NEWSLETTER
April, 2015
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the Big Hearts
for Seniors
event!
Big Hearts event May 28 —
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Annual meeting and election.................3
2014 Sustainability Honor Roll.............4
OLLI Instructors’ “Retirements”.......8-11
In Memoriam...........................................12
Dedication
This OLLI Newsletter is dedicated to
Eric Warden, OLLI volunteer extraordinaire
who generously gave OLLI his talents and
his time over the past nine years. His writing
and design skills, his thoughtful input and
integrity, and his humor and friendship
are gifts we remember with gratitude.
He is missed beyond measure.
Eric David Warden died of
heart failure Wednesday, January
7, while on vacation in Venice,
Florida. Eric was born April 20,
1937, to devoted parents, Harry
and Norma Bringard Warden,
in Holly, MI. An appreciative
graduate of Holly High School,
he earned bachelors and masters
degrees in education from the
University of Michigan. He also
received an education from
working on his hometown
newspaper, the Herald-Advertiser.
After college, Eric taught three
years each at Quincy (MI) High,
Mona Shores (Muskegon) and
University School, Ann Arbor.
He joined the staff of the Dean
of the School of Education and
completed precisely 35 years at
U-M in August, 2001. He served
under six of the eight education
deans in the school’s history
and initiated the school’s alumni
newsletter and its development
operations. He and the love of
his life, Sherry Stasheff, married
in 1966 and had two wonderful
children, Evalyn Yanna and David
Warden, and super granddaughter,
Rachel. Calling himself a “utility
grade” organist, Eric played at St.
Rita (Holly), St. Francis de Sales
(Muskegon), and St. Mary
Student (Ann Arbor) parishes. He
edited histories of the School of
Education and St. Mary Student
Parish and the alumni
newsletter for University High.
At St. Mary’s, he helped
establish the Faculty-Staff
Discussion Group and was
active in the Voice of the Faithful
organization. He also served the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) at U-M in several
capacities. Memorial Gifts may be
made to St. Mary Student Parish
(331 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor
MI 48104), or to the OLLI
Sustainability Fund (2401
Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann
Arbor, MI, 48105-2193). –30–*
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OLLI Annual Meeting and
Election: May 14, 2015
The Annual Meeting of the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at U of M,
including the election of officers and
Board of Directors, will be held at the
RAVE Theater on Thursday, May 14th at
9:15 am. The agenda will include
comments from executive officers and the
annual OLLI financial report. All OLLI
members are invited; refreshments will be
served.
The election is based on the slate of
candidates at the right. Candidates will be
presented by Nominating Committee
Chair Edwin Marcus and committee
members Alfred Gourdji and Fran
Weinstein. According to OLLI bylaws,
membership cannot exceed 18 members.
This meeting precedes the last of the
Thursday Morning Lecture Series for
2014-15, which will begin at 10 a.m. The
speaker for this morning will be Robert
Mickey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Political Science at the University of
Michigan, who will speak on “President
Johnson’s Declaration of War on Poverty”
as part of “The Impact of Major
Presidential Decisions” lecture series.
Candidates, Officer
and Board Election
2015-2016
Names in lightface type
are of members who will
complete the second year of
a two-year term and are not
standing for election now.
Names in boldface are of
members who are standing
for election now.
An asterisk (*) indicates the
person was a member of the
board in 2014-15.
Officers and Members
Board of Directors
President
Ginny Rezmierski*
Vice President
Bill Roberts*
Treasurer
John Dorcey*
Secretary
Al Gourdji*
Committee Chairpersons
and Board Members
Lectures Committee
Bill Furtwangler*
Study Groups
Stu Simon*
Marketing/Publications
Committee
Wendy Mead
Information Technology
Muriel Converse*
At-Large Members of the
Board of Directors
Bette Michael*
Al Paas*
Craig Ramsay
Maureen Stein
Leo Shedden
Morgan Edwards*
Lonni Vitale*
Marie Vitale*
Ex Officio
Board Members
Past President
*The –30– symbol concludes this obituary. This
is an “end of transmission” symbol used in early
times by journalists. Eric included this in his
self-written obituary to indicate his dispostion as
a journalist.
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Fran Weinstein*
Geriatric Center Advisor
Darlene Racz*
School of Social Work
Academic Advisor
Ruth Dunkle
2014 Honor Roll of Donors
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at the University of Michigan
Fund f or Sustainability
We thank all donors to this 2014 OLLI Fund for Sustainability for their
willingness to help close the gap between OLLI revenues and expenses.
Continual support of this annual fund will help assure ongoing growth in
programming and reasonable fees. Donors of gifts of $75+ received from
January 1 through December 31, 2014 are in this Honor Roll.
Gerald and Gloria
Roger Craig
Alfred and Judith
Abrams
Mary and Sterling
Gourdji
Anita and Ben Aceves
Crandall
Jerry and Mary K. Gray
Gwen Adler
Carol L. Cross
Daniel and Norma
Rolf Amsler
Dolores and Ronald
Green
Don and Shirley Axon
Dawson
Elliot Greenberg
Richard and Beverly
Colin and Jennifer Day
Jean F. Greenfield
Bagozzi
John Debbink
Sondra Gunn
Bernie Banet
Mildred Denecke
Donnelly and Helen
Karen Bantel
Mel and Jean Dickson
Hadden
Carolyn Bartle
Jan and Tom Doherty
Alice and Clifford Hart
Lisa and Michael Barton John Dorcey
Jon Hartman
John and Jann Bayerl
Mary Anne Drew
Marge Higley
Ruth Berean
Ruth E. Dunkle
Antonina B. Hopping
Gene and Kay Berrodin Tom Easthope and
Gail French Hubbard
John and Tina
Donna Winkelman
Arlene Huff
Bevington
Morgan and Sally
Diane Imredy
Drs. Marshall and
Edwards
Judy M. Judd
Laurie Blondy
Scott and Janet Fogler
Wilfred Kincaid
Reva Bornstein
Leon and Marcia
John and Janet Knapp
Jerry Breuer
Friedman
John N. Kotre
Janet I. Calle
Ron and Wenli Frisch
Jane Kulpinski
Dr. John C. Cameron
William and Ann
Gerald Lapidus
Susan & Oliver Cameron
Furtwangler
Irene Lamanen
Margaret Ann Carter
Harriet Gales
Anne E. Lawrence
Susie Carter
Enid H. Galler
Abbie LawrenceSue and Tsun Chang
Kathleen Gallimore
Jacobson
Dan Chapman
Gerald Gardner
Carol H. Leitch
Morton and Beverly
Jane and Robert Gelman Sue Leong
Chethik
Renate Gerulaitis
Erwin A. Lezberg
Peggy Clough
Elizabeth and Karl
P. J. Lucier
Daniel and Muriel
Glenn
Carol and Lou Maccini
Converse
Thea G. Glicksman
Ed and Cathy Marcus
Howard Cooper
Albert and Anita
Mara Markovs
Linda L. Coughenor
Goldstein
Linda McCrea
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Kathryn McWilliams
Tim Mervak and Sheila
Marcus
Bette Michael
Richard Miller
Louise Miller
John and Dorothy
Moreno
Eliana Moya-Raggio
Claire and Michael
Murray
Glenina and Michael
Nolte
Rob and Quincy
Northrup
V. Elaine Nutt
MaryClare and Paul
Olson
Al and Cecilia Paas
Karen Pancost
Fred Patterson
Carol and Wade Peacock
Leah A. Potere
Sharon and Hugo Quiroz
Darlene Racz
Tamara Real
Patricia and Richard
Redman
Robert Reed
Betsy Reitbauer
Drs. Leonard and
Virginia Rezmierski
Paula Rich
Yvonne Rish
Carrol K. Robertsen
Jane A. Romatowski
Joy Rome
Hazel Rood
Sherry Root
Esther R. Rubin
Nancy W. Rugani
Patricia Rutowski
Keith Scott
Harriet Selin
Shirley Shea
Cliff and Ingrid Sheldon
Judith and Ivan Sherick
Anne Sherwood
Bill and Sheila Sikkenga
Lillian M. Simms
Ronnie and Stu Simon
Alan and Eleanor Singer
Kathleen Singer
Dr. Brooks and Nancy
Sitterley
Bernard Sivak, M.D.
Radley and Sandra
Smith
Jo-Ann R. Socha
H. Kaz Soong and
Barbara NevinsSoong
Nancy and Jim Stanley
Leon and Maureen Stein
Rebecca Super
Anthony and Ann Tai
Michael & Ellen Taylor
Deborah Teichman
Bette M. Thompson
Nelly Ullman
Henry Van Dyke
Sara Vandervoort
Marie Vitale
Lonni Vitale
James R. Walter
Eric and Sherry Warden
Jack and Fran Weinstein
Ben Weinstein
W. Scott Westerman Jr.
Dominic Wong
Jon and Susan Wooley
Total gifts
from individuals
January 1 – December 31, 2014
$25,226.00
2015 In Honor and In Memory Gifts Received From:
Eliana Moya-Raggio
Gwen Adler
Daniel and Muriel Converse Bill Roberts and Van
Harrison
Janet and Scott Fogler
Catherine Shaw
Lois Theis
Fran and Jack Weinstein
Legacy gifts for OLLI
OLLI is grateful to members who consider a legacy gift as a meaningful way to
support OLLI into the future. The two most common legacy gifts are bequests
and charitable remainder trusts.
To learn more about legacy gifts, please feel free to ask the OLLI office for a
copy of “The Future Begins Now.” This resource was written as a guide for
OLLI members and answers most questions. Feel free to contact OLLI Finance
Director Lisa Barton at libarton@umich.edu or phone 734-761-2540 for further
information.
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2015 Big Hearts for Seniors Event
Alive Inside movie event to be
hosted by Acoustic Café’s Rob
Reinhart with musical
performance by The Chenille
Sisters
We are excited to announce that
on May 28th at the historic
Michigan Theater, the awardwinning feature-length
documentary Alive Inside will be
presented as part of a fundraiser to
benefit local seniors.
Alive Inside is a joyous
cinematic exploration of music’s
capacity to reawaken our souls and
uncover the deepest parts of our
humanity. The film follows social
worker Dan Cohen, founder of the
nonprofit organization Music &
Memory, as he demonstrates
music’s ability to combat memory
loss and restore a deep sense of self
to those suffering from it. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett
visits family members who have
witnessed the miraculous effects
of personalized music on their
loved ones, and offers illuminating
interviews with experts. The film’s
inspirational and emotional story
won the Audience Award at the
2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Rob Reinhart, the host and
producer of Acoustic Cafe, will
be the master of ceremonies at
this event. Over the last 20 years,
Reinhart has also owned a small
ad agency and radio production
company, written and produced
syndicated comedy for radio,
voiced thousands of radio and TV
commercials, consulted movie,
television and internet media
projects, created and hosted both
Acoustic Café and The No
Depression Alt-Country Radio
“After decades surrounded by
music, Alive Inside is the most
amazing musical experience I’ve
ever seen. It’s simply the best
example of how powerful music
is.”
- Rob Reinhart
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Hour (produced with No
Depression Magazine), and even
been the voice of Radio Bonnaroo!
Prior to the screening Ann
Arbor superstars The Chenille
Sisters, who are celebrating 30
years of harmonizing together, will
perform live, making the night a
true celebration of music.
WHEN:
Thursday, May 28, 2015
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. V.I.P. Reception
(Emcee remarks at 6:00)
6:15 p.m. Doors open for
general admission
6:30 p.m. Chenille Sisters
perform
7:00 p.m. Movie begins
WHERE:
Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty Street, Ann Arbor
COST:
General admission seats are $15;
VIP tickets are $50, which inBig Hearts for Seniors is a
cludes a reception with delicious
collaborative of five communityrefreshments, a free drink ticket
based University of Michigan
Health System Programs for
(soda, beer or wine), cash bar,
seniors. In addition to OLLI, this
and meet & greet with Emcee
group includes Ann Arbor Meals
Rob Reinhart.
on Wheels, The Housing Bureau
Tickets are available at the door
for Seniors, Silver Club Memory
(general admission only) or
Programs, and the Turner Senior
online at www.med.umich.edu/
Wellness Program. Collectively
these programs help seniors seeking geriatrics/BHS.
The Chenille Sisters will perform
at the event.
meals, housing, support to remain
independent, mental stimulation
and relief from social isolation.
All funds raised go directly to
these programs and provide critical
services. Since 2006, Big Hearts for
Seniors has raised funds through
participation in the Ann Arbor
Marathon and the Big House/Big
Heart race, from which the name
“Big Hearts for Seniors” came.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Julie Haines,
734-998-9351 or
hainesj@umich.edu.
For more info or tickets: http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/BHS/
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99-year-old memoir-writing instructor retires – again
Devoted students celebrate her contributions to
lifelong learning
Instructor Helen Hill has retired again, this time at the age of
99. On December 4, 2014, approximately 30 of her current and
former students gathered at the
Turner Senior Resource Center to
celebrate her 20 years of teaching
memoir writing for OLLI. With
toasts and presentations they
expressed their respect and
affection for Helen and their
appreciation of her role in
encouraging and guiding their
writing and nurturing a supportive
community of writers. Many have
remained with the group for years
as it has continued to evolve with
the addition of new members.
Helen Hill taught OLLI memoir
writing for 20 years.
In addition to heartfelt and
humorous toasts from students,
the celebration consisted of homemade carrot cake from Mary Price
as well as other tasty treats, and
the presentation of two special
gifts. John Knott presented Hill
with a plaque collaboratively
designed by several members of
the class, which read “In
appreciation of Helen Hill for
twenty years of teaching Memoirs
and Personal Essays. With quiet
grace, a sharp eye, and a ready
laugh, she encouraged each while
creating an atmosphere of mutual
support and respect.” The plaque
now hangs on the wall of the Sun
Room at TSRC behind the chair
where Helen regularly sat, thereby
ensuring that she will continue to
be a presence in the room. The
class also presented Helen with
There once was a teacher
named Helen,
And writing is what
she was swell in.
She showed folks the glories
Of sharing their stories
Enriching each one in the tellin’.
-A limerick toast to Helen Hill by
OLLI student Sylvia Weinberg
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“Helen is the
quiet force
that draws us
every Thursday afternoon
to listen to each other as we share
our thoughts and retell our liveswhile improving our style. Helen
said (or something like it) ‘You
don’t know what you think until
you write it down.’ Thank you,
Helen, for sharing that challenge
with us. Please raise your glass to
Helen.”
-Hazel Rood’s toast
a huge scrapbook entitled “Our
Words Remain” in which students
shared their written recollections
of their time in Helen’s class.
Helen’s involvement with
OLLI began almost by accident
when her friend Jim Robertson
persuaded her in 1993 to help him
meet the demand for courses in
memoir writing. She discovered
that this was exactly what she
wanted to do and has repeated her
course in Memoirs and Personal
Writing twice a year ever since.
In 2001 she and members of the
course published a collection of
their writing as The Man Who
Eats Snakes and Other Tales.
Helen retired for the first time
in 1984 after teaching Children’s
Literature and Writing for 21
years at Eastern Michigan
University, where she was
Professor of English and co-edited
several anthologies of poetry for
children and young adults.
Helen noted that “My memoirs
class at OLLI has been the most
rewarding experience of my
teaching career. What could be
better than meeting each week
with lively, enthusiastic adults
who are eager to share their
experiences and learn from each
other? An unexpected dividend
was the lasting friendships that
developed.”
In mid-December Helen
moved to San Diego to join her
daughter Rebecca, after living
in Ann Arbor since 1948. OLLI
member Eleanor Linn has now
assumed responsibility for the
memoir writing course Helen
created, continuing to foster an
atmosphere of mutual trust and
respect in which those of any age
can find their voices as writers.
John Knott presents one of the class
gifts to Helen: a plaque
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OLLI Spanish Instructor Moves
On to New Adventures
On November 19, 2014,
Jeanne Van Ochten’s Intermediate
Spanish students gathered to
celebrate her “retirement” from
OLLI and to thank her for her
ten years of OLLI instruction.
Van Ochten began teaching with
OLLI (then called Learning in
Retirement) in the Fall of 2004 or
Spring of 2005 after having taken
several study groups and
determined that OLLI offered a
good program for older
learners. She noticed that no
Spanish classes were offered and
decided that this would be her
chance to volunteer. As a former
high school Spanish teacher, it felt
like a natural fit to offer
Intermediate Spanish.
Jeanne minored in Spanish as
an undergraduate and majored
in History. She then taught high
school History for two years
before spending two years as a
Peace Corps volunteer in Costa
Rica, where she became truly
fluent in Spanish. Upon her
return from the Peace Corps she
enrolled at the University of
Washington to receive a Master’s
degree in Spanish, and
subsequently taught Spanish to
highschoolers in Seattle for 24
years. (She also worked as a high
school guidance counselor for
nine years.) A Michigan native,
Jeanne Van Ochten taught OLLI
Spanish for 10 years.
she returned to Michigan after her
retirement with her husband, lured
back by her siblings and parents
who still lived here.
Interacting with students has
been her favorite part of teaching
both adolescents and adults.
However, she found it especially
gratifying teaching OLLI
members because she did not
have to test or grade her students.
“Older adults are more selfmotivated; they’re there because
they want to be,” she noted, which
made her job all the more
pleasurable.
The fondness between Van
Ochten and her students was
readily apparent at her
“retirement” celebration in
November, which was organized
by her students. OLLI participants
provided a lovely spread of food
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and shared words of gratitude and
happy memories.
Sondra Gunn, for example,
lauded Jeanne’s ability to “give
[me] enough confidence to speak
Spanish. [There was] constant
learning but you weren’t worried
about how awful you [might]
speak. She’s been very friendly,
very patient. She’s had an impact
on so many people! We will
never forget her.” Charles Garvin,
an Intermediate Spanish student
for the past three years, noted that
he has “enjoyed it immensely.
Her knowledge of the language
and how to teach it made the class
both enjoyable and a marvelous
learning experience. She taught
with good humor and we had
many a chuckle over some of
the humorous stories she told in
Spanish…When we made
mistakes, she was very supportive
and this made any criticism a very
gentle experience. This enabled
us to take risks in communicating
in Spanish…She is both a
marvelous person and teacher and
we shall miss her.”
In addition to the weekly OLLI
class offered each fall and spring
term, Van Ochten participated in
a bi-weekly Spanish Conversation
lunch group that was organized
by one of her students to enable
further language practice.
Her decision to stop offering
Intermediate Spanish was
prompted by an increasing
desire for “new adventures.” She
is looking forward to the freedom
to travel year-round as well as
to engage in other opportunities
that arise. Although she could
never be replaced, OLLI hopes
to find another Spanish instructor
in the future to carry on Jeanne
Van Ochten’s legacy of warm and
good-humored Spanish language
instruction. Thank you, Jeanne,
for all you have given OLLI over
the past ten years!
OLLI Intermediate Spanish students with Van Ochten at her good-bye party.
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In Memoriam
Don Axon died peacefully on
January 15, 2015
after a brief illness.
He was 93 years old.
Don was born in
Missouri, attended
William and Mary
College and MIT, receiving math
and engineering degrees. Don
joined the army in WWII and
moved to Los Alamos as one of the
Manhattan Project engineers. Using
the GI bill he received an MBA
from Harvard. Don and Shirley
married in 1953, and raised their
family in Ann Arbor. They
vacationed across America and
Europe, passing along Don’s love
of the outdoors and climbing. Don
joined Ford Motor Company in
Michigan where he worked for
more than 30 years. His retirement
years were filled with travel,
creative writing, working the land
around their cabin and visits to
and from family. Don served as
president of OLLI in the mid-80’s.
Don’s wife Shirley, his three
children Kyle, Mia and Jonathan,
and six grandchildren survive him.
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William David Adamson was
born on July 11,
1948 in suburban
Philadelphia. He
died on Thursday,
August 14, 2014,
after a lengthy and
courageous battle with cancer. He
is survived by his wife Kathy and
his son Michael. David’s family
has deep roots in North America;
his ancestors arrived in the 17th
century. Distant cousins include
John Steinbeck and Joseph Frank
Keaton, better known as “Buster”
Keaton. Mr. Adamson, from his
earliest days, prided himself on his
knowledge of automobiles. Before
he entered public school he could
identify the year, make and model
of any car he saw. Following his
father, uncle and brother he
attended Gettysburg College; he
graduated in 1970 with a BA in
Business Administration. In 1971
he married Kathy Sue Kaskin. He
started his career as a manager and
then a writer of motivational
material, but finally, acknowledging
his love of automobiles, he became
a very successful automobile
salesman. After 1981, Mr. Adamson
and his family moved to Ann Arbor.
He enjoyed sports, friends, family,
good scotch, political debate, great
restaurants, and life in general. A
longtime member of OLLI, he
served on the Lectures Committee.
His obituary reported “It is hoped
that he may now rejoin [family
members] and possibly Frank
Sinatra for a few choruses of ‘I Did
it My Way.’”
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Alma Ambrosia Chand passed
away of heart disease
on Good Friday,
April 18, 2014 while
visiting friends and
family in the
Philippines. Alma
was born in Manila and received a
Bachelor’s degree from the
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University of the Philippines. She
moved to Chicago, attended
graduate school at George
Williams University, and in
Chicago she met her future husband
Ramesh Chand. Moving to the
Detroit area, Alma taught
Community Medicine at Wayne
State School of Medicine and was a
Development Officer at Southwest
Community Mental Health. She
was a dedicated fighter for justice
and an advocate for women’s
rights. Alma had a big heart for
the poor and was active in Habit
for Humanity & Gawad Kalinga
in the Philippines, two projects
which built houses for the poor. As
a member of OLLI Alma served
on the Lectures Committee. Alma
visited over 60 countries and lived
in India for four years. She lived
life to the fullest. Alma is survived
by her sons Krishna and Harish,
her daughter-in-law Becky, her
grandson Aimon and many other
relatives.
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Doris Amelia Scott Miree was
born on January 2,
1941 in Montgomery,
Alabama. She died on
May 11, 2014 in Ann
Arbor. Doris Scott
married Thomas
Miree in 1965 in Philadelphia, PA.; they had two daughters; all three survive. Mrs. Miree
received a B.S. in Business Education from Alabama State University, and after her relocation to Ann
Arbor, she received Master degrees
from EMU and Marygrove College.
She was a dedicated member of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and
after her retirement from the Van
Buren School District, she learned
to quilt and became a member of
GLAAQN, her favorite quilting
group. She was always active in
the church. She was a long time
member of Bethel AME Church in
Ann Arbor where she taught Sunday
School, Vacation Bible School and
played piano. Most recently she was
a member of Brown Chapel AME
Church in Ypsilanti. Mrs. Miree was
a study group instructor for OLLI,
leading computer instruction classes.
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Marshall Livingston Shearer, MD
died at home on
November 26, 2014 at
age 81. He grew up in
various locations
on the east coast until,
with his family,
settling in N. Charleston, S.C. He
graduated from the College of
Charleston and received his MD
degree from the Medical College
of South Carolina. Dr. Shearer did
his psychiatric residency at UM and
married Marguerite Raft, MD. in
1961. Dr. Marshall Shearer practiced
in Ann Arbor from 1963 to 1997
except for two years during which
he and his wife were Research
Associates with Masters and
Johnson. With his wife he coauthored a syndicated column in
the Detroit Free Press for 29 years,
answering questions about sexuality
and relationship issues. Dr. Marshall
Shearer and his wife taught an OLLI
class on “Maximizing Happiness in
Intimate Relationships.” Dr. Shearer
is survived by his wife, 2 daughters,
a son and two grandchildren.
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Look What’s Coming Up!
Study Group
Let’s Talk Hot-Rodding in the
‘50s and ‘60s
Friday, May 8
Chuck Holmes
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Turner Senior Resource Center
Cost: $15
Distinguished Lecture
Social Stress and Aging Well:
What Do We Know?
Tuesday, May 12
James S. Jackson, Ph.D.
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Rave Cinema
Cost: $10
Travel
Gerald R. Ford:
Growing Up Grand:
A Grand Rapids Day Trip
Wednesday, May 13
8:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Meijer on Ann Arbor Saline Rd.
Cost: $119
Plan to supplement your
learning at “The Impact of Major
Presidential Decisions Lecture
Series” with a day-trip to Grand
Rapids. Entrance fees, presentations and tour at the Ford Presidential Museum, a visit to the
burial sites of President and Mrs.
Ford, a visit to and presentation
at Grace Episcopal Church (the
site of the Ford funerals), a drive
by the Ford Residence, and an included lunch are being scheduled
for this trip.
Study Group
Journaling as a Legacy
Wednesday, May 13
Marylen Oberman
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
Cost: $35
Thursday Lecture
OLLI Annual Meeting and
President Johnson’s Declaration
of War on Poverty
Thursday, May 14
Robert Mickey, Ph.D.
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Rave Cinema
Cost: $10
Big Hearts for Seniors Event
Alive Inside Movie
Thursday, May 28
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Michigan Theater
Cost: $15, $50 V.I.P.
Study Group
A Mindfulness Book Reading
Wednesday, June 3
Michael Murray
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Turner Senior Resource Center
Cost: $40
For more information: https://olli-umich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg
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The Satisfaction of Being
An OLLI Course Instructor
OLLI at UM is unique in many ways.
One of those ways is that all of our
courses are led by member volunteers.
And why do these good people lead
our courses? They tell us about the
satisfaction of sharing their knowledge
and interests, meeting new people, and
simply making OLLI the great
organization that it is.
Some of our instructors have had
past experience as educators. But many
have not…they simply enjoy
facilitating learning.
If this describes you, and you have
not yet experienced the gratification
that comes from leading courses, now’s
the time. Simply go to OLLI’s website
www.olli-umich.org to download a
proposal form to submit to OLLI and
submit your proposal. Consider any
topic you like and think others would
enjoy.
For some thought starters, our
members have told us they would be
interested in more courses on politics,
history, health care, poetry, religion,
culture, or deep dives into topics
covered in OLLI’s lecture series. Book
discussion groups are also welcome.
And for those interested, either past
educators or not, before each term
starts OLLI offers a specially designed
seminar titled “Group Facilitation.” At
that (free) seminar we will share with
you guidance and tips on how to run a
successful class.
Leading a course will not only
assure our profound thanks – be sure to
ask the staff about the special benefits
you will receive!
- Stu Simon, OLLI Study Group chair
N EWSLETTER
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Turner Senior Resource Center, Suite C, Room 1163
2401 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
April, 2015
Photographs: Online sources: Front cover, pp. 6-7, 12-13
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