Sunday, May 13, 2012
Here's what you might have missed this week.
It was a very busy week in Bloomfield news, but no story dominated conversations or engaged the community like the Bloomfield Hills Schools' high school consolidation bond vote. After nine years of community tumult, an overwhelming majority of 61 percent voted 'Yes' on the district's $59 million plan to revamp the Andover site for 1,650 students. The family of Bloomfield Township resident Susan Jarrell accepted an $18,000 check Tuesday from the slain Stoney Creek High School French teacher's students to help her three children. Jarrell, 45, was killed in January by ex-husband Kenneth Jarrell, 46, before he turned the gun on himself. For more on the Jarrell tragedy: Rabbi Joshua Bennett helps lead one of the largest Jewish congregations …
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Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store
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The Roeper School
41190 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Bloomfield Hills Andover High School
4200 Andover Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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48th District Court, State of Michigan
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The parents of Bloomfield Township resident Susan Jarrell accept a check for $18,000 from the Stoney Creek community; 'Your extra effort here is going to benefit our children,' her father says.
Dennis and Linda Pawlecki always taught their daughter, Susan Jarrell, to pay it forward. This week, they understood that she had taken that lesson, learned greatly from it, and then instilled it in her students at Stoney Creek High School. Jarrell, a beloved French teacher at Stoney Creek and at Hart Middle School in Rochester, died Jan. 10. Police say her ex-husband, Kenneth Jarrell, 46, shot Susan before shooting himself. Susan Jarrell was 45 and a resident of Bloomfield Township; she had three children: Caroline, Ellyn and Nick. On Tuesday afternoon, the Stoney Creek community, led by Principal Larry Goralski, presented a check for $18,000 to the Pawleckis; that check will help provide for the education and care for their …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hundreds of Rochester students and St. Hugo church members pay respects as teacher from Bloomfield Hills is laid to rest.
Susan Jarrell was celebrated Monday for having a bright, infectious smile and a passion for teaching that touched not only her three children but hundreds of others during her tenure in the Rochester Community Schools. And even in her tragic death, Jarrell left those who cared about her with an important life lesson, the Rev. Michael Wilkes said before hundreds of people who filled the spacious sanctuary at St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church for Jarrell's funeral. "Susan could've done anything in life and chose teaching as her calling," Wilkes said. "This is a teachable moment ... for a lesson of faith, community, forgiveness and belief in the future to come." Jarrell, 45, of Bloomfield Hills, was found shot to death in the driveway …
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St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church
2215 Opdyke Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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As a tribute to Susan Jarrell, here is a collection of thoughts from friends, family and students whose lives she touched. Please add your thoughts.
Susan Jarrell had a friendly smile, a positive attitude, a heart of gold and a love of teaching. Those are just some of the attributes that friends, family members and students of the late French teacher shared online over the past six days. Jarrell, 45, of Bloomfield Hills, died Tuesday night. She was found shot to death in the driveway of her ex-husband's Bloomfield Township home. Police say Kenneth Jarrell, 46, shot Susan before shooting himself. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Hugo of the Hills Church, 2215 Opdyke Rd., Bloomfield Hills. Visitation at the church begins at 10 a.m. Here is a collection of tributes to Susan Jarrell; please add your own tribute in a comment attached to this story. "Susan was one of the…
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Stoney Creek High School
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St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church
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Friday, January 13, 2012
The Bloomfield Township man police believe shot and killed his ex-wife, Rochester teacher Susan Jarrell, will be laid to rest close to his family in Tennessee.
The man Bloomfield Township police say shot and killed his ex-wife before turning a rifle on himself outside his home Tuesday night will be buried Saturday in a family cemetery in Tennessee. Kenneth Jarrell, 46, will be remembered at a 1 p.m. funeral service Saturday in Chapel Hill, TN, according to a tribute posted on www.heartfeltconnections.net today. A private burial will follow at the Jarrell Family Cemetery. Visitation and services were scheduled for 4-8 p.m. today at the Lawrence Funeral Home. Officers responding to reports of multiple shots fired found Jarrell's body outside his residence in the 2200 block of Bedford Road at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. They also found the body of Susan Jarrell, his ex-wife, inside her vehicle parked in…
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St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church
2215 Opdyke Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Rochester French teacher's three kids will benefit from contributions.
The family of Rochester French teacher Susan Jarrell has created a memorial tribute fund to help support her three surviving children. Caroline, Ellyn and Nicolas Jarrell will be the beneficiaries of the fund. Contributions can be sent to: Health, Welfare and Education of the Jarrell Children Fund 2600 Crooks Road Troy, MI 48084 Jarrell, a teacher at Stoney Creek High School and Hart Middle School in Rochester, was found dead Tuesday night in the driveway of her ex-husband's Bloomfield Township home; police say Kenneth Jarrell, 46, shot Susan before shooting himself. Susan Jarrell was 45; her children are between 10 and 14 years old. Daughters Caroline and Ellyn attend St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills. Nicolas is a student at …
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Stoney Creek High School
575 E Tienken Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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Hart Middle School
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The divorce between Kenneth and Susan Jarrell was settled last May, but the legal wrangling continued.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Bloomfield Township man who police believe shot and killed his ex-wife before shooting himself outside his residence Tuesday night was scheduled to face an Oakland County Circuit judge and possible jail time Wednesday for violating conditions of their divorce, records show. Kenneth Jarrell, 46, was set to appear before Circuit Judge Joan Young in her Pontiac courtroom at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to challenge a contempt of court motion for failing to pay four months of child support and violating other conditions Young ordered in August. Police officers responding to reports of multiple shots fired found Jarrell’s body with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was found on the lawn of his home in the 2200 block of Bedford …
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French language teacher was a Girl Scout leader, soccer mom and school volunteer who lived for her children.
Susan Jarrell was a French teacher with a passion for all things Paris — she once studied abroad and was known to keep the attention of a group of Girl Scouts just by speaking French to them. She was also a friend with a "heart of gold" who would do anything for anyone, anytime. More than all of those things, Jarrell was a mom who embraced her children, volunteering for auctions and staff appreciation days at her kids' schools. She was always watching from the sidelines whether the sport be volleyball or soccer or track and field. "She was the most caring woman; she had the ability to draw people in and make them feel comfortable," said Francie Vachon, a good friend of Jarrell. "She was a true angel." Jarrell, a teacher at Stoney Creek …
Chris
7:03 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
Susan was my daughter's favorite 8th grade teacher. She was always kind and full of zest. She was very "hands on." My daughter was always talking about her French teacher and the class. Thank you, Mrs. Jarrell, for making a lasting impression on my daughter, as I am sure you have done on everyone you knew. May you rest in peace! more ›