Rally after the win of the lawsuit again the State of Arizona for Marriage Equality – October 17, 2017
Robin Reece and Renee Kaminski – Joe Connolly and Terry Pochert
Pochert, Terry
Pochert, Mina Bell – Obituary – June 1, 2003
Macomb Daily, June 3, 2003
Mina Belle L. Pochert-Schultz – Mina Belle L. Pochert-Schultz, 80, a Shelby Township-area resident since 1985, died Sunday, June 1, 2003. She was born Aug. 1, 1922, in Harbor Beach.
Mrs. Pochert-Schultz attended Trinity Lutheran Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Aide and the Golden Circle.
She is survived by her children, Kurt (Susan) Pochert of Hartland, Terrel (Joe Connolly) Pochert of Gilbert, Ariz., and Cindy (Paul) Quitmeyer of Shelby Township; brother; the Rev. Lenhart Etzel of Flint; and grandchildren, Jason Pochert, Gretchen (Jason) Ferris, Greg (Carrie Armour) Quitmeyer and Laura (Jamie Claussen) Quitmeyer. She was predeceased by her husbands, Lawrence Pochert, in 1971, and Edward Schultz, in 1984; and brother; Norman Etzel.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Trinity Lutheran Church 45160 Van Dyke, Utica, with the Rev. Dr. Mark Hill officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy.
Visitation is 3-9 p.m. Wednesday at Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Road (three blocks east of Van Dyke), Utica, and 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Memorial contributions may be addressed to Trinity Foundation.
Terry Pochert’s Retirement from WXYZ
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Back Row: Guy Gordon, Megan Saunders, ?????, Eileen Greener, Dave Riley, ?????, Steve Lawrence, Ray Mannino, ?????, Scott Wolan, ?????, Eddie Dorfman
Middle Row: ?????, Terry ?????, Shelly Greenberg, Chris Huebner, Tom Cleeves, Jim Dunlap
Kneeling: ?????, Terry Pochert, Rosa Ybarra, Wanda Doerner, ?????,?????, Lynn, Chris Dunlap, ?????
Can you help name some of those we missed? Please leave your comments at the bottom of this page.
Marriage Equality Wins – Phoenix, Arizona
Celebrating at the City of Phoenix’s Clerks Office.
George Takei – A Proud Gay American
We were fortunate to meet George Takei and his partner Brad Altman at the HRC dinner this past March, 2014, in Phoenix, Arizona. A handshake, a hug and a word of encouragement from George and Brad helped make our same sex marriage fight here in Arizona, just a bit easier. But our struggle pales in comparison to the personal story of Mr. Takei during World War II. Take sixteen minutes of your time to learn about his struggle and how he now fights for equal rights throughout this great land we call home, a land we call America.
As a child, George Takei, his siblings and parents, all United States citizens, were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a “security” measure during World War II. Seventy years later, Takei looks back at how the experience shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.
Our brief encounter with George with his husband, Brad: