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Therese Hercher

Profile Updated: May 4, 2023
Residing In
Okemos, MI USA
Occupation
Writer
Children
Only of the feline persuasion: Suzie, about 8 years old, Leo (Big Boy), DOB 11/14/04.
Curriculum

Commercial Art

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My life's continued its richness beyond the Commercial Art curriculum at Cass. I've lived well and loved much, (but laughed NOT OFTEN ENOUGH :o) Have made exciting friendships, adopted sweet, sassy 4-legged rascals (which the IRS won't let me claim as dependents (meeeeowww!). I've been active in Libertarian politics and in my career in general. That career's rich in its own riight, so challenging and diverse (Communications, Media, Medical and Legal venues). Graduated Oakland University 1979 with honors in English B.A.--which, surprise!--turned out to be my true art: writing. I worked nonstop full-time '67 to 2012, when a lay-off silenced my career. The message seems to be: start the next chapter. I'm still figuring out where to begin, but am not hurrying. I told myself I'm through being rushed. It's great to be the boss-of-me.

School Story

What I remember about Cass is endless flights of stairs, endless bus-rides there and back, hallguards, elevator operators, 'ironed" hair, fierce competition; my perfect attendance record; the enigmatic Sam Garfinkel in our Charcoal drawing class, perennially clad in impeccable tweedy suits (vest, tie, white shirt, the works - he never seemed to get charcoal on anything, either); I remember the outdoor drawing sessions where Masonic Temple park and Plum Street became our alternative classroom; the easy friendships of black and white students, the excellent instructors, the affected snobbery of the S&A students :o); the talented Nancy Cuthbert, the wise Mike Stein, the handsome Gary Jones. Overall, I remember the joy of (pinch-me!) just BEING there, being proud telling people what school I attend....

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5/4/23
Way to Go, Rose and Mark! You are both looking great, young, attractive etc etc :o) -- so wonderful you kept on touch through all the years! ....(sorry for the loss of your longtime friend, Rose – as you once said, ‘We can always make new friends, but old friends are irreplaceable.’
Take care, both of you, you’re irreplaceable to me…..
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Hey Steve, Happy Birthday! You look as good and healthy as you did way-back-when :o)
Enjoy your big day!
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Posted on: Jan 23, 2022 at 11:05 AM

Dear Fellow CT Alums:
I am looking for a legitimate and honorable Armed Forces charity, and would like to hear from anyone out there who has vetted such charities (and especially those established in Michigan).
I know a handful of Vietnam vets from Cass who have died in that war (ex: Joe Logan, a friend from my Commercial art classes).
Thank you.
And a very special “THANK YOU for your service” to all who have served, and are now serving, in the military.
Sincerely,
Therese

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Posted on: Jan 08, 2022 at 12:39 PM

Re another reunion:

Thank you Kathy, for posting pictures to add to those from CT's 40th Reunion.
It was THIS particular reunion (the 40th) that I cherished most, it was for me the sweetest of all reunions. From its warm milieu, to the gabby energy, from the front desk sign-in where I and twin sister fellow '67 grad Rose Hercher Wright were so warmly greeted----continuing throughout the night, I loved it all, loved reuniting again with the students from my commercial art homeroom, loved the meal and the music, the soft and kind mellow back-lighting.... we all seemed on top of our game, interested and sassy and hot :o). --I remember too that it was probably the last year I could confidently wear stiletto heels without weaving all over the place :o( ---- that I remember well and wistfully too)....
Overall, it was a magical night, with people who shared with me 40+ years ago the most important experiences of our mutual formative years….
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Posted on: Jul 25, 2020 at 3:11 PM

Mark, such an incredibly sad story. What a sweet young soul, innocence and naïveté exude from her, such a horrid end for a kind girl with initiative enough to invite herself into Cass Tech. Thanks for sharing this with us, it will make me yet more attuned to children and young adults around me.

The weight of Marlene’s fate, after all this time, must be impossibly heavy to bear. I hope it diminishes, even as you remember the girl herself, gentle with animals and surely people too.
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Posted on: Feb 19, 2018 at 10:23 PM

Thank you Kathy, for posting these 15 pictures to add to those from CT's 40th Reunion.

It was THIS particular reunion (the 40th) that I cherished most, it was for me the sweetest of all reunions. From its warm milieu, to the gabby energy from the front desk sign-in continuing throughout the night, I loved it all, loved reuniting again with the students from my commercial art homeroom, loved the meal and the music, the soft and kind mellow back-lighting.... we all seemed on top of our game, interested and sassy and hot :o). --I remember too that it was probably the last year I could confidently wear stiletto heels without weaving all over the place :o( that I remember well and wistfully)....

So anyway, Kathy, thanks for these 40th reunion pictures, I’ll add them to the others, and enjoy another walk --in flats-- down memory-lane…

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