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JUNE 12, 2024 candgnews.com
Macomb County and Grosse Pointe papers
REMEMBERING MARK WELLS ‘UNSUNG HERO’ OF TEAM USA PLAYED HIS PART FOR MORE THAN JUST THE GOLD BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
ST. CLAIR SHORES — In order for a team to achieve greatness, it’s vital for everyone to understand their role and play it to perfection for the well-oiled machine to operate successfully. Everyone has a part to play, starting with setting their egos aside and doing what is asked of them in order to benefit the team. For the 1980 United States men’s Olympic hockey team, St. Clair Shores native Mark Wells did just that. “As a player, he was as good as it gets,” said Mike Eruzione, the captain of the 1980 U.S. hockey team. “He’s another unsung hero on our hockey team. Mark was awfully good, and he had a key role in our success by just doing his job. That fourth line did a great job during the Olympics.” Courtesy of Wells’ play alongside his
ABOVE: Bowling Green State University and 1980 United States men’s Olympic hockey teammates Mark Wells, left, and Ken Morrow, right, a Flint native, stand together. Photo provided by David Rubello
LEFT: Wells was honored at the 1980 St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade.
See WELLS on page 6A
Photo provided by the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission
Two men to cycle 500 miles to raise funds and ALS awareness BY KARA SZYMANSKI kszymanski@candgnews.com
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Two cyclists, Mike DeLorenzo, of Romeo, and Thomas Henry, of Ferndale, are getting ready for Pedal4ALS, a more than 500-mile ride to raise $20,000 to support ALS of Michigan, a Southfieldbased nonprofit serving Michigan’s ALS community, in memory of DeLorenzo’s father-in-law, from Shelby Township, who passed away from the disease.
The Pedal4ALS ride is scheduled June 20-30 and will take DeLorenzo and Henry from Michigan to Washington, D.C. Their training and fundraising for the event began in May during ALS Awareness Month to bring greater attention to ALS and its effects on Michigan, which reportedly has one of the highest incident rates of the disease compared to other states. “Prior to our journey, ALS Awareness Month provides us with an opportunity to come together as a community, See ALS on page 9A
Cyclists and Thomas Henry, of Ferndale, left, and Mike DeLorenzo, of Romeo, are gearing up for Pedal4ALS, a more than 500-mile ride to raise $20,000 to support ALS of Michigan, a Southfield-based nonprofit serving Michigan’s ALS community. Photo provided by Rose Lull