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Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Swimming Lessons

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My heart aches tonight for a child I didn't know.  Billy Dunn was about to turn 19, and he loved fishing and swimming, and he drowned ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Discovering (and Remembering) My First Grade Teacher, Mrs. Delfosse

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My first grade teacher, Doris Delfosse, died recently. My mom sent me her obituary . (Thanks Mom!) There were some things in it that I kne...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Lincoln's Loss: Christian Lorinczy

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Unlike Anna Hendren Schwalb's death in a motorist-pedestrian accident, which I described as "rare but not that rare," 13-year-...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Step by Step: Moving Forward After the Death of Anna Hendren Schwalb

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In the last two weeks, we lost two children. Today's post is dedicated to the memory of Anna Hendren Schwalb , and the next post is dedi...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

AAPS Budget, Public Hearing, Rick DeKeon Wednesday May 28, 2014

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Wednesday, May 28th, the Ann Arbor school board will have a public hearing on the proposed AAPS budget. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Here ...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

After School Child Care: A Remembrance

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As a working parent, few things are more precious than finding the right afterschool child care program. A program where the kids get exerci...
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

"The Greatest Parapro Ever"

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"Forget Davy Jones, " my friend writes. "I'm bummed over Mr. Dixon, the greatest parapro* ever. He was so good with the k...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Theatre. . . Competition?!

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Without much notice or fanfare, high school theater* groups around the state prepare one-act plays for a theater competition--the Michigan I...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

May's Sad News

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Men's 1600 meter race; May 31, 2011 Larry Steeb Memorial Track Meet, Ypsilanti High School Today I was at the Larry Steeb Memorial...
Friday, February 4, 2011

Deja Vu

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I woke up yesterday morning to WEMU reporting that a young woman had been stabbed outside of Ypsilanti High School. And then I come to find ...
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Loss

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For Tyne Mosbey and Jake Rachford , recent Community High School graduates who lost their lives in a house fire this past week. May their...
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Friday, January 7, 2011

Milan: Sad News

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There have been three deaths in the Milan Area Schools in the last few months--the deaths of senior Eric Harrison and junior Brian Copiacu...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

It Gets Better: Dan and Terry

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Have you seen the "It Gets Better" Campaign? It's an anti-bullying, anti-suicide campaign, with LGBT Adults, describing why a...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Supica Family: Lawton, Slauson, Pioneer

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Some of you may have heard the sad news that two members of the Supica family were killed (daughter Samantha and mother Theresa) and two tee...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Ann Arbor: Meetings, Transportation, Strategic Planning, Loss

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The Ann Arbor Board of Education has two "regular" board meetings, as well as the performance committee meeting, scheduled for the...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mother's Day: Senior Year

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Mother's Day, growing up, was not a big deal. We might make my mom a card (or not), and have dinner with one or both sets of grandparent...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Bits and More Bits

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A new private high school, for high-functioning autistic students, is opening up . It's "faith-based." Based on the name, Veri...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Connie Toigo

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I was sad to hear of the death of Connie Knott Toigo, the principal of the Ann Arbor Public Schools' Preschool and Family Center. Here i...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

Teens Get Depression; Men Get Depression

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The other night I was watching a very interesting documentary on PBS called Men Get Depression . The UM Depression Center was featured. Some...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009

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"Every American should have the opportunity to receive a quality education, a job that respects their dignity and protects their safety...