George Gervin - the Iceman surviveth

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18
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February
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1979
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Eastern to retire Gervin's '24'

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21
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January
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1986
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Legacies Project Oral History: Opal Simmons
Opal Simmons was born in 1931 in Detroit. After graduating from Eastern High School, she attended Fisk University and Wayne State University. She lived in New York for a few years as a young woman and recalls attending dances at the Savoy. She volunteered as a letter reader for the American Red Cross during World War II. During her working years in Detroit, she was secretary to the deputy mayor in the Coleman A. Young administration. Richard Simmons Jr. became her second husband. Later in life, she attended seminary and became a minister.
Opal Simmons was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2010 as part of the Legacies Project.
Willow Run's Streak Hits 14: Flyers Win District Opener, 57 - 37, Face No. 1 Divine Child Next

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15
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November
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1994
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