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PAGE 4A 26,2016 DAILY PRESS ARGUS COMMUNITY Brewer-Bouchey Monument Co. Since 1895 214 W. Grand River Ave. Howell, MI 48843 517-552-1595 211 N. Mill St.

St. Louis, MI 48880 989-681-3300 New Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am-Noon. Evening appointments available. Lowest Cost Highest Quality Custom Designs No Middle Man Serving Michigan Families Since 1895 www.brewer-bouchey.com MARYE. Age96ofBrighton, athomesurroundedbyher lovingfamily.Shewasborn thedaughterofBernardand graduatedfromBellevilleHigh Schoolin1939.OnJune29, 1940shemarriedGeorge F.BurtoninDetroit,MI.She receivedherL.P.N.degreein 1962inAnnArbor.Marywasa memberofSt.PaulEpiscopal andPatricia(Louis)Scott; sevengrandchildrenand13 precededindeathbyher lovinghusbandof51years, herparents.FuneralServices 2016atSt.PaulEpiscopal a.m.Instateatthechurch service.Visitationwillbeheld KeehnFuneralHome.Burial willtakeplaceinBrighton HillsCemetery.Memorial maybemadetoSt.Paul EpiscopalChurchorGreat LakesHospice.Pleasevisit www.keehnfuneralhome.com.

BURTON KENNETHE. MilfordresidentKennethE. Hathawaymadehispeaceful ofMid-MichiganinLansing, MI.Hewas95yearsold.Ken grewupintheDetroitmetro HighSchool.Hegraduated fromMichiganStateUniversity withaBSdegreeinChemical EngineeringandanMSdegree inSecondaryEducation. KenisaVeteranofWWII, havingservedintheArmy inthePhilippines.Kenand hiswifeRuthwerelongtime bothactivemembersofSaint Milford.KentaughtPhysics andChemistryatWalledLake CentralandWesternHigh CommunityCollege.After timeatKensingtonMetroPark. Kenisprecededindeathby hisadoptedparentsEverett andKatherineHathaway, andhissistersMaudBeck, Holls.Kenissurvivedbyhis HathawayandJohnHathaway, grandchildrenJohnKessler, HathawayandAlisaHathaway, and4greatgrandchildren.A memorialserviceisplanned EpiscopalChurchinMilford, MI.Aluncheoninthechurch fellowshiphallwillfollowafter theservice.Family,friends, arewelcomeandencouraged toattend.

HATHAWAY RONALDWILLIAM Age 12p.m.Tuesday,June28 atSharpFuneralHomes, inGreatLakesNational a.m.-12p.m.Tuesday.There willnotbevisitationMonday. Thosedesiringmaymake contributionstoAlzheimers Association.Ronaldwas thesonofMelvinandHelen aveteranoftheU.S.Army.He retiredfromFordin1993with over38yearsofservice.He wasamemberoftheHarley OwnersGroup.Survivingare Precededindeathbyhis andRoger. LaGROW www.sharpfuneralhomes.com. WILLIAM F. II 73, passed away from an illness, June 11, 2016.

He is survived by his long-time friend, Sherri Sprey (Brighton), his eldest sister Sandra (Sawyer) Simmons, her husband, James Simmons of Au Gres, MI, their children Daniel Simmons (Richmond, MI), James Simmons (Alabama) and Kathleen Simmons (Roseville, MI). Additionally, he is survived by his younger brother Kim Sawyer, his wife Marie (McDonald) Sawyer of Fowlerville, MI, their children John Sawyer (Chicago, IL) and Nicole (Sawyer) Kittle (Perry, MI). He is also survived by three great nephews. Bill lived in Brighton most of his life and was a Brighton High School (1960) graduate. He attended General Motors Institute Technical School and was an active reservist.

He had a passion for restoring cars and was an avid motorcyclist and collector. He was known for his never ending smile, laughter, easy going personality and was quick to lend a hand whenever it was needed. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. now riding his motorcycle high in the sky! Rest in peace, love! Memorial Services will be held at Keehn Funeral Home in Brighton, MI the morning of Friday, July 1, 2016 from 9-11 a.m.. A graveside service will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, MI with a luncheon thereafter.

In lieu of owers, a donation to the Association would be appreciated. SAWYER Multi-chamber after-hours vent is Monday An annual multi-chamber after- hours event will be held from Monday on the deck at Zukey Lake avern, 5011Girard in Hamburg Towns hip. Bring a guest and plenty of business cards. Register online at www.brightoncoc.org. Leadership workshop on tap his week in Brighton The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce invites its members and the public to a free leadership development workshop called Positive Energy Revolution.

The workshop will be held from a.m. Wednesday at he chamber, 218 E. Grand River Ave. i Brighton. Register at www.bright- oncoc.org.

New club begins eeting Friday The Brighton Men for a Cause (M4C) Club kick-off meet- i ng will be held from p.m. Friday at Brewery Becker, 500 W. Main St. in Brighton. This group will offer events and business opportunities for members of the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce.

RSVP for this meeting at www.brightoncoc.org. Hartland Area Chamber of Commerce directories available The 2016 Hartland Area Chamber of Commerce annual Membership Directory and Community Guides are available free of charge at the Hartland chamber at 3508 Avon St. in Hartland Township from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

They are also available at local busi- esses such as the Cromaine District Library, Hartland Community Educa- ion and Kroger. he guides feature events and hap- enings in the Hartland area. There is a lso information about the chamber, ducation, arts and entertainment, library, parks, a calendar of events, and ore. For more information, call the chamber at 810-632-9130. Caregiver seminar scheduled for early July The Nawrocki Center will be con- ucting a new free educational seminar alled Plight: Surviving Stress and Avoiding from 6 p.m.

July 5 at the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce, 218 E. Grand River Ave. in Brighton. The seminar will be hosted by local Elder Law Attorney Lisa Beatty of the Nawrocki Center for Elder Law, Special Needs and Disability Planning. Seating i limited.

To reserve a seat, call the awrocki Center at 810-229-0220. New studio holds ribbon-cutting ceremony The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce invites its members and the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony held from p.m. July 13 at Into Motion Pilates, Yoga and Barre Studio, 2120 Grand River Grand River Annex, Ste. 200, in Brighton. Guests are advised to bring exercise clothes and stay for a Barre class at 5 :30 p.m.

Register at www.brightonco- DTE to discuss outages or businesses Join the Greater Brighton Area hamber of Commerce for a seminar about surviving business power out- a ges, presented by DTE Energy. The seminar will be held from a.m. July 14 at the chamber, 218 E. Grand River Ave. in Brighton.

Participants will receive information about outage prevention tips, power-restoration strategies, how to report an outage and learn how DTE prepares for a storm. Attendees will be entered in a drawing to win free tickets to a Tigers game and a concert of their choice at TE Music Theatre during July or August. A continental breakfast will be served. Space is limited, so registration is required at www.brightoncoc.org. Event notes grand opening of financial group The Greater Brighton Area Chamb er of Commerce invites its members a nd the public to a ribbon-cutting cere- ony from 11:30 a.m.

to1p.m. July 14 or Foguth Financial Group, to be held a the chamber, 218 E. Grand River Ave. in Brighton. Refreshments will be erved.

Register at www.brightonco- c.org. Howell chamber hosting golfing event The Howell Area Chamber of Comm erce will host a Golf Classic on July 2 0 at Hunters Ridge Golf Course, 8101 Byron Road in Howell Township. Cont act Kim Esper at 517-546-3920 for more information. LOCAL BRIEFS WASHINGTON Gun control advo- ates lobbying Congress after the Orlando shootings learned a long time ago: build momentum first in the states. Abortion rights proponents hoping to overturn restrictions on clinics and doctors at the Supreme Court learned the value of telling personal stories.

Immigration rights activists still fighting to get undocumented parents the protections already achieved for heir children learned how to influence ublic opinion. A ll three groups have taken a page rom one of the most successful cam- paigns in history: The gay rights effort to win same-sex marriage, consummated at the Supreme Court a year ago. As LGBT leaders reflect on that achievement and retool their campaign to battle what they see as continued disc rimination in many states, they are passing on lessons in strategy and tactics other causes. If it pays off, gay mar- iage will be the gift that keeps on giving. A lot of other social movements see the marriage movement as an example of one that was able to said Marc Solomon, former national campaign director for Freedom to Marry, which led the fight for same-sex marriage.

was a huge interest in how we did Solomon, who wrote after the 5-4 decision truck down the remaining state same- ex marriage bans, has spent much of he last year traveling the country to adv ise other causes. The founder of Free- dom to Marry, Evan Wolfson, has gone further meeting with LGBT advocates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Cuba at the behest of U.S. embassies. has been tremendous appreciation of the fact that this campaign really id something big and, for many people, Wolfson said. not only ucceeded in transforming the law but id so by transforming hearts and minds i an epic For leaders of other progressive causes, the unexpectedly rapid victory for same-sex marriage represented only the latest notch in the LGBT belt.

have been borrowing from their playbook for says Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which is leading a rowing coalition seeking a federal re- ponse to the massacre of 49 patrons at a ay nightclub in Orlando two weeks ago. hat means building momentum for expanded background checks on gun purchasers and other measures one state at a time. Despite last test votes in the Senate and sit-in by House Democrats, Gross says, is never the first to wake up and realize that on the wrong side of istory. The American people need to wake them he fight for immigration rights bor- owed literally from the LGBT move- ent. During the 2012 fight to win protection from deportation for DREAMers brought to the country illegally as children leaders of the movement staged a week to tell their stories.

think the reason that so many of us are looking at the LGBTQ movement is because of how quickly the change came says Marielena Hincapie, execu- ive director of the National Immigra- ion Law Center, which is still seeking qual treatment for the parents of REAMers after the 4-4 vote. Gay marriage win helps other causes Liberal activists apply essons from last Supreme Court victory RICHARD WOLF USA TODA WASHINGTON President Barack Obama designated the area around the Stonewall Inn the New York tavern where a police raid in 1969 inspired the odern gay rights movement as the first national monument dedicated tell the story of the struggle for LGBT he national parks eflect the full story of our bama said in a video Friday announcing the dedication. of many, we are Patrons of the Stonewall in Greenw ich Village rioted after a police raid June28, 1969, an uprising that led to a rotest movement fighting discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and ransgender people. The Stonewall National Monument will encompass 7.7 acres in southern Manhattan, including Christopher Park a cross the street from the tavern. Last year, New York declared Stone- all to be a city landmark.

Under Obama, other LGBT sites have been designated as a National Historic Landmark or listed on the National Regi ster of Historic Places. Stonewall is the first gay rights site to be designated as a ational monument, a part of the National Park Service. Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said the Stonewall esignation is especially appropriate in light of this terrorist attack on a ay nightclub in Orlando. Griffin said he hopes the new monument be a ource of inspiration to a new generation of Americans across the country standing up for equality and uniting to show the world that love conquers he Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus applauded the decision. aucus Vice Chairman Jerrold Nadler, said Stonewall the modern LGBT civil rights movement here and around the world like Selma id for racial justice and Seneca Falls did for Obama names tavern a gay rights monument 1969 raid inspired modern LGBT movement DAVID JACKSON USA TODA JULIE Aman outside the Stonewall Inn in New York lights candles on a memorial for victims of the Orlando shooting.

President Barack Obama esignated the Inn a national monument..