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January 24, 2015 |
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Karen Winkler and I have just launched
the Bob-Lo Crew Reunion Group page on
Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1766641670227775/
We invite you to join
the group if you were an employee of Bob-Lo or
Bob-Lo Island. Group membership is also open
to anyone that worked at the Detroit,
Wyandotte or Amherstberg locations.
Our Reunion Group also includes the
volunteers that have put in numerous
hours of their "free" time on the Bob-Lo
steamers since 1991. As, they have
loved, cared and put in their time as
crew members on both ships
too.
The
final step in establishing your group
membership is the verification by a current
member of our review committee. The group
page will be updated as new information and
content becomes available and as our
membership roster grows
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Hi Everyone,
A memorial was held
for Richard Anderson last month in NYC, &
Lori received some photos of the
gathering. You may view them
here
Also, the Ste. Claire had a
booth last week @ the Wyandotte Street Fair.
Jim Kasuba from the Downriver News Herald, was
able to speak with her owner Ron Kattoo &
provided us with the following video
here.
(scroll down to the bottom
video)
Finally, Howard came up with a great new &
central location for another gathering!!
However, b/c there would be a conference room
cost to the group, we need to determine if it is
feasible or not? So, if you would be
interested in attending a reunion on Belle Isle
@ the Dossin museum (near the softball field ),
please let us know by 7/28! We are
considering a Sunday afternoon in October,
preferably 10/13/13. The event would
include touring the museum, socializing
& lunch. So, please let us know,
by 7/28, as we would need 50+ people
interested to move forward.
Thanks!
Karen |
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Happy Summer to all of you!
Also, we are not ruling out a reunion this year
just yet!! My hope is to work on the plan
Howard came up with for this July, & extend
it out a bit to a Sunday this fall. We
will keep you posted!
Karen |
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Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let everyone know, that
here are the links for Richard's
obituaries listed this past week in
the New York
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Also, here is an e-mail we received from a
woman, looking for pictures from 1980-1983 with
divers @ Bob-Lo. If anyone would have any
pictures that may have her brother in them,
could you please forward them to us, so that we
can help her & his children out w/this
request! |
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| Subject:
my brother dove at Bob Lo Island and
we are looking for possibly a
picture |
| The name of your group was
given to be me from someone at the Belle
Isle Historical Society.
My
brother, Michael Lyden, while being the
Diving Coach at Eastern Michigan University
and upon graduation from WMU, did exhibition
diving at Bob-Lo Island during the
summers of 1980-1983?
Those
were memories he often spoke about throughout
his life and career as an extremely
accomplished Diving Coach. My brother passed
away from non smoking lung cancer in
2009.
I
would love to present his children and my
siblings with a picture, because it so
describes his strength as an athlete and
fearless nature he had that helped to make
him the man and coach he was
Throughout
his career. “Nothing to it, just to do it”!
His son is the spitting image of him and one
of his daughters, whom he coached, went
on to dive and graduate from Duke
University this past Year. Any help
or suggestions on who I might be
able to call that could possibly
have a picture of his adventures,
i.e. park director, media, hiring
personnel at the time…. Would be
greatly appreciated.
My
name is Katie Lyden Hitow and I look forward
to hearing from anyone who can help me on my
mission.
Thank you,
Katie
269-998-1066
mailto:klhitow@aol.com
mailto:khitow@modernistic.net |
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Here are
(2) links that are follow-ups to Richard
Anderson's passing;
The
1st one is the statement posted by the
SS Columbia
Project
The
2nd one is a full story, video and pictures in
the
Downriver News Herald,
also written by Jim Kasuba.
Richard Anderson / Columbia
Foundation |
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January 22, 2013 It is with a
heavy heart that I inform you that Richard
Anderson, president of the Columbia Foundation
passed away yesterday in New York. Per my
discussion w/Lori Feret tonight, he was taken
to the hospital Sun. evening, & passed
away yesterday afternoon. We are not sure how
this will affect the Foundation's
efforts w/the S.S. Columbia, but for
those of you that have met Richard, his
passion for our beloved steamship will
be difficult to replace! Lori will keep
me updated, & I will pass along any
further info.
I also spoke to Howard last week
and we
will be looking into planning something
this summer very soon !!
Karen
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