Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Students and staff at the Roeper Middle and Upper School campus remember Annemarie Roeper at morning tribute.
The legacy of the late Roeper School co-founder Annemarie Roeper weighed heavily on everyone’s minds at the school’s middle and upper school campus Tuesday morning. “We are the safeguards of (Roeper’s) philosophy,” senior Gavin Buckley said. “We’re here now to make the world a better place.” Middle and upper school teachers, administrators and students gathered at the Birmingham campus Tuesday morning to honor Roeper, who passed away Friday in California at the age of 93. Even more importantly, Tuesday was a time for the Roeper community to remember and reaffirm Roeper’s educational philosophy and how it continues to shape the lives of Roeper students. Durning the 45 minute tribute to Roeper, students, staff and Roeper’s friends stood up …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Alumni, teachers, students and friends remembered Annemarie Roeper, who founded The Roeper School with husband, George. Roeper died Friday at age 93.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Bloomfield Hills lawyer praises Annemarie Roeper, 93, as "a force for good." Graduates will gather Saturday afternoon in Birmingham.
Graduates of The Roeper School from coast to coast are posting poignant recollections online to honor educator Annemarie Roeper, co-founder of the innovative private school. She died Friday morning at 93 in an assisted living facility in Oakland, CA, where she had lived since 2009. Roeper had been diagnosed with colon cancer in late 2010 and was under hospice care since last October, a family statement says. "The magnitude of her impact is evident by the huge outpouring displayed here," adds an update at a CaringBridge.org site set up two weeks ago, where more than 270 messages are posted. "I am so thankful her legacy is so well-rooted and flourishing," says a Friday night post there from Suzanne Heron, a Roeper Lower School student from …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Birmingham high school's former long-time track and cross country coach was 101 when died at a Bloomfield Hills nursing center.
Visitation for the acclaimed Seaholm High School track and cross country coach Kermit Ambrose is Friday. Ambrose was 101 years old when he died Monday at the Woodward Hills Nursing Center in Bloomfield Hills. Born in Pierce, NE, Ambrose was one of the founders of the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association (MITCA) and led the Seaholm boys cross country team to state titles in 1959 and 1963. He retired in 1977. Ambrose is also a member of the Michigan Hall of Fame, where he is the namesake for that body's "Kermit Ambrose Award." He was also a member of the Catholic League Hall of Fame. Several meets and races throughout Metro Detroit have been since named in his honor, including the annual Kermit Ambrose Relays at Farmington High…
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Bloomfield Hills native Michael Patrick McCourt, 48, died Tuesday.
Not every kid gets to say their dad was a rock star. But for Caelan, Ciaran and Aidan that’s how they saw their dad who brought love and music into their lives. Michael Patrick McCourt of Pleasant Ridge died Tuesday, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He worked at the family business McCourt's Music, was a graduate of Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills and Central Michigan University where he met his wife of 21 years, Mary Ann (Janosky). “Mike had such a passion for life. So many people tell me how much better their life has been for knowing Mike," Mary Ann McCourt said. "His devotion to his children, his love of music and the youthful presence he maintained his entire life brought such joy to all of us.” That joy came …
Apple co-founder died Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy that changed the way people communicate and broke down workplace barriers.
The news of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on Wednesday sent shock waves across the Internet during the evening, as millions of people reflected on the impact that he and his products had on everyday consumers. "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an email sent Wednesday evening to all Apple employees, including those at Somerset Collection's Apple store. Locally, on Twitter and Facebook, people shared their favorite Apple products and reflected on how different their lives would be without the products Jobs' vision helped create. On Rochester Patch's Facebook page, Katie Webb wrote: "I read about his passing on my MacBook and then called my …
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12:23 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thank you very much for a very accurate and appropriate story. I was able, as a Roeper School parent, to attend the assembly on Tuesday at the school, so can verify 'this is what happened.' As someone who has appreciated the school for a long time (my amazing daughter graduated from Roeper last spring) I thank you for this story. I, and others in the Roeper Community, will continue working to … more ›