1 July 2018

NEWSLETTERof the

Senior Men’s Club of Grosse PointeFESTIVITIES . . FUN . . FELLOWSHIP

VOLUME LVII, NO. 10 www.https://seniormensclubofgrossepointe.com July 2018

Program Chairman - Chris Walsh

President’s Message

Inside . . SMC Dues InformationInvestment Club, Speaker ReportsTennis News, MemorialsCruise PhotosThe ReadersBridge ResultsJuly Birthday ListMembership ApplicationJune Birthdays, Attendance, Raffle Calendar

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John Wukovits World War II Historian

July 24, 2018

John Minnis Publisher, Grosse Pointe News

July 10, 2018

Dear Senior Men's Club Members,

I hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July with family and friends. Reflecting on one thing that makes our country great, I realize that it is the same thing that makes our club great, and that is the un-selfish caring and compassion of our volunteers.

Every week we are greeted by Bob Volger, Sal Testa, Michel Pilorget, Jerry Teagan and many oth-ers. Volunteers sell lunch tickets including Willie Wyatt, Dave Buckley, David Boring, Jim Regan, Mike Ryan, Jim Devereaux, George Hathaway, Robert Greening, Nate Judson, Jim Triano, Wal-ter Dailey and John Huckins (hopefully I haven't forgotten any of the ticket sellers). Denny Rasch and Al Wright sell 50-50 tickets with help from Tom Vroom and Ron Vitale.

The Speakers’ and head table name tags are typed and placed by Frank Romano, Willie Wyatt and Michel Pilorget. Plenty of our fellow members head up the many Sub Clubs and we have several

Board Members who do a ton of work as well. All of these mem-bers give unselfishly because they care about YOU.

We are the best social club in Grosse Pointe and many don't even know we exist. In August we will be having a membership drive meeting along with a very interesting speaker. Please consider inviting a guest, so please stay tuned, read the next Newsletter, or see our Web site E Blasts. We know they will be amazed with the enthusiasm and quality of the experience.

Enjoy your club, Men

Marty McMillan President

2 July 2018

FY 2019 ANNUAL DUES NOTICE WILL BE MAILED TO MEMBERS IN AUGUST 2018

Annual Dues payments are a major source of funds for SMC operations, covering the cost of monthly news-letters, sub-club support, memorial contributions, club directory, and various administrative expenses. Once again annual dues remain at only $35 for FY 2019. In an effort to keep dues from increasing, the SMC Board of Directors approved electronic newsletter distribution in 2016. Those members who wish to receive a paper newsletter copy through the mail will again be charged an annual fee of $15 to offset the cost of printing and mailing.

To ensure receipt of your annual dues statement all members will have their FY 2019 Dues Statement mailed to their address currently reported in our SMC Directory Database. Payment is due on or before October 1, 2018. For your convenience a pre- addressed envelope will be enclosed with your statement. Please include your dues statement and payment(s) in the pre-addressed envelope when sending payment by check or cash, $35 for dues and $15 newsletter mailing fee (if applicable). Checks can be made payable to “SMC of GP”.

Members will be able to pay dues and fees, plus sub-mit invoices with updated member information in person at a table that will be set up during future luncheon meet-ings. Also, payments can be made on-line via the SMC website using your credit card. If payment is made on-line, please note your credit card will also be charged a processing fee in addition to the $35 annual dues charge.Each member, whether requesting a mailed newsletter or not, should return the annual dues invoice and confirm your badge number, name, phone number, and current e-mail address reported to ensure the most current infor-mation is reported in our 2019 Directory.

Finally, Contributions by Life members, while not required, are extremely helpful in covering the cost of SMC operations and are greatly appreciated!

As in 2018, members will also be able to make con-tributions to the Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe

Foundation when paying their dues for 2019. Please remember to make a separate check payment to the Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe Foundation for this contribution.

If you do not receive your FY 2019 Dues State-ment mailing, additional invoices and self-addressed envelopes will be available at future luncheons begin-ning August 14, 2018.

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR CLUB!

David Buckley, Treasurer

As some of you may know and for those who do not, we want you to know that the War Memorial offers some great day trips. They are entertaining,informative and convenient. You park your car at the War Memorial and a comfortable bus willtransport you, wait for you and return you to the War Memorial. NO worries about parking or long walks!

There will be fliers in the Ballroom detailing the trips for the remainder of 2018, or you can find theinformation online at warmemorial.org. These trips tend to sell out so try to register early. Spouses are, of course, welcome!

GPWM Day Trip Information

3 July 2018

Investment Sub Club News

On Tuesday, June 26th, the new DIA Director, Salvador Salort-Pons, spoke to the Senior Men’s Club luncheon about his plans and priorities for the growth of the Detroit’s Institute of Arts. Salvador talked about a more prominent role for contemporary art at Detroit’s DIA and about creatinge a town square environment around the DIA site, similar to Paris and Madrid. He was born in Spain and at age 45, he was appointed in September to succeed retiring direc-tor Graham Beal. He had been head of the Eu-ropean art department and director of collection strategies and information. He has a Master’s de-gree in geography and history from the University of Madrid, a Master’s degree in business adminis-tration (SMU), and a PhD doctorate degree in the history of art from the University of Bologna. Salvador reported that the DIA museum has ownership of an unbelievable collection of rare arts. Our DIA has collected artists that no other museum collected. It owns the first Van Gogh self-portrait and the first Beckman, the first Brue-gel the Elder, the first Fuseli. Salvador has great plans for the DIA to instill the world’s artistic creativity for our community schools by organizing programs for students fo-cusing on creativity. There are many new plans to improve the artistic life of the DIA and the Detroit cosmopolitan area. Thank you, Salvador for an informative review of our new Detroit DIA Museum.

Reported by George Arsenault

Speaker Report

On June 26, 2018 the SMC Investment Sub Club discussed the following interest rate and bond top-ics. Bonds matter even in rising rate environment. The average return of bonds during the periods of rising rates form Dec. 1940 thru Dec. 1980 was 3.3%. The Fed does not determine long term inter-est rates, economic growth does. the Market ex-pects a slow pace of rate hikes vs. Fed’s projections. Bonds provide diversification and perform better when stocks disappoint. Long duration bonds can be risky when rates rise. Interest rates have been falling for the past 30 years, closely following the nomi-nal GDP growth. Long duration bonds can be risky when rates rise. Long duration fixed income is sen-sitive to rising rates and is very volatile. Negative yields abroad have driven demand for US treasuries. Across developed international countries, yields are close to or below zero. This is driving demand for positive / higher – yielding US treasuries.

Submitted by Tom Bidigare

Speakers for August

August 14 Jim Brandstatter Sportscaster

August 28 Lynn Thomas Psycholgist

At the Senior Men’s Club luncheon on June 12th, our Speaker was the Grosse Pointe Farms Chief of Police, Dan Jensen. If you missed this luncheon, you missed a very interesting and in-formative talk. The discussion regarding the politics and policing in this day and age was very informa-tive. Chief Dan Jensen gave us a review of major police incidents that have changed the way of-ficers are viewed by the public and the necessary training of police officers that has taken place to address these changes. Chief Jensen also reported that one of the reoccurring police incidents in the Farms is stolen vehicles and items stolen from inside vehicles. He stated that almost all the vehicles were not locked and in one case the key was left in the vehicle. He advised us to keep our vehicles locked at all times.

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Speaker Report

4 July 2018

Tennis News

Now that summer is officially underway, the SMC boys have playing tennis outdoors at the Grosse Pointe Woods lakeside park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00.. On this particular day pivtured below, a few of our participants gather around the well known tro-phy. Back row:John Escher, Lenny Centala,John Brewster, Wolfgang Han-Voth, Tom Cracchiolo. Middle row: Marty Peters, Ian Wilson, Gary Wilcher, Bob Wrosch, Tom Roberts, Pete Wiz-niuk, Jack Donahue, Joe Johnson. Front row: Jim Harvey, Leon Trumbauer, Bob Stema. Missing are Roy Vorhees lll, the photographer, and Bill Mos-ley, who usually arrives late. On June 22 several retired players joined us at our annual coney dog picnic on the lush estate of Marty Peters. Yearly dues for the tennis club are $10, while most of our events are free. Please feel invited to drop in at the Woods Park or call Roy at 586-775-5388 for more information.

Name: Alexander J. BongiornoDied: May 26, 2018 (86)Born: August 21, 1931Joined: February 26, 2002 (16)

Memorials

Patrick G. McKeever 313-719-7829 (C)

Another area that he mention was the talk today about arming the school teachers for the children’s protection. Chief Jensen stated that this was not a good idea. Excessive training is given to police of-ficers in how to handle firearms in various conditions. He said, “it’s quite different from firing at a target that doesn’t fire back and firing at one that does.” That is one reason why training is so important. Thanks Dan Jensen for a very interesting and informative talk.

Reported by George Arsenault

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5 July 2018

Photos river cruise 20 June It was a great day on the Detroit River for the SMC Cruise Some photos by Ed Benz are below, with no names attached. You should know who you are.

6 July 2018

The Readers David Morrow 313-640-9756 Jack Cobau 313-885-1650

The Reading List Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egat

Jennifer Egan is an American writer currently living in Brooklyn. Although born in Chicago, she grew up in San Francisco and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania before earning an M.A. from Cambridge. She came to New York in 1987 and worked various jobs while trying to start her career as a writer. Her first novel was published in 1995, followed by four more novels and several short story collections and numerous articles for publications such as the New York Times Maga-zine. Manhattan Beach, published last fall, has been awarded the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and was nominated for a National Book Award, her second nomination. Her previous novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Crit-ics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times book prize. Manhattan Beach was chosen as the One Book, One New York Summer Read for 2018 and was named to 10 Best of 2017 lists by Amazon, Time, the BBC, NPR, PBS, Booklist, Kirkus Re-views, USA Today and many others. While some of her earlier work was experi-mental, with Manhattan Beach, Egan has given us a well-researched traditional work of historical fic-tion. In the first scene, set in 1934, Eddie Kerrigan takes his 11-year-old daughter Anna to a meeting with Dexter Styles, a gangster Eddie hopes to work for so that he can afford to care for his disabled younger daughter, Lydia. Eddie had been successful before losing everything in the Depression and re-sorting to work as a bag man for a longshoremen’s union boss, but Lydia needs an expensive new chair. Anna is close to her father, but his new job reduces his time with her, and makes his disappear-ance years later less painful for her. She is forced to drop out of college to help support her mother and sister. She gets a job in the Brooklyn Naval Yard in 1942 and becomes the Navy’s first female

diver, wearing s suit and helmet that weigh over 200 pounds out of the water. While the reader is carried along by the story of Anna, her mother, her aunt, and Nell, a friend she met in the Naval Yard, they know that there will be another meeting with Dexter Styles and that the mystery of Eddie will be revealed. With one exception, all of the Readers felt that Egan is an excellent writer and Manhattan Beach is worth recommending. We enjoyed being taken back to New York City during the war and watching the struggles of Anna against sexism in the Navy while we watched Styles navigate the world of organized crime. Some of us thought the period details may have been ladled on a little thicker than necessary, but at least they were accurate. One Reader sug-gested that given the large number of characters and episodes depicted, the book seemed more like a collection of stories than a novel. Others thought the main characters of Anna, Eddie and Styles tied the plot together nicely. Egan's writing can be quite evocative. Here is her description of Mr. Q, the 90-year-old mob boss that Styles reports to: “Mr. Q opened the door and sealed Dexter in his warm, fruit-smelling embrace. He was hulking and cavernous at once, browned to mahogany. Time had enlarged him in an organic, mineral way, like a tree trunk, or salts accepting in a cave. The frailty of his advanced age showed itself in the silty, tidal labors of his breath.” One of the major themes of the book is the sea. Each of the major characters seemed to have an af-finity for the sea, whether it was Anna’s desire to be under it, Style’s need to be near it, or Eddie’s use of it as an escape.

Join us on July 17th at 5 pm for our discussion of Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. We will meet at the home of Bob Wrosch 22801 Lakeshore Drive, St Clair Shores. RSVP to (248) 609-9364.

7 July 2018

Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146 Dave Ruyle 586-859-5674

Friday Duplicate Bridge Contract Bridge Monday at G.P Woods Community Center

The Friday duplicate Bridge Re-port sdid not make it to your Newsletter Editor in time for inclusion in the July Newsletter.

June 4, 2018Jim Hoekwater Denny Rasch June 11, 2018 Dave Deacon Rod Guest

June 18, 2018Denny Rasch Dave Deacon June 25, 2018 No Game

8 July 2018

SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for July(June's List on page 10 is a repeat due to our not having the

List for the Paper Edition of the June Newsletter)

Du Mouchelle, Larry 2 - 84 Hillebrand, Frank X. 2 - 95 Krausmann, George R. 2 - 93 Schroth, James L. 2 - 85 Kachadourian, Dan 3 - 84 Mc Grail, John W. 3 Halleen, Russell G. 4 - 85 Denner, Robert W. 4 Buckley, David 5 Mokray, Ken ? Kennedy, Bruce D. 8 - 92 Partridge, Gerald J. 9 Binder, Edward H. 10 - 92 Kornmeier, Eugene J. 10 - 83 Higbee, Edward 11 - 91 Hynes, J. Robert 11 - 86 Durno, John D. 14 - 82 Kuypers, William T. 14 - 84 Thomas, Alfred B. 14 - 85 Waugaman, William J. 14 - 88 Solomon, George W. 15 - 87 Ruthenberg, Lester 17 Maleitzke, Kenneth E. 18 - 89 Tranchida, Peter J. 19 - 80 Mikesell, A. David 19 - 81 Follis, Daniel S. 19 - 81 Baker, Bert E. 20 - 86 Kohlberg, John 21 - 90

Johnson, Basil D. 21 - 91 Perkins, Dennis 21 Redding, Foster K. 22 - 89 Rooney, William J. 22 - 85 Ackerman, Henry S. 23 Mc Gann, Thomas F. 23 - 84 Armbruster, Donald 27 - 90 Katulic, Joseph J. 27 Chavey, Russell 27 Fergle, Donald J. 27 - 87 Jogan, Robert 28 Montagne, Lionel 28 - 98 Nelson, John 28 - 91 Brooks, Louis 29 Odell, James A. 29 Attar, Paul A. 30 - 82 Olzark, Roland L. 30 - 91 Williams, James P. 30 - 87 Collier, James 31

A Total of 47 BIRTHDAYS in JULY with 33 Birthdays 80 & OVER

` And your Editor notices that the list is by date, not alphabetically...oh well, we'll try better next month

9 July 2018

Membership ApplicationSenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc.

A Social, Educational and Recreational Club for Men Over 55 Years of Age.

PLEASE PRINT

Name: ________________________________________ Name on Badge___________________________

No. & St.: ______________________________________ City: __________________________________

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Home Phone: (______) ____________________ Cell Phone: (______) ____________________

Hobbies: __________________________________Military Service_______________________________

Current or Prev. Occupation & Affiliation: _________________________________________________

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One or More Sponsors

Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _________________________________

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Please return completed application with $60 fee ($25 one-time initiation fee + $35 dues) payable to SMC of Grosse Pointe, and add $10 if you want a SMC membership lapel pin. For reinstatement, update application and submit annual fee of $35.Mail application and check to SMC Membership Chairman, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3726

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SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE

CLUB MOTTO: FESTIVITIES ... FUN ... FELLOWSHIP

Purpose: To provide festivities, fun and fellowship for its members through social, educational and peer group association in its recreational and social activities. Sponsored sub-clubs: Other activities:BOWLING, GOLF, TENNIS, PROFESSIONAL BALL GAMESPOOL & BILLIARDS THEATER PERFORMANCESBRIDGE (CONTRACT AND DUPLICATE) DINNER CRUISESCHORAL GROUP FALL DINNER/DANCEFLORIDA SNOW BIRDSINVESTMENT SEMINARSREADERS GROUP SMOKERS

10 July 2018

SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for June

Raffle Winners

Henry Fischer 313-473-8625

June 12, 2018 Sal Testa $50 Ralph Magreta $50,

June 26, 2018 George Arsenault $50 Roger LeClerc $50

Allen, H. Rollin 15 - 91 Allison, Richard H. 4 Arjeski, Eugene H. 20 - 93 Backoff, Richard T. 1 Baranski, Carl 18 - 92 Biske, Daniel P. 29 Buono, A. George 19 - 88 Chrzanowski, Joseph 30 - 95 Clark, Daniel Elihue 15 Colett, Gary A. 12 Engstrom, Arthur H. 5 - 98 Gardella, Joe 8 - 89 Gross, Clyde G. 25 - 96 Gustine, Bill 13 Hager, Donald 17 - 80 Haug, J. Edward 12 - 89 Jacques, Walter A. 17 - 81 Jungwirth, Richard J. 19 - 84 Kosek, Leon J. 22 - 94 Linzell, Art 24 - 95 Madler, Neil A. 27 - 90 Maycock, Jospeph F. 8 - 88 Mc Millan, Jaimen 27 Montpetit, Hubert J. 4 - 88 Moulton, George E. 4 - 92

Mushenski, Theodore R. 7 - 95 Ostrowski, Daniel B. 15 Paglia, Albert T. 17 - 93 Peebles, Russell H. 14 - 99 Prokop, Stanley A. 17 Rogers, Randy 30 Rohde, Arthur J. 12 Russ, Peter J. 27 Rutan, Charles R. 19 Ruzzin, Richard 15 - 82 Sadler, Clifford L. 28 - 88 Schwartzenberg, Harold "skip" 1 ` Seaton, Jerome M. 10 - 92 Shumate, Jack D. 1 Simonds, Richard K. 7 - 91 Tennent, Richard J. 29 - 87 Teranes, Paul 25 - 83 Trask, Jack L. 19 - 97 Van Der Kar, Roger S. 21 - 103 White, Edward L. 30 Williams, John H. 20 - 91 Wise, Mark 6

A Total of 478 BIRTHDAYS in JUNE with 30 Birthdays 80 & OVER

Mike Ryan 586-256-9207

All members and guests are welcome at our semi-monthly meetings. Please remember

to sign up in advance at our lunch meetings. Call in to make any additions or changes in

your reservation. Print your names clearly on the attendance record, and record your badge number, just why your editor has no idea!!

The Next MeetiNgs are July 10 aNd July 24. Your telephone calls are important by Monday, the day preceding the meeting if your plans change. This means everyone eats on time.

AttendanceCall anyone on the following Attendance Committee:

Mike RyanSteven ChanKen MaleitzkeMarty McMillanEd WhiteJack Williams

(586) 256-9207(313) 885-3538(313) 343-6476(313) 550-9661(313) 647-9086

(313) 886-7813

11 July 2018

MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYWEDNESDAY

SMC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

9:00am BILLIARDS

MEMORIAL DAY

9:00am BILLIARDS

July 9 July 10 July 12 July 13

July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6

July 16 July 17 July 19 July 20

July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27

July 30

August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City HallI

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACTBRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

9:00am BILLIARD

9:00am BILLIARDS

9:00am BILLIARDS

10:00am TENNIS

10:00am TENNIS

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

10:00am TENNIS

July 2 2018 to August 10, 2018

9:30am CHORAL GROUP 9:30am INVESTMENT SEMINAR 11:00am SMC MEETING 1:30pm CIGAR Sub Club

9:30am CHORAL GROUP 5:00pm THE READERS

10:00am TENNIS

10:00am TENNIS

8:45am MAIL NEWSLETTER 9:30am CHORAL GROUP

10:00am TENNIS

8:45am MAIL NEWSLETTER 9:30am CHORAL GROUP

9:00am BILLIARDS

July 31 August 1 August 2 August 3

July 119:00am BOARD MEETiNG 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 11:00am SMC MEETING

July 18

9:30am CHORAL GROUP

12 July 2018

SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE, INC. 2017-2018

NEWSLETTER Editor: John Snyder (313-885-6388, jsnyder45@comcast.net); Photographer: Richard Dunlap Staff: Carl Berger, Andrew Cleek, Ched Fine, Henry Fischer, Al Thomas, Ed White Published monthly for $11.40 of the dues paid by each member. Periodical postage paid at Detroit, Michigan.

MAILING & ADDRESS CHANGES: (including email and phone) Henry A. Fischer, 313-473-8625 email: fischerh@ameritech.net H. George Arsenault, 586-773-2676, email: arsenault890@comcast.net

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immediate Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Directors

July 2018

Martin D. McMillanRobert E. Murphy

Christopher M. Walsh Ken A. Mokry

J. Gerard TeaganDavid L. Morrow

David BuckleyWillie J. Wyatt

Term Ending September 30, 2019 James A. Callahan Patrick G. McKeever Dennis C. Rasch James P. Triano

Term Ending September 30, 2018 Henry A. Fischer Salvatore Testa Clifford L. (Kip) Sadler Daniel S. Follis

Mailed Tuesday, July 3, 2018NEWSLETTER (USPS 018-430) PERIODICAL POSTAGESenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc., PAID AT DETROIT, MI Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road,Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236-3726

FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTEDPostmaster: Please send address corrections to: Senior Men's Club of Grosse Pointe 32 Lakeshore Blvd. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236.

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