Ira
W. Jayne Attorney Class of 1900
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| The following individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Reunion Banquet on August 19, 2000: |
Biographical sketches of each of the honorees follows:
James
T. Botticelli , M.D. - graduated from FHS in 1948. Bachelor of Science
Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1952, Doctor of Medicine from
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois in 1955. Residency in Internal Medicine
at Milwaukee County General Hospital in 1958 and Chief Resident in 1961.
Also in 1961, he was Chairman of the "Extracorporeal Hemodialysis
Team" at Milwaukee General Hospital. . He was Professor of Medicine
at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Marquette School of Medicine) from
1961 until retirement. American Heart Association: Research Fellow, Advance
Research Fellow, Area President of Wisconsin Affiliate, and member of
Board of Directors of Wisconsin Affiliate. Co-Chairman, Committee on Guidelines,
and planning standards for Cardiac Catheterization and Open Heart surgery
program, State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Social Services
1970-1978, Chief of Medicine and Cardiology, Deaconess Hospital, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, U. S. Air Force Reserve in
1955. Served as Air National Guard assistant to the Strategic Air Command
Surgeon. He retired from the Air National Guard as a Brigadier General
in 1986. Dr. Botticelli received the "Outstanding Physician Award"
from the Wisconsin Heart Association, the "Distinguished Service
Award" for aiding in the development of Family Practice Residency
programs in Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians.
Max
G, Botticelli, M.D. - graduated from FHS in 1949. Bachelor of Science
degree from Michigan State University in 1952. Doctor of Medicine from
Wayne State University in 1956. He served his internship at Queens Medical
Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Fellow in Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota and was Board Certified in 1963. He then spent two
years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps before returning to Honolulu, Hawaii.
He practiced Internal Medicine until 1985. Dr. Botticelli joined the University
of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1971 as an Associate Professor
of Medicine in addition to his private practice. In 1986 he was made Professor
of Medicine and became Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine
at the University of Hawaii Medical School in 1992. He has been Chairman
of the Medical Education Committee; Associate Program Director, Primary
Care Track, University of Hawaii Integrated Medical Residency Program;
Director, Queen Emma Clinic; and Program Director, University of Hawaii
Integrated Medical Residency Program.
Dwight
A. "Baldy" Lee- graduated from FHS in 1944. Entered the
Army Air Corps directly form high school, serving as a B-17 and B-25 pilot
in World War II. Attending Western Michigan University in 1951. He was
recalled to active duty in Korea and flew over 800 hours of combat missions.
He later served in various commands in Thailand and Laos during the Vietnam
War. Upon returning to the United States, he was sent to the University
of Southern California to study high-speed aerodynamics. Subsequently,
he was assigned to the Military Air Transport (MATS). In 1970, he became
Chief of Special Air Missions for the 89th Military Aircraft Wing and
as such was in charge of all White House, State Department and Congressional
flights. He flew many of these missions himself, including "Air Force
One". President Ford awarded him the Meritorious Service Medal and
promoted him to Colonel, U. S. Air Force. Colonel Lee retired from the
Air Force and worked in Beirut, Lebanon, for a Middle East airline as
a B-707 Captain. He later moved to Florida and was employed by Saudi Airlines
as Manager of Flight Training. Colonel Lee then helped form Orion Airlines,
an all-cargo carrier. When Orion Air was sold in 1969, he became Vice
President of Operations and consultant for Gulf Air. His wife Joann and
seven children survive Colonel Lee.
Alton
Garwood "Fuzz" Marshall - graduated from FHS in 1938. Bachelor
of Arts degree and Honorary Doctor of Public Service and Business Management
from Hillsdale College. Master of Science in Public Administration and
Honorary Doctor of Law degree from Syracuse University. President and
Director of Rockefeller Center, Inc. 1971-1981, served as Chairman of
the Boards of Rockefeller Center Management Corporation, Rockefeller Center
Development Corporation, Radio City Music Hall Productions, Inc. Member
of Board of Directors of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation,
Appointed Secretary to the Governor of the State of New York under Nelson
A. Rockefeller. Serves on the Board of the New York Racing Association;
Association of Better New York and Public Health Research Institute of
the City of New York, and is a former Chairman of the Board of City Center
of Music and Drama, Inc.
Deanne
Moore - graduated from FHS in 1980. Bachelor of Science in Health
Education, Michigan State University in 1985. Bachelor of Science in Medicine/Physician
Assistant, Western Michigan University in 1990. She has been employed
by the Blue Care Network-Health Central in Lansing, Michigan as a Physician
Assistant from 1990 to the present. Ms. Moore played on the Michigan State
University Softball from 1981-1985. During this period she was selected
at First Team Academic All-American in both 1983 and 1984: First Team
All-American in 1983; Second Team All-American in 1984; MSU Alderton Athlete
of the Year in 1984; Athlete of the Decade for Softball at MSU 1982-1992;
member of the Silver Medal Pan Am Team at Caracas, Venezuela in 1983;
member of the World Champion Softball Ream, Auckland, New Zealand in 1984;
MSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999; and Genesee County Hall of Fame in
1999.
Donald
R. Shepherd- graduated from FHS in 1954. Bachelor of Business Administration,
University of Michigan in 1958. Mr. Shepherd has had a distinguished career
in Investment Management for over 37 years. He served as CEO of Loomis,
Sayles and Co., one of the nations largest money management firms. He
personally managed many of the firm's largest accounts and for his efforts
received national recognition. He retired in 1995 and moved to Rancho
Santa Fe, California. He has contributed over ten million dollars to the
University of Michigan for various projects in music, athletics and business.
He serves on three of the University's advisory committees and is an honorary
member of the M Club. His most recent effort has been the building of
a 22,000 square foot Woman’s Gymnastics training facility. Mr. Shepherd
has served as a board member/trustee with three local non-profit organizations
in California and he also serves on the Board of Directors for Denny’s
Restaurants; Geneva Steel; and Seabulk International.
Nancy
H. Stockham - graduated from FHS in 1949. She received her Bachelor's
degree from Alma College in 1954. From 1952-1954, she served on Michigan
Governor G. Mennen Williams' Commission on Migratory Laborers. In 1953,
Ms. Stockham was director of casework and fieldwork for Alma College.
From November 1953 to July 957, she served as program director of the
Union Avenue Settlement House in Chicago, Illinois. In 1961 she entered
the field of public assistance with Genesee County (Michigan) Welfare
Department. Ms. Stockham worked as a medical social worker at several
Genesee County hospitals until 1971 when she became a caseworker with
the Friend of the Court and continued in that capacity until her retirement
in 1989. She is a founder of the Fenton Area Resource and Referral organization
(FARR) and is now in her 36th year as a social worker for the City of
Fenton.
| The following individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Reunion Banquet on August 23, 2003: |
Dr.
Robert G. Harris Class of 1941
Mark Stevens Knapp, M.D. Class of 1891
Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser Class of 1936
John Vincent Harrison Class of 1946
Lowell Newton Class of 1951
Nelson I. "Bud" Curtis Class of 1950
Biographical sketches of each of the honorees follows:
Dr.
Robert G. Harris - graduated from Fenton High School in 1941.
Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Michigan
State University,
a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate
School, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education from Michigan
State
University. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States
Marine Corps after twenty four years of service, during which he
distiquished
himself in several areas. Most notably he was one of four officers and
eight enlisted Marines who conceived, developed and combat tested
an All
Weather Close Support Radar Bombing system which became an intregal part
of Marine and Navy aviation. The combat evaluation was conducted
with
the 1st Marine Division in Korea. He was cited on two occasions for his
outstanding performance of duty. He served as Chief of the Missile
Science
Division of the U.S. Army's Air Defense School at Fort Bliss, Texas for
which he was awarded the Army's Commendation Medal. Later, he served
with
distinction with the Marine Corps Development Center and the Advanced
Research Project Agency in the Department of Defense. Following
retirement
from military service, he was the founding President of Johnson County
Community College in the Kansas City area, which was soon recognized
as
one of the leading community colleges in the Nation. He later served
as President of Middlesex County College, the largest community
college in
the State of New Jersey. Returning to his hometown in 1980, Harris established
the Harris Financial Corporation which provides investments, mortgages
and other finanacial services. He remains a co-owner of the three generation
family business. Harris, who first joined Rotary in 1968, was one
of the
founding members of the Fenton Rotary Club, serving as its President
in 1999.
MARK
STEVENS KNAPP, M.D. -
graduated from Fenton High School in 1891. Graduated from the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1895 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In
1898, he received his M.D. from U of M. Postgraduate work took place at
of U of Mk Chicago Polyclinic Institute, Detroit Medical College at Harper
Hospital and in New York. In 1898, he returned to Fenton to assist his
father Dr. Leonard E. Knapp, in his practice. The next year he establish
his own practice in Flint. He entered public service in Flint in 1899,
elected health officer for the city. He served as the President of the
Advisory Board of the hospital for many years and on the advisory board
of Women's Hospital. In 1920, he became a fellow in the American College
of Physicians. After 35 years of practicing in Flint, he retired in 1934.
He was then appointed Executive Secretary and Director of Medical Research
for the Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham Foundation. Moving to Ann Arbor,
he made surveys in fields of research in social science, character building,
child welfare and health and medical research. In 1935, the H. H. Rackham
School of Graduate Studies at U of M was funded for both the construction
of the Rackham Building and t endow associated research projects. During
his time with the fund, a $t200,000 grant was given to build the Fenton
Community Center, as well as a grant to build the Fenton Fire Hall and
a grant to the First Presbyterian Church of Fenton. In 1936, retiring
and returning to Fenton, he established a year-round home at Mantawauka
Landing at Lake Fenton, turning it into a garden showplace. He joined
with others to change the name of Long Lake (there were 106 in the State)
to Lake Fenton, which was accomplished that year.
Dr.
Mary Shepherd Slusser -
graduated from Fenton High School in 1936. In 1942 she received her B.A.
in anthropology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. From 1942-45,
she accomplished graduate studies in fine arts at the Institute of Fine
Arts, New York University, followed by graduate studies in archaeology
at Harvard University from 1946-47. In 1950 she received her PhD in anthropology
and archaeology from Columbia University in New York. From 1950-51, she
was professor at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University
of Puerto Rico and a participant in the White House Conference on Children
and Youth. From 1951-54, she was an analyst of socio-anthropological problems
in the Far East and Latin America, Bureau of Intelligence Research, Department
of State, while living in Vietnam and Laos. The next five years she was
involved in the research of Byzantine art in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. This
was followed by three years of anthropological research in Guinea, West
Africa. The next six years were spent in art historical and cultural field
research in Nepal, where she collected ethnographic materials for the
Smithsonian Institution, as well as travel and study in India, Sri Lanka
and other parts of Asia. From 1971-1994, she was an independent scholar
doing research, writing and lecturing on Nepal-related subjects. She did
field research in Nepal, served as curatorial assistant for the Museum
of African Art and planned and administered an international symposium
on African art for the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Slusser has received
numerous honors and awards for her work and in a member of various professional
associations. She speaks and reads Nepali, French, Spanish and Serbo-Croatian
and a working knowledge of Sanskrit. She has published tow books, numerous
articles and has lectured throughout the world.
John
Vincent Harrison -
graduated from Fenton High School in 1946. Following graduation, he enlisted
in the U.S. Army and was assigned to occupation duties in Korea until
1948. He enrolled in the University of Detroit, earning two varsity letters
in baseball and graduating with honors. At FHS, Harrison was on of the
finest athletes, earning 11 varsity letters in baseball, football, basketball
and track. He received Genesee County B All Conference awards and All
State honorable mention in many of those sports. Harrison was Chief Executive
Officer of Madison United Corporation and JVH Enterprises for 12 years.
In the field of career management and outplacement counseling, he generated
accounts with major firms including Kraft Foods, Baxter International,
Sears Roebuck, Quaker Oats, General Mills, Mobile Oil, TWA and numerous
others, embracing more than 2,100 clients. He co-concised, developed and
implemented the Hourly Personnel Outplacement Program concept in 1980,
which currently produces $85 to $100 million annually in the consulting
industry field. Harrison devoted 14 years of increasing managerial capacities
with the international operations of the Ford Motor Company, General Electric
and Pfizer International in Europe, Latin America and New York City. He
developed and implemented the Manpower Planning Concept at Pfizer International
in New York City, comprising 29 country markets employing more than 21,000
personnel worldwide. Harrison is a commissioned lay minister in the Catholic
Church, with various spiritual ministries including: Spiritual Director
in the Christ Renews in his parish program, Minister of Care to hospitals
and health care centers and Minister of Consolation for parish funeral
services. He is membership chairman of Chicago for Legatus International.
Lowell
Newton - graduated from FHS in 1951 and earned a master of arts in
communications from Michigan State University. During high school, Newton
was involved in band, football, the Tiger Tales publication and the 1951
Fentonian yearbook. From 1953-57, he served in the U.S. Air Force. He
was an announcer for the Michigan State University Marching Band. During
his career in broadcast news, he worked at radio and television stations
in Flint, East Lansing and Clovis, Alburquerque and Las Cruces, N.M. From
1967-86, he was with WXYZ-Radio and TV-Detroit, serving as a radio reporter
and newscaster, later as a reporter, anchorman and Editorial Director
of Channel 7, Detroit where he was known for delivering well-crafted editorials.
As a broadcaster, Newton was the recipient of an Emmy, Associated Press
awards and a Detroit Press Club award. He reported NASA’s Project
Apollo testing in New Mexico, the 1967 race riot in Detroit, a tidal wave
in Honolulu and an Air Florida plane crash in Washington, D.C. One of
the highlights of career occurred while vacationing in Rome, Italy in
1981. He was in St. Peter’s Square when the attempted assassination
on Pope John Paul II took place by would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Agca.
Newton’s on-site reporting was broadcast internationally. His photo
of a man, other than Agca, leaving the shooting scene with a gun was key
evidence of an organized conspiracy. So crucial was this evidence and
his reportorial expertise at the scene that the Italian government flew
him back to Rome for depositions in Agca’s attempted murder case.
Newton died on February 28, 2000. He wrote his obituary, saying on one
else would get it right. It concluded with “…boy, farm kid,
soldier, reporter-writer, son, husband , father, friend. As you may imagine,
I didn’t leave willingly- but I leave knowing I lived among true
friends during great times. I will never forget you.”
Nelson
I. “Bud” Curtis - graduated with the Fenton High School
class of 1950. He attended C.S. Mott Community College in Flint and then
entered the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean Conflict. Curtis was a Fenton
City Councilman from 1973-1979, serving as Mayor Pro-Tem, and was a member
of the Board of Review. He was instrumental in the founding of Fenton
Community Hospice, now expanded and based in Flint. Curtis was deeply
interested in anything that concerned his hometown; he was an active member
of the Fenton High School Alumni Association and was responsible for the
establishment of the Fenton High School Hall of Fame. He was an active
member of the Fenton United Methodist Church and its Men’s Club.
He became involved in the church clown ministry under the name of “Mr.
Green Bean”. Curtis was involved in the Detroit Conference of United
Methodist Men’s Missions, as well as being a member of the National
Association of United Methodist Evangelists. He became involved with the
Society of St. Andrew (SOSA) Potato Project for feeding the needy 14 years
ago, donning a “Bud the Spud” potato-related costume to promote
awareness of hunger. He promoted numerous fund-raisers for his project.
He led the United Methodist Men of the Detroit Conference and beyond to
sponsor his effort to wipe out hunger. The Society of St. Andrew’s
2002 annual report was dedicate to the memory of Nelson Curtis. At the
Annual National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee in March 2003, the
first of what is to become an annual award, the “Bud the Spud Meals
of Millions Award” was given in memory of Curtis for his tireless
efforts to eliminate hunger in the USA. The motto of his ministry was
“feeding hungry people, feeding hungry souls.”
The following individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 1, 2006: |
Russell D. Haddon, Class of 1932
Dorothy G. Shepherd Payer, Class of 1935
Robert J. Dery, Class of 1943
Charles Butcher, Class of 1945
Russell Vangilder, Class of 1953
Biographical
sketches of each of the honorees follows:
Russell
D. Haddon, Class of 1932 -
A World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, Russ received his undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University and his Master's in Education from the University of Michigan. He served as a teacher at FHS and then principal/superintendent of Lake Fenton High School, developing junior and senior high and community education during his 16 years of service. He then served Holly Area Schools for 12 years, starting community education there. Russ was the first director of the Fenton Community Center, served on the Village of Fenton Council, Holly Township Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Russ has owned and operated Haddon Nursery Inc. since 1950, setting up his 80-acre farm adjacent to Seven Lakes State Park as a conservancy. A founding member of the Fenton Village Players since 1939, his $250,000 donation toward a theater in memory of his wife, Sibyl, spearheaded the development of the Fenton Area Cultural Center. Russ is active at St. Jude Episcopal Church as a member of the vestry. He has also been a member of the Kiwanis Clubs of Fenton, Holly and Lake Fenton.
Dorothy G. Shepherd Payer, Class of 1935 - Dorothy started working at age 14 to earn money for college. She received both her undergraduate art degree and her Master's degree in Oriental Civilizations from the University of Michigan. She specialized in Islamic Art while on an undergraduate scholarship, setting the stage for her long career as an internationally-recognized authority on ancient Near Eastern and Islamic art and medieval textiles. She served in London and Luxembourg in the Office of War Information for the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Division of the U.S. Military Government in Germany, recovering works of art hidden during World War II. She was curator of textiles for Cooper Union Museum in New York and served the Cleveland Museum of Art for over 34 years, first as associate curator and then as chief curator. During this time she received several fellowships and a Ford Foundation grant to research Hispano-Islamic textiles in Spain. Dorothy learned numerous languages, including Arabic, to support her exploration of textiles and became a frequent lecturer both in the U.S. and abroad as well as an author of numerous articles and papers and a three-volume publication on medieval textiles. She and her husband, Austrain architect Ernest Payer, traveled extensively pursuing the arts.
Robert J. Dery , Class of 1943 - "Bob" Dery received both his Bachelor's and his Master's degrees in School Administration from Michigan State University. Upon returning from World War II, where he served in the U.S. Navy, he taught in Eaton Rapids for 3 years, then returned to Fenton. After teaching for two years at Fenton High School, he joined his father-in-law, Horace W. Hitchcock, in the family insurance business. Bob worked as an independent insurance agent for 42 years. He was one of the founding members of the Fenton High School Alumni Association, serving as the chair for many years, and was instrumental in starting the H.W. Hitchcock and Joan Hitchcock Dery Scholarships for the association. A life-long, active member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Bob was an usher and a member of Fenton Knights of Columbus Council No. 7413. He was a long-time member of Fenton Kiwanis, Fenton XX Club, Fenton Jaycees and the Fenton Community Fund Board of Directors. Bob was a member of the Fenton Community Center Board of Governors as well as on the Board of Directors of The State Bank of Fenton for 29 years, serving as Chair of that board for 5 terms. He was a member of the city of Fenton Planning Commission, the Election Commission and the Board of Review. He was also active in Fenton Little League.
Charles H. Butcher , Class of 1945 - Charles served in the European theater during World War II as a flight engineer in the U.S. Army Air Force. He earned a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan in 1954. He worked in the experimental engineering department at Buick Motor division of General Motors in Flint. There, he invented the hollow stem poppet valve to enable high horsepower capability. He then worked for Universal Marion Corporation, where he patented a stabilizer unit for a mobile crane apparatus and a guide roll assembly for a telescopic boom. He has also worked at Koehring Company as the chief engineer and manager of engineering operations, and then started his own business: C.B. Butcher Consultants. He is a highly regarded engineering consultant in product safety and liability, design, research and development and quality control, often being called as an expert witness in State and Federal courts across the country. He is a columnist and the author of many articles and papers on safety and technical issues. He has been active in civic organizations, including serving as an alderman, a member of the Police and Fire Commission and on the local Chamber of Commerce in Delafield, Wisconsin. He belongs to the Lion's Club International and is a life member of the National Rifle Association. He is a life member of the VFW and Commander of Post 11 53 in Charlevoix, Michigan. He is also a member of the American Legion and a former Commander of Post 226.
Russell H. Vangilder , Class of 1953 - Russ is a grocery business success story. He started working at Comber & Fox as a carryout boy as a teen, later purchased the store and built a grocery empire - VG's Food Center, Inc., which includes 14 stores. After graduating from Fenton High School, he entered the U.S. Navy, serving for two years, then transferred to the University of Michigan-Flint from which he earned a Bachelor's degree in business. Russ had a goal - not to build many stores, but to build and operate the BEST stores offering the highest quality and customer service. Through the Community Share Program that he instituted, VG's Food Centers regularly give back to the communities in which they serve. He has served as a Director, an Officer and as Chairman of the Board of Spartan Stores, Inc. Additionally, he has served as Director and Chairman of the Board of both The State Bank of Fenton and Fentura Financial, Inc. He has been a Director of the Davison State Bank. Additionally, Russ has been recognized as an alumnus of U of M-Flint and by the Michigan State Grocers Association. VG's continues to operate with second generation family members. VanGilder reaches out to the community, hiring many young people who later come back as adults saying they got their start at VG's.
The following individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 3, 2009: |
Bryson D. Horton, Class of 1890
Charlotte M. Morehouse, Class of 1933
Paul Bottecelli, Class of 1939
William Allen Hagood Class of 1949
Gary Duehring, Class of 1967
Biographical
sketches of each of the honorees follows:
Bryson D. Horton -
Graduated from FHS in 1890. He received a B.S. in engineering from the U of Michigan in 1895. In 1897, he was assistant engineer for the Detroit Park & Boulevard Commission. He joined the U.S. Navy and was chief electrician in the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish-American War. He returned to Detroit, as chief engineer for the Detroit Public Lighting Commission. In 1900, he was an engineer for Phelps, Dodge & Company at its copper melting plants in Morenci, AZ. Two years later, he and James B. McCarthy, started the McBride Manufacturing Co. in Detroit. He organized Detroit Fuse & Manufacturing Company, serving as president. In 1903, he founded the Square D Manufacturing Company in Detroit, producing an enclosed "safety" switch, which he invented. He is the inventor of the arc less electric fuse. He was the Board chairman for the Horace and Mary (Horton) Rackham Trust Fund, when they funded the building of the Fenton Community Center. His 700-acre estate, "The Hickories," is now the site of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.
Charlotte M. Morehouse -
Graduated from FHS in 1933. Charlotte received a B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa) in sociology from the U of Michigan in 1938. She worked as a social worker in the Flint area 1938-42. In 1942, she was commissioned into the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). She served as a WAC in the army until 1946, attaining the rank of major. Her last assignment was at the Pentagon, where she had the duty and privilege of hand-carrying General Eisenhower’s file through the retirement procedure and documentation. In 1948, she received a master’s degree from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She was appointed as a foreign affairs political and intelligence research analyst at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. She continued to serve in Middle Eastern Affairs.
Paul Bottecelli -
Graduated from FHS in 1939. He received a degree in pharmacy from Ferris State University. He operated Fenton Drug Company and later Ideal Pharmacy, in Fenton, expanding to five stores in the Fenton/Flint area. During World War II, he served as a medic in the U.S. Army in Africa and Italy and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a charter member of the Fenton Junior Chamber of Commerce. In 1960, he was appointed to the Fenton Village Council. During his tenure, Fenton received cityhood. He was the second mayor of the city, serving two terms. He worked to establish Silver Lake Park. He served two terms as City Councilman; He served as a director of The State Bank for 27 years. He is a lifetime active member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
William Allen Hagood -
Graduated from FHS in 1949. He served in the U.S. Marine Crops. He is president of Tri-County Mobile Home, Inc., in Vienna, Ohio, retailer of manufactured housing and is manager of more than 200 manufactured home communities across Ohio. He served on; Township Commission for eight years and the Board of Education 12 years. He initiated a football program for Mathews High School and the building of its sports complex. He was a member of; the Vienna Township Volunteer Fire Department, serving as captain for several years; the Greater Warren Chamber of Commerce; the board of directors of Cortland Savings & Banking and the board of directors of the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association, serving as president for nine years.
Gary Duehring -
Graduated from FHS in 1967. Gary holds a doctorate degree in hospital administration from Columbia Southern University, a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Central Michigan University, where he was on the Dean’s List, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, summa cum laude from the University of Michigan. He has been a frequent speaker in Washington, D.C. on issues of patient care quality in medical imaging, and proponent of Federal Minimum Standards for practitioners. He was invited to the Clinton/Gore White House, to participate in an open forum on health care issues. He introduced the CARE Act into the 107th Congress, his bill being introduced by Sen. Ted Kennedy. In 2008, he was appointed as advisor to the FDA Center for Devices/Radiological Health. He is a founding member of Michigan Health Care Workforce Development Coalitions. He has given 52 lectures in the state of Michigan and has been published 60 times.
