes an electronic
display of Audubon’s watercolor studies –
thanks to digitization of the originals by
the New York Historical Society – plus a
showing of the rare Bien Edition of Birds
of America.
The Bien Edition was started after
Audubon’s death by his widow and son.
Using color lithography, the publication
was cut short – only 150 plates of
Audubon’s 435 prints were made – by
the outbreak of the American Civil War.
The Bien Edition was provided by the
4:54 PM
John James Audubon’s “Snowy Owls” (plate CXXI, 1829).
Courtesy Shelburne Museum.
Joel Oppenheimer Gallery of Chicago.
All in all, GRAM is featuring some of
Audubon’s most desirable illustrations.
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David, Sydney and Madison Sanders with Rebecca Kress.
Terence, LaShanda, Bernice, Terence, Madison, Olivia and Joshua Thomas
with Adell Morrow and Bertrand McQueen.
Mother’s Day at the DAC
Ann Marie, Laurita, Alicia, Dorothy and
Mark Rottermond.
over 1,000 DAC members, their
Just
families and guests enjoyed a day-long
Mother’s Day celebration in May, feasting
on a magnificent buffet for young and old
alike.
Marty Hollerbach, Pari Turner-Hollerbach and Andrew
and Julian Cieszkowski.
Gary Winkler and his family at the DAC Mother’s Day celebration.
Richard Helppie and his family.
Maria, David and Nathaniel Duey.
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Nancy and Dave Lau.
Left, John Lynch
and his family.
Jean and Frederick Birkhill.
Ken, Carole, Michelle
and Rob Pearl with
Mike and Amy Pohlod.
James Choate and his family.
Kelly, Addison and Amanda Brownsberger
with Al and Debbe DeFever.
AnnMarie, Barb, Phil and
Emily Fioravante.
Right, Madison Davis
with Flora Robinson.
Left, Mike, Christian,
Mike and Jenny Curis.
Left, Arielle, Seth,
David, Marilee and
Nancy Helfman.
Paul and Audrey Olmstead with Scott McKenzie
and Alexis Rossman.
Jonathan and Meloney Lau.
Alex Boosalis
and his family.
Right, Bethany, Jeff,
Luanne, Lisa and
Steve Grabiel.
Peter, Sarah, Emily and Michelle Fredericks
and Lois Thornbury.
Zane, Jonas, Zachary, Houda and Cassandra Rodger
with Ghazale Dagher.
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3Bs
Boyd Pethel, Pat O’Keefe,
Mike Viereggi and Russ Long.
Golf
Outing
T
he weather was great, the golfing even better and
lunch and dinner hit the spot as nearly 400 DAC
members and their guests took part in the annual 3Bs
Golf Outing at the Detroit Golf Club.
Robin Basil, Tom Frazee, Bill Hill
and James Kern.
The Detroit Golf Club welcomes
DAC golfers.
Bruce Babiarz, Terry Lang, Patrick Petz and Ken Stann.
Right, Robert Welch and Sean Harrington.
Larry MacDonald, Wayne Inman,
Ed Palm and Bill Goldsmith.
Mario Apruzzese, Mike Serra,
Mike Bommarito and Tony Galbo.
Right,
Norm Fredericks
and Larry David.
Andy Pollack, Al Iafrate, Jim Stroh
and DAC President Sean Moran.
Dan Gorczyca, Ken Katz, Steve Mellos
and Dave Hammel.
Right, the 3Bs Chairmen: Clyde Sutton,
Rick Leonard and George Haggarty.
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Ralph Alberts, Jim Parker, Bruce Palen
and Glen Milligan.
Terry Wilson, Joe Palazzolo, Tim Cunnane
and Dave Burton.
Dave Pontes, Ken MacDonald, Paul Huth and Andy Adamo.
Team Cadillac: Dan Frost, Andrew Granata,
Doug Susitko and Brent Strong.
Terry Lang, Mike Bulgarelli, Rick Emig
and Dan Calcaterra.
Rich Florka and John Melvin.
Brian Kandinger, John Leece, Mark Gilroy
and Nick Mans.
Tom MacFarlane, Mike John
and Tom McCarthy.
Above, Ray Steben, Bill Kuhn, Bill Meade, Walt
Koziol, Larry David, Vito Gioia, Norm Fredericks,
Steve McGratty, Shane Henry, Dwight Zahringer
and Ray Eisbrenner.
Ted McDermott Jr., Ted McDermott Sr.
and Sam Ventimiglia.
Members of the Tuesday
3:30 Bowling League
gather for an outing photo.
Rick DiBartolomeo, Jim Stroh,
Cornell Myers and
Mike McCush.
Mike Semanco, Dave Beatty, Jason Boeson
and Toby Dahlm.
Gideon Pfeffer, Joey Gaylor, Michael Newman
and Scott MacMartin.
Left, Jim Dunn, Paul Kavanaugh, John Marshall
and Marty Torgler.
Brent Coles, Kurt Siebenaller, Rob Wilson
and Clint Rosenberg.
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Doug Bemis, Robert Kluczynski
and Jack Bourget.
Tom Wolfe, Tony Galbo, Tom Coburn, Tom Simpson
and Dave Burton.
Vito Gioia, Dwight Zahringer and
Steve McGratty.
Rick Nini, Brian Pollice and Greg Wysocki.
Steve Valentine, Dave Barbour, Michael
Froehlich and Chuck Mathews.
John Welsh, John Dobbs and
Mike John.
Scott Byrne, Rick Darbyshire, Kevin Janson
and Paul Oliver.
Carl Mitseff, Wes Henrikson, Jack English
and Jerry Kelly.
Dennis Rauss,
Don Conley,
Don Sitarski,
Dave Berger
and Dick Marsh
Rich Boswell, Jack Lind and Taylor Burleson.
Dan West, Anthony Joseph, Mark DiVitto, Mark Stackpoole,
Michael McCarty and John O’Hara.
Right, Joe Walkiewicz, John Welsh,
Doug Bemis and George Haggarty.
Clyde and Barry Sutton, Bill Kingsley and
Larry Rancilio
Jeff Egdell, Jeff Bigelman,
Dave Zmyslowski and Bob Lott.
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and Bill Butler.
Right, Isiah
Montgomery,
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