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Black History Month About Black History Month We're celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.  

Feb 4, 2021 MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI – Clayton William Root, Sr., age 85, of Marquette Township, and former Big Bay resident, entered eternal life Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee. Born August 15, 1935, in Munising, a son of John and Mona (Ripley) Root, Clayton was the baby in a very large family. His mother died while giving birth to him and he was raised by his older sister, Eva. He was raised on the family farm where he very early in life developed a strong work ethic. He worked hard, was always busy, and in the little free time he had, he enjoyed fishin...

Black History Month About Black History Month We're celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.  

About Black History Month We're celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.  

’Humble but determined’ A tribute to award-winning SA virologist Dr Graeme Jacobs By Share Award-winning virologist Dr Graeme Jacobs was born without a heartbeat, but went on to carve out a glittering academic career for himself. He died last Saturday from Covid-19. The youngest of two children born to Lawton and Mildred Jacobs, he was born via an emergency Caesarean section on April 14, 1982 but would go on to matriculate with distinction from DF Malan Hoërskool in Bellville at the age of 17 in 1999. Proceeding to Stellenbosch University, he graduated with a BSc in medical tech...