Margaret Canales (former faculty)
Paris, Mich., 5/13/07
Ada Carson (former faculty)
Chapel Hill, N.C., 2/3/07
Christine Clinkscale (former staff)
Belding, Mich., 12/12/2006
Oral Finney (former staff)
Barryton, Mich., 2/16/07
Roger Gustafson (former faculty)
Escanaba, Mich., 4/5/07
Jesse Huff (former faculty)
Columbus, Ohio, 3/10/07
Harley Kadwell Jr. (former staff)
Chase, Mich., 5/3/07
Kenneth Ross (former faculty)
Big Rapids, Mich., 3/4/07
William Sakalauskas (former faculty)
Big Rapids, Mich., 2/3/07
Frank Scalici (former staff)
Big Rapids, Mich., 1/28/07
Norman Schippa (former staff)
Big Rapids, Mich., 3/30/07
William Smith (former faculty)
Big Rapids, Mich., 2/8/07
Frank Mehnert (B’32)
Saginaw, Mich., 1/6/07
Ruth Albaugh (B’35)
Edmore, Mich., 1/27/07
Benjamin Burdo (B’35)
Clare, Mich., 5/5/07
Dominic Pitrone (T’47)
Wakefield, Mich., 9/20/06
Jack Howes (B’48)
Plainwell, Mich., 12/17/06
Harry Cobb (B’49)
Houghton, Mich., 3/17/07
Roy Phare (B’49)
Port Huron, Mich., 12/10/06
Gordon Bekkala (B’50)
Tamarack City, Mich., 2/15/07
Glen Lipka (P’50)
Montague, Mich., 11/2/06
Addison Van Campen (EHS’51)
Fajardo, P.R., 2/20/07
Jacqueline Fitzgerald (B’54)
Jackson, Mich., 1/25/07
George Rapanos (P’57)
Naples, Fla., 3/18/07
Donald Thompson (B’61)
Monroe, Mich., 9/2/06
Robert Turner Jr. (AS’61)
St. Petersburg, Fla., 4/1/06
Thomas Kalaher (EHS’62)
Coopersville, Mich., 1/4/07
Thomas Vriesman (P’62)
Indianapolis, Ind., 1/7/06
Wayne Wyckoff (T’62)
Sheridan, Mich., 4/15/07
Robert Beman (T’63)
Midland, Mich., 2/8/07
Gary Atkins (T’64)
Marquette, Mich., 12/3/06
Terry Finkbeiner (K’66)
Wauwatosa, Wis., 12/23/06
Jay Klinge (EHS’66)
Holland, Mich., 2/16/07
Vern Temple (T’66)
Detroit, Mich., 12/17/06
Ronald Ehlert (T’68)
Duck River, Tenn., 1/29/07
James Swears (B’68)
Big Rapids, Mich., 1/17/07
Thomas Fanning (T’69)
Lansing, Mich., 9/15/06
Glenn Jacobs (AS’69)
Medford, Ore., 9/19/06
Gary Keller (B’69)
Jonesboro, Ark., 1/21/07
Edward Page (B’69)
Traverse City, Mich., 2/15/07
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Timothy Arend (T’70)
Buchanan, Mich., 2/14/07
Michael Hutting (B’70)
Saginaw, Mich., 3/23/07
Roger Chapman (B’71)
Clarksville, Mich., 12/17/06
Patrick Galovan (K’72)
Plainwell, Mich., 9/18/06
Harvey Stevens (T’72)
Attica, Mich., 1/13/07
Gary Allen (EHS’74)
Eau Claire, Wis., 12/18/06
Perry Barnett (T’75)
Franklin, Va., 3/7/07
Thomas Boyle (B’75)
Ada, Mich., 3/29/07
Jeffrey Hale (T’76)
Sacramento, Calif., 3/28/07
Michael Kane (P’79)
Ontario, Canada, 3/15/07
Robert Reder (P’81)
Bay City, Mich., 4/4/07
Ronald Craig Holdorf (P’82)
Clinton Township, Mich., 4/13/07
Patricia Houtman (AS’83)
Westfield, Ind., 1/28/07
Helen Ainsworth (B’86)
Independence, Ky., 1/11/07
Danette Bown (AH’91)
Shelby, Mich., 1/15/07
Robert Largent (AS’94)
Traverse City, Mich., 3/10/07
Mary Babb (B’98)
Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1/9/07
Jessica Minix (B’03)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 1/11/07
George Alex Rapanos, the son of Greek immigrants, was born in Chicago in 1933.
Rapanos married Suanne Henry in 1962. The couple lived in Midland, Mich., where Rapanos was a land developer and businessman. He built homes, owned the Executive House, Pickle Barrel Restaurant, Cabaret Lounge and Camelot Dinner Theatre. He was instrumental in developing the Arnold Center, a non-profit community rehabilitation organization, and served as board president.
One of Rapanos’ gifts to the Ferris State University was the Circle of Inspiration, which features Pharaoh’s Obelisk, a 36-foot-tall granite monument, and some of Rapanos’ own poetry.
Rapanos passed away in Naples, Fla., March 18, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Suanne, five children, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Beyond the Horizon
The mind is forever yearning,
In this world of turmoil and strife.
Those who see beyond the horizon,
Are aware of eternal life.
- George Rapanos
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