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Her biggest takeaway from high school are the lifelong friends she
made, who’ve helped her plan numerous class reunions over the years
including the upcoming 60th.
She and Leonard live in Bloomfield Hills. They have two daughters
and two grandchildren.
CAROL OWENS ROSENBERG
Carol Rosenberg said she was “eclectic” during
high school and had friends in all corners at
Mumford — jocks, greasers and everyone in
between. “I loved them all, and I was part of the
group,
” said Carol, who played field hockey and
basketball, participated in senior talent show and
high school plays, and worked on the Capri, the
high school yearbook. She ran for student council
but didn’t win. “My slogan was ‘look for her in the
hall, she’s tall,
” she said.
Carol, who went on to lead what is now Jewish
Senior Life for 36 years became well-known as a
larger-than-life figure in Detroit’s Jewish commu-
nity and went on to win the Berman Award for
outstanding professional in Jewish communal ser-
vice from the Federation.
Carol attended U-M after graduation and began her career as a
high school teacher, but when she got pink slipped, she came in as
program director at JSL and worked her way up to CEO. “I loved my
job. I couldn’t leave it. I only retired four years ago.
”
She said growing up in Detroit was a time of community, where
neighbors looked out for each other and kids knew each other’s
mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles, and if your parents weren’t home,
your neighbors would be sure to give you an afternoon snack. “What
a wonderful way to grow up.
”
At Mumford, Carol built friendships that have lasted to this day.
“Being a Jewish student at Mumford, you were able to express your
Judaism any way you wanted. It was with pride that you were Jewish,
”
she said.
Rosenberg and her husband, David, have four children, Amy,
Matthew, Paul and Douglas, and eight gorgeous grandchildren.
JAMES SESSION AND MARGARET EVANS SESSION
Both James and Margaret Evans
Session grew up in Detroit.
They met a few years before
attending Mumford together
and started dating before high
school and stayed together the
whole way through. They cele-
brated their 60th wedding anni-
versary this year. The Sessions
have two children and two
grandchildren.
They both played sports at
Mumford. Margaret played
basketball and field hockey.
James mainly played foot-
ball, as a right halfback.
Arriving at Mumford in the 10th grade, he started as a reserve
player before a friend convinced the coach he was good
enough for a bigger role.
“Jerry Ridley (Mumford class of 1958), a good friend of mine, told
the coach he ought to get me out there on the varsity team. So, I start-
ed playing varsity from then on,
” he said.
James remembers the classes at Mumford being fair. He’s still
friends with some guys from his neighborhood, but most of his
friends are gone now.
The Sessions recall living a low-key lifestyle in high school, a life-
style that was spent together.
Post-Mumford, Margaret went to a beauty school and became a
cosmetologist. James started a rubbish collection and disposal compa-
ny. That company, Session & Son, has turned into a three-generation
family business.
The Sessions still live in Detroit, not too far from where they grew
up. Neither feels like it’s really been over 60 years since they graduated
from Mumford but are looking forward to the reunion and seeing old
classmates.
RICHARD KRUGEL
Richard Krugel was born and raised in Detroit. He
attended Winterhalter School in the Dexter-
Davison neighborhood until the fifth grade. Then,
his family moved to Northwest Detroit.
“It was a great community,
” he said. “I remember
taking the bus everywhere, including Downtown
to see the Detroit Tigers play. Most of my current
friends are from this time of my life.
”
Richard says he has fond memories of attend-
ing Mumford. “I had lots of good friends, and we
attended football games and other sporting events
at Mumford. There were plenty of things to do as a
high school student.
”
Richard went on to earn a medical degree from
the University of Michigan, followed by an ortho-
OUR COMMUNITY
Margaret Evans Session
and Jimmy Session with
a former classmate at an
earlier reunion
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