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William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand Rapids [16] [19] Paul B. Henry — U.S. Congressman [20]
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
In 2019, the organization announced the formation of the Cancer Network of West Michigan, a joint venture with Mercy Health Muskegon, Mercy Health St. Mary’s in Grand Rapids, and Michigan Medicine. The network is designed to give patients broader access to advanced, comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and support across healthcare institutions.
The following is a list of University of Michigan alumni. There are more than 640,000 living alumni of the University of Michigan in 180 countries across the globe. [1] Notable alumni include computer scientist and entrepreneur Larry Page, actor James Earl Jones, and President of the United States Gerald Ford
Paul Gordon Goebel (May 28, 1901 – January 26, 1988) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922.
Mercy Health was formed in 2011 with the combining of Saint Mary's Health Care of Grand Rapids and Mercy Health Partners of Muskegon. Mercy Hospital in Cadillac and Mercy Hospital in Grayling were also incorporated into the group. [1] The hospitals in Cadillac and Grayling were purchased by the Munson Healthcare system in February, 2015. [2]
After the French established territories in Michigan, Jesuit missionaries and traders traveled down Lake Michigan and its tributaries. [7]In 1806, white trader Joseph La Framboise and his Métis wife, Madeline La Framboise, traveled by canoe from Mackinac Island and established the first trading post in West Michigan in present-day Grand Rapids on the banks of the Grand River, near what is now ...
It began with medical-related development in the Hillside District of Grand Rapids, bordering both sides of Michigan Street. More than a decade later it encompasses an area five times larger, expanding east further down Michigan St.and north across Interstate 196. It has also been referred to as Grand Rapids Medical Corridor, Michigan Street ...