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President and Mrs. Ford and their family previously chose to have the state funeral and related services conducted in three phases (Palm Desert, California; Washington, DC; Grand Rapids, Michigan), with interment in a previously selected hillside tomb next to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The services and ...
William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand Rapids [16] [19] Paul B. Henry — U.S. Congressman [20]
Post was born on June 27, 1927, to Henry Post and Johanna Jongsta in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [1] His parents were poor Dutch immigrants and his father worked as a truck driver, carrying out used ashes from coal furnaces. [3] Post's family lived on the south side of Grand Rapids and he attended high school at Grand Rapids Christian High School.
Heartwell was the first politician to announce the death of former President Gerald R. Ford on December 26, 2006, and, along with then-President George W. Bush, then-Senator Harry Reid and then-Governor Jennifer Granholm, spoke at Ford's Grand Rapids funeral, which took place the day after Ford's Washington, D.C. funeral.
Mary Jane Patricia Dockeray (March 8, 1927 – August 18, 2020) was an American environmental educator, founder of the Blandford Nature Center and Environmental Education Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2012, she was admitted to the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
A native of Grand Rapids, Zaagman attended Calvin College and earned a degree in mortuary science from Wayne State University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, he married Martha Haverkamp and served three terms on the Kent County board of supervisors. Zaagman was also a director of the Kent County Library. [1]
According to a Michigan State Police interview with Lyoya's passenger, the passenger and a friend woke Lyoya to ask him for a ride to downtown Grand Rapids. [24] After dropping off the friend, the two purchased beer—the passenger said there were open containers in the vehicle—and the two discussed Lyoya starting a business for haircuts. [ 24 ]
Kevin Michael Britt (November 19, 1944–May 16, 2004) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 2003 to 2004.