Portraits

   [ July 2003 / 17 images ]

Raymond Henrickson, 90 years old, has farmed and lived on the same piece of property in Allegan all his life.
Jim and Renee Heller of Vicksburg have a son, Nicholas, stationed in Baghdad. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Gazette)
Jason Watts is the gatekeeper at the haunted house in Allegan. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Gazette)
May 10, 2004 - Jerry Cox, owner of Stone Creations, works on a stone sign. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Gazette)
10/10/04 - ALL - Gale Acres Pumpkin Farm, located at 3778 N. 35th St. in Galesburg, is a 38-acre farm, with 10 acres of pumpkins and Gourds. Margaret Upson poses in her front yard. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Hometown Gazette)
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8/28/05 - ALL - The American Legion Post 134 at 2233 North Burdick Street is celebrating its 30th anniversary and as part of the activities the post will honor a Korean War veteran, Will E. Smith. Will Smith of Kalamazoo,77, was awarded 3 bronze stars for his service in the Korean war. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Hometown Gazette)
March 30, 2006 - Kalamazoo Central High School Principle Carl Myles poses on March 30, 2006. The Kalamazoo Promise, a guarantee of tuition reimbursement for students, is proving to be a model to other cities as they explore ways to stimulate their economies and provide incentive for students to succeed in school. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Chicago Tribune)
Ernest Sorini, chairman of ER-One Inc, poses in his Livonia Office on Feb. 27, 2007. (Photo by Mark Bialek)
Kevin Adell, President of the Novi Trade Center, describes his plans for the center. (Photo by Mark Bialek)
John Dabish poses inside the Southfield Powerhouse. (Photo by Mark Bialek)
Student Assistant Danton Garcia performs biodiesel research using algae and fiber-optic fluorescent light in the National Biofuels Energy Lab at Next Energy in Detroit. (Photo by Mark Bialek)
Kurt Surato and his wife, Linda (front) and Kurt's father, Tom Surato, pose at Tom's home in Lansing, MI on Feb 6, 2009. Kurt is the fourth generation of Surato men working the auto assembly line for General Motors, and next month (March) the family’s century-old generational string of building cars will come to an end. Surato's job –along with his wife Linda —will be eliminated as GM shuts another shift at a light-SUV plant in Delta Township.
Dee Edington, Director of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center. (Photo by Mark Bialek)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Judith Levy in Hutchins Hall at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Photo by Mark Bialek)