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Class notes Magazine, email Patrick Hayes, phayes@kettering. To submit a class note directly to Kettering Class notes: on any class note you submit. edu. You may also contact your class agent or secretary. Be sure to include your graduation year 1948 organizations including the Rochester Jaycees, (810) 762-9883. To update your mailing address or email address, richard Brimhall, a longtime owner of a car Detroit sportsman's Club, elberta Resort contact Laura DiFilippo at ldifilip@kettering.edu or dealership in Minnesota, was recently profiled in backlotter's assn., the society of automotive the Fergus Falls (Minn.) Daily Journal. “The GM engineers, and the american society of Institute is like the West Point of the industry,” Quality engineers. he loved competing and his son, steve, told the paper. “Dad finished watching his kids’ and number one in his class of 750 students. he’s grandkids’ sporting really a very brilliant man.” events. before his illness he was well on Chippewa County (sault sainte Marie), Mich. he 1949 his way to wearing out was president of the Michigan Probate Judges wally Jollitz sent a note to let fellow alumni his third set of road and association in 2003-04. know that since retiring, he has been Past lions mountain bikes. The family he's looking forward to Deputy Dist. Gov., Past lions Zone Chairman, requests contributions in lieu spending a little more time Past lions President of brighton lions Club, of flowers to the Maples benzie County or your with his wife Gail on their Current livingston barber shop Chorus & local humane society. bMW K1300 s motorcycle. Quartet, founding first V.P. of brighton historical Married for 43 years, they society and Past President of brighton Men’s 1964 have two children and two Club. he notes that he’s, “87 and enjoying Charles Postlewate and his wife Marisa grandchildren. retirement from everything.” Herrera Postlewate, a native of spain, traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay, for January 1969 1951 and february of 2011 to translate into english richard Monkaba was recently named Jerry emrick (second from from spanish an important book about the life of president and general manager at new Center right) recently returned the premier classical guitarist of the twentieth stamping Inc. The company is an automotive to campus with his century, andrés segovia, and his second wife, supplier to Chrysler, General Motors and ford. grandson, Joseph strunk concert pianist Paquita Madriguera—both from (second from left) and spain. Don Andrés and Paquita, The Life of Gerry Bryce was hired as director of business Joseph’s parents, Jim and Segovia in Montevideo, by Uruguayan guitarist development at Munro and associates in Troy, Julie strunk. Joseph was on and historian alfredo escande, is the story of Mich. campus for a tour as a prospective student. the couple’s careers and concentrates on their flight to south america to escape the spanish 1970 1960 Civil War (1936-1939) and ensuing World War Danny Kellermeyer, a Corvette expert, was Bill Hempel has published a novel entitled, II (1939- 1945). It was released in June 2012 recently featured in a story about the history General Mayhem, an insider’s view of the by amadeus Press and has received excellent of the vehicle in Detroit’s Hour Magazine. failures of a corporate giant. In his book he international recognition. The amadeus trailer “There are all kinds of Corvette lovers, from details a culture of greed and corruption that for the book can be the performance-minded owners to the non- was the base for an unholy alliance between viewed on YouTube at performance people who simply like to tour in union and management. hempel also details his http://www.youtube.com/ them,” Kellermeyer said in the story. years as Manager of Car assembly in Mexico, watch?v=bwh1lcY3wec. 1972 with many humorous but tragic anecdotes Charles and Marisa are about operating a business in that corrupt retired professors robert Graziani, an attorney who specializes environment. To learn more about the book, from the Departments of in insurance law, was named among the top visit Tatepublishing.com/billhempel or email Music and Modern languages, respectively, at lawyers of 2013 by Dbusiness. billmarl@comcast.net. The University of Texas at arlington and now reside in Granbury, Texas, southwest of fort 1976 1962 Worth. rodney o’neal, currently the president and robert L. Danek, 73, of frankfort, Mich., died Ceo of Delphi automotive, wrote about his peacefully Dec. 25 after a prolonged illness. 1966 education and career experiences in the New he will be missed by Christina, his wife of 52 richard Donnelly has joined the oshkosh York Times. “When I was a senior in high school, years, daughter susan hansell, son louis Danek, Truck Corporation board of Directors. Donnelly the General Motors Institute, now Kettering brother Michael Danek, grandson Dwight is a former General Motors europe president. University, was diversifying,” o’neal wrote. “My hansell and granddaughter elizabeth hansell. he counselor recommended that I attend G.M.I., but retired from General Motors and moved to the 1968 I told her I was interested in studying computer frankfort area, fulfilling his dream of building Lowell Ulrich retired on aug. 31, 2012, science at Miami University in oxford, ohio. his home "Up north." he was active in many after serving nearly 30 years on the bench as My counselor went so far as to fill out a G.M.I. Probate, Juvenile and family Division judge for application and slip it into my locker. I signed it 30 Kettering Ma g azine