By Deborah Larsen Neil Ballard Hartwig Neil Ballard Hartwig was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 22, 1923, the son of Max and Lillian O’Bryan Hartwig. The Hartwigs moved to Rochester when Neil was a teenager, and his father operated Max A. Hartwig Real Estate. Neil...

By Deborah Larsen John Lloyd Slocum John Lloyd Slocum was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 9, 1920, the son of Farish and Daisy Dickson Slocum. The Slocum family moved to Rochester when John was a small child. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the...

By Deborah Larsen James Russell Longwell Jr. James Russell Longwell Jr. was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1922, the son of James and Marion Rupert Longwell. James grew up in Southfield, Michigan, and his family moved to Avon Township about 1940....