Olympia Publishers | Looking Back on Our July Books, We're halfway to our next publication day already, so we thought we'd catch you up with some books from July that you may have missed.
Debra Massey- "Life Beyond Lanyards"
Having had a successful career as a head teacher, Debra Massey decided to retire and look for her next challenge. She realised that she had to embrace the next chapter of her life and seek out new challenges beyond the job she had loved and the lanyard it represented.
Feb 3, 2021
NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, MI – Thomas M. Knapp, age 83, of Negaunee Township, entered eternal life Monday morning, February 1, 2021, at UP Health System-Marquette.
Born January 4, 1938, in Detroit, a son of Walter M. and Florence (Furnier) Knapp, Tom was raised in the St. Clair Shores and Harson’s Island areas of Detroit. Following high school, Tom entered the US Air Force in 1958, serving for four years. His basic training took place in Texas before he was assigned to K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base for the balance of his military service, receiving his honorable discharge in 1962, during the Vietnam Era. It was while serving at Sawyer that Tom met Judith Noel of Sands and on September 8, 1962, the couple was united in marriage. Together, the couple made their first home in Little Lake with subsequent relocations to Marquette and finally Midway Drive in Negaunee Township. For a time, Tom did odd jobs in the area and, while working at a local gas station, met the Marquette City