ri
F
He marriod . wife, N'ICC,
and together they had .17
chiIdrcD..
The fifth child Marshall
enitt, the family's direct an­
cestor. The oldest Merritt fami- .
reaidc in the
Detroi area. The family mem- .
ben are wdl orpni7ed. Family
. . arc held the
MOIw,r. of each
d re· arc he bi- -
nually. Family members are
\Uy • orieiltecl
are • collected by
each � for purpose of erritt Family Reumo
purch I sing facility for the other �
and
nio
Ne etten including by­
la , and family members
birthda are mailed to each
family prior to the reunions.
_ The family colo are b ck
and gold. And name tags and
buttons are orn by family
members duriDg the reunions.
The second day began with
the family picnic, hich
held the Pontiac Recreation
area, and included viewing
videos and pl&yiDg games. The
Merritt Family are close kni
and are Christians, always at­
tending church during their
reunions.
The Sunday baDquet dinner
held in Detroit the Mt ..
Elliott Um Local Hall #51,
aDd the Hall decorated in
blae and gold (the f�mily
colors). The food w catered.
Prior to the dUmer, the program
included singing -Lift Every
VOJC%· (the B ck National An­
them), pr yer by Alfred Mer­
ritt; Denise . er, c:omed
�; Annie Ayers read the
family . orr, Priscdla Jo
eived as Mistress
Ceremonies fOt: the Me
Service; and Pr idem Wi . e
Johnson presided the fa y
. meeting.
Following the diner, the
program continued with t e
family entertainment. A speech
given by Rosa Hudgins; a
by J e . Mary
Cridde1l, a cur tor spo e on
Black History and presented a
BI ck exhibit from her personal
collection; Mary Martin aod
family sang a song; AlmabeUe
Alexander read a poem, fo­
lowed by a' bY Michelle
Fling. and Billie Sue D vis con­
cluded the progr m with
speech. .
The New letter were
prepared by Ida and Kame
Jolmsoot
Certificates of Appreciation
re preaeoted to family mem­
bers for Outstanding pfforts
and Services in organiZIng the
reunion.
The event well ended
and was enjoyed by all. I
DID YOU OW ... thatthe
median age for American
B cD is 26.9 years. ne median
for . es' 32.7 years.
DID YOU OW ... that
men -the so-called strpager sex .
-. are 2 1Il to 4 times more
IikeJy than to commi
suicide. It appears the cir-
cumstances most likely to drive
a man to uicide involve a bad
ceo omic situation in which
. there appears DO Y
DlDYOO --,. ... , ....