By Deborah Larsen Johnnie Dixon Johnnie Dixon was born in Durham, North Carolina, on August 10, 1921, the son of Kendrick and Lucinda Smith Dixon. The Dixon family settled in Washington Township, Macomb County, when Johnnie was a small child. Around 1940, the family...

By Deborah Larsen John Rink Nowels John Rink Nowels was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 8, 1922, the son of Russell and Grace Rink Nowels. The Nowels family moved to Rochester when John was a child, and his father operated Nowels Lumber Company in downtown...

By Deborah Larsen John Francis “Jack” Curran John Francis “Jack” Curran was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 21, 1925, the son of Roger and Etta Tienken Curran. Jack grew up on the Tienken dairy farm in Avon Township and attended Rochester High School, graduating in...