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Downriver loses famed artist Death of Patty Izzo is a shock to many friends, fans Paula Neuman Wyandotte Warrior

Patricia Izzo-Kulczycki of Wyandotte touched countless lives through her art, her kindness and her charismatic ability to inspire people and make them feel loved and special. She died peacefully surrounded by family members on Friday, Feb. 12, of throat cancer. Her death came as a shock to her many friends, who called her Patty, and to the art world, which knew her as Patricia Izzo. She was diagnosed about 18 months ago, but kept her illness very quiet, not wanting a fuss or a lot of questions about it. “She just wanted it to be very private,” said her husband Stan Kulczycki. “A lot of her family members didn’t even know about it.” Ms. Izzo had chemotherapy treatments initially, and then more intense chemotherapy over the last few months. But until the last 10 days or so before her death, she didn’t let her illness impact her life very much, Kulczycki said. “She was so incredibly strong,” he said. “She really

was. She was very kind, always for the underdog. She always looked for the good in people.” Ms. Izzo, daughter of Patsy James Izzo and Stella Mlostek, grew up with her three brothers — Jamie, Thomas and Michael — on Oakdale Street in Southgate and sometimes talked about how blessed she was to have had a wonderful childhood. She had many passions in her full and active life, and family was right at the top of that list. Her niece Rachel Louria said, “She never, ever missed an opportunity to get our family together and remind us that family is the most important thing in the world. She made everyone feel beautiful and special.” Ms. Izzo was proud to carry on the traditions of her parents and grandparents on both the Italian and Polish sides of her background, and passed that love of family traditions to her daughter Stasia Jade Izzo Convery of Southgate and granddaughter Lily Patricia Convery. A graduate of Schafer High School in Southgate, Ms. Izzo attended Northern Michigan University, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees

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in fine art painting and photography. At NMU in 1968, she began the political activism that she continued throughout her life, protesting the Vietnam War and for race equality and women’s rights. In January 2017, Ms. Izzo took part in the Women’s March in Lansing. “The message was the same as it has been over and over again,” she wrote after the march. “In all its forms, in all its loose ends, in all its colors, in all its bruised and glorious ways, the message was equality regardless of gender, race, religion or creed.” Her friend and fellow artist Georgette HeronWilloughby of Canadian Lakes, formerly of Huron SEE IZZO, Page 3

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Township, said Ms. Izzo had the “soul of a warrior with armor of pure love and creative imagination,” and friend and fellow artist Erica Chappuis of Grosse Ile described Ms. Izzo as “a monumental and important American artist; a fierce advocate for women; and the dearest, most loving friend anyone could wish for.” After college, Ms. Izzo worked for more than 20 years for the Renaissance Club and ClubCorp, working her way up in two years from waitress to regional service director. She loved to travel with friends and family then and throughout her life, always passionate about new adventures and new vistas. She opened the Patricia Izzo Fine Art Photography Studio and Gallery in the early 2000’s on the third floor of River’s Edge Gallery in Wyandotte. “I will miss Patty, my dear friend, my confidant, my soother, my inciter,” said Patt Slack of Monroe, owner of the gallery. “And I will miss Patricia Izzo the artist. Her work always thrilled me. I could not wait to see her new work.

Many times I would sit in her studio at River’s Edge and then text her that she was a genius. Her studio will remain open as she left it and be open to the public. We also plan on proceeding with her two-year planned show in September with Martine McDonald, who showed with her every other year.” An Allen Park resident and celebrated artist, McDonald counted Ms. Izzo as one of her best friends. “She was kind and generous and I was a better person and artist having had her as a friend,” McDonald said. “Patty’s bright light touched so many. She had a big heart and an abundance of kindness.” Ms. Izzo’s art, including hand-illustrated photographs using archival photo oils and inks, has been exhibited many times nationally and internationally, including at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Bibliotheque du Paris, the Women’s Historic Hall of Fame in Lansing, the Henry Ford Hospital Art Collection in Detroit and the Mira Goddard Center for Photography at Reyerson University in Toronto. Her art has been featured in many publications, as well, including American Photo Magazine, Woman’s

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Day and the Florida and Southern Review. Her images can even be seen in the 2011 movie A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. Her work has been awarded with many honors. Twice she was presented the prestigious Gold Medal in the annual state of Michigan Photographic Competition. In 2006, she was recognized by American Photo magazine as one of the “hottest new talents” and as “an artist destined for big things.” Ms. Izzo has been a member of the Detroit Scarab Club, the National Women’s Caucus of Arts, the Feminist Art Project, Detroit Focus, and served on the boards of the Scarab Club and the Downriver Council for the Arts. She also mentored — she didn’t like to be called teacher when it came to art — cancer patients and survivors in the Josephine Ford Healing Arts program in Brownstown Township, and led art classes at the Wyandotte-based ARC Downriver, a nonprofit serving people with developmental disabilities, for more than 10 years. One student in the Josephine Ford class wrote this online after learning of Ms. Izzo’s death: “The world has lost a

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Restaurants doing all they can during pandemic The restaurant business is very much a family affair for Jeremy Syrocki of Grosse Ile. He was raised working in the restaurants of his father, chef Anthony Syrocki, including Syrocki’s PAULA in Illinois and Studebaker’s in NEuMAN Pennsylvania. Wyandotte Jeremy earned a business degree Warrior from Oakland University, and although he didn’t pursue formal chef’s training, he grew up in the industry and he cooks — and cooks and cooks and cooks. “I cook every single day somewhere,” he said. He opened Truago, an upscale seafood and steak restaurant in Trenton, about five years ago. Then about two years ago, Jeremy — with his brother Jeff and sister-in-law Christine — opened Major Biddle’s in Wyandotte, specializing in ribs, barbecue and comfort food such as meatloaf and lasagna, but also offering sandwiches, steaks and seafood. And on Feb. 1, Jeremy and his Grosse Ile friends Chris Laura and Francis Brooks re-opened Lloyd’s Bar & Grill on Macomb Street of Grosse Ile, and have revamped it from stem to stern with help from Jeremy’s wife, Kristina. “She has helped me design all the restaurants,” he said. “We do all the construction and design work ourselves. At Lloyd’s the whole interior is redone and we’re putting a big outdoor patio on, half-enclosed, kind of like Truago. We plan to put bike racks out front, too. We want it to be a community gathering place, where you go after the football game or the cheerleading competition — that family destination spot for the island.” Lloyd’s offers more casual dining than Jeremy’s

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(LEFT) Presenting our fall donation of $12,760 to the Gibraltar Food Pantry. Thank you to member Leeanne Schultz for nominating the food bank, and to member Carol Woggon for all the great work you’re doing in our community to help combat food insecurity. (CENTER) Presenting our donations of $12,850 to Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital for the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Pictured are Cindy Czarnik (100 Women Who Care Downriver), Jennifer Eslinger (President of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital), Lori Hawkins (100 Women Who Care Downriver), and Kevin Rourke (Development Manager of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital). Many thanks to our members for their generous donations, and our gratitude to all front line workers helping with COVID-19. May 2020. (RIGHT) Denise Ochmanek and Lori Hawkins were able to present our 100 Women Who Care Downriver donation to Ann Rudisill of DFV.

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Giving to others has become increasingly important in a time of economic stress, but a group of Downriver women has been ahead of the curve for some time. Since its founding in February 2016, 100 Women Who Care Downriver has donated $139,810 to multiple local charities. The first donation was $1,700 to Vista Maria in Dearborn. “We meet three times a year, vote on a local charity, and everyone writes a $100 check to the chosen organization,” said Riverview resident Lori Hawkins, the group’s founder. “It’s simple! When we all work together, we can make a bigger difference in charities that do such great work in our own communities. “It’s really a giving circle. I read about one in the Albion College alumni newsletter and thought it was an interesting concept.” Of about 135 active members, 100 Women Who Care Downriver boasts 18 from Riverview, 30 from Grosse Ile, eight from Southgate and 10 from Wyandotte. Members range in age from the 20s on up.

“We started with 12 after I called a couple of friends,” Hawkins said, “and from then on it got bigger and bigger. Even though I put it together, our advisory board members put in a lot of time and effort. It wouldn’t work without all of the members.” It’s now a chapter of an international group, as are other such groups all over Michigan. “Since we began, a couple of women from Monroe County joined and eventually started their own,” she said. “ It’s really taken off.” While members can and do donate individually, Hawkins said that collectively, the group makes a much greater impact on local charities. “When you get a big group, that $100 turns into significant amounts of money,” she said. A recent example is the $18,000 donated in late 2020 to Downriver for Veterans. A donation currently is being collected for ChristNet, a Taylor-based seasonal shelter program open from October through May. Meeting attendees who want to bring a charity for group consideration make a five-minute presentation, the charity’s name goes into a hat and members then pick three. The No. 1 criterion is that

the charity is based Downriver or has some scope of business in the area and is a 501(c)(3) organization. Often the presentations are a chance to hear about charities that previously were unknown. Even charities that don’t “win” sometimes receive donations beyond the $100 or donations of time from group members.. “We also ask what sort of project would be funded, or what wouldn’t they be able to do without donations,” Hawkins said. “People really like that it provides a way to give back to our community when people are busy. It’s very quick, and our actual meetings are always finished in an hour.” Before COVID-19, the group met at places like the Riverview Public Library or Fiorelli’s restaurant in Flat Rock, and some members would stay on after the vote. “It’s a really nice night when we could meet, socialize and network,” Hawkins said. As one might expect, however, meetings currently are virtual.The generosity level, however, is unchanged; a recent Facebook live event collected nearly $13,000 for the Gibraltar Food Pantry. “I am humbled and thankful for the

generosity of all of these women,” Hawkins said. “It will be really great when we can meet again. Those meetings are so inspiring. People don’t know where to donate, and this makes it easy and has a greater impact. “I come home from meetings on a high. People are excited to be there and want to give back, but are not always sure how or where. To have this camaraderie is really fantastic.” Recipient charities 2016: Vista Maria ($1,700), ACTS ($1,600), Mimi’s Mission ($2,200) 2017: Bottoms Up Diaper Bank ($3,500), Rudy’s Sock Drive ($4,500), Debbie’s Closet ($5,100) 2018: Mimi’s Mission ($7,600), Mi Cookie Project ($8,600), ChristNet ($13,600) 2019: Enchanted Makeovers ($15,300), Penrickton Center for Blind Children ($16,150), Metro Detroit Share ($16,150) 2020: Downriver for Veterans ($18,000), Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund ($12,850), Gibraltar Food Pantry ($12,960) 2021: ChristNet (final amount pending)

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admitted. “They had a couple of girls who are very good shooters.” The Taylor game was an oddball in a season that has seen the Bears spank Allen Park 48-21 on opening night and later take apart Anderson 48-22. The opener at Allen Park was especially satisfying as Makuch substituted freely throughout the game and got contributions from up and down the line up. Nae Atwater and Cortney Olson each scored 11 points, while Kate Bezzo and Liv Harder each had six and Paige Olson and Jordyn Guyzik chipped in with four points each. Wyandotte shot out to a 5-0 lead in the game and was never challenged. It was 18-5 at halftime and 29-18 at the end of three quarters. Olson scored eight of her 11 points in the final quarter as the Bears iced the game. In its other early-season outing, the Bears fell to unbeaten Trenton 40-26 in a game that was closer than the final score indicated. “We played them tough,” said Makuch. “We practiced hard on a zone defense against them and maybe I should have switched to a man-toPhoto by Larry Caruso man. It was a good effort on our part.” Nae Atwater (5) and the Roosevelt basketball team put together a 3-2 Makuch added that he has been record through the first five games of the season. pleased with nearly every aspect of his club this season, from its on-court players. “These girls are fun to coach.” play to its overall attitude. “Alaynia Jacobs has been real After the regular-season finale “I really like this team,” the steady,” he said. “And Nae Atwater against Lincoln Park, the Bears will Roosevelt coach said. “I like this is everywhere. She is super quick, embark on the Michigan High School team a lot. They have a great attitude always the quickest girl on the Athletic association state tournament, and they give 110 percent, if that is floor. Elle Gonzalez has played well starting with districts at Southgate. possible. These girls are early on the and Courtney Olsen is our leading Joining the Bears there will be the court, they stay late to shoot and they rebounder. Katie Bezzo is a spark off host Titans, Riverview, Taylor and do whatever you ask.” the bench for us, she always makes Trenton. And then he singled out several things happen.

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Roosevelt bowlers find themselves in state of transition Tom Tigani Wyandotte Warrior

It’s been a season of transition so far for the Wyandotte Roosevelt High School boys bowling team. After a tough first year for Coach Ronny Sheeler that saw them lose all of their games in 2020, things are looking up with wins in two of their first three matches this year. “The varsity boys had a rough season last year,” he said. “We had a younger team last year, with a lot of freshman varsity players, but they gained experience that’s helped them this year.” The Bears opened with an exhibition meet against Dearborn Divine Child and beat them in a close game before dominating Trenton 264. Sheeler said it’s a good start for a season in which a .500 finish would be a big step forward. At press time the team was entering its fifth week of what likely will be an eight- or nine-game season, depending on the COVID-19 situation. Typical seasons comprise up to 15 meets with multiple different tournaments and usually end around mid-March. The pandemic also has affected attendance at the games; the team has been recording and posting them online so parents can watch safely.

In Downriver League games, teams get six players at a time, but Sheeler has a total of 14 varsity and junior varsity players to choose from in case of illness. And he likes that those players have developed a good team chemistry. “Everybody on our team gets along, and that definitely makes for a pleasurable experience for the kids,” said Sheeler, a former player who attended Roosevelt from 2004 to 2008. Sheeler’s looking for contributions from up-and-coming freshman Jack Murray and junior Jacob Vernier as the team prepares to take on traditional rivals Woodhaven (“definitely a contender”) and Lincoln Park, which “always has a good team.” “Jacob’s been our best so far,” he said. “Every year he’s improving.” As is the rest of the squad, Sheeler said, adding, “Our team this year would definitely dominate last year’s team.” He attributes that improvement to the mind-set he has worked to instill since last year. “I just tell them to come and have fun,” he said. “Try and enjoy yourself and be the best you can. Just by doing that, this season is looking like a good stepping-stone to next year with a good, up-and-coming team.”

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The Roosevelt boys basketball team has had a bumpy start to the delayed 2021 season, winning twice and falling three times in its first five games. The Bears opened play with a 72-66 win over Allen Park, but have gone 1-3 since then, losing to Trenton, Anderson and Taylor and beating Carlson. All the games have been Downriver League games. The Anderson loss was a difficult one to swallow as the Bears fell in a one-point heartbreaker 53-52. The Bears played Edsel Ford on Feb. 19 and Dearborn Divine Child on Feb. 22. Here is the remainder of the Roosevelt regular-season schedule: Feb. 24 at Lincoln Park; March 1at Allen Park; March 3 at Trenton; March 5, Anderson; March 8 at Carlson; March 10, Taylor; March 12 at Edsel Ford; March 17, Lincoln Park. At the conclusion of the season, Roosevelt will play in a MHSAA district tournament at Anderson along with the host Titans, Allen Park, Lincoln Park and Riverview.

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Thanks to a group of dedicated coaches, the future of girls high school hockey Downriver is looking brighter. The Downriver United girls hockey team, now in the midst of its first season, features a roster of 15 players from communities throughout the region, and even a little beyond. Coach Ken McMullen had been thinking of putting a team together for some years before starting the Trenton Girls Hockey Association three years ago, which then led to the effort to grow the game at local high schools. “Several of us got together to do this,” he said. “We’re trying to build a youth program from the ground up.” Like other youth sports, Downriver United’s first official season has had to work around restrictions created by the pandemic, and despite some slowdowns have been at it pretty much all year. DRU started with 19 girls before some moved, bringing the number of players down to 15. Girls hockey is sanctioned by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. DRU is an affiliate member of the Michigan Girls High School Hockey League, which has existed since the 1990s.

Downriver United 2020-21 roster

Adyson Brake, freshman, Carlson High School Aivree Shaw, freshman Andie Martin, captain, senior, Huron High School Ava Renaud, Trenton Bridget Waddell, assistant captain, Allen Park High School Emily Bruce, junior, Trenton High School Erin Banasiak, freshman, Garden City High School Jailyn Cotter, sophomore, Allen Park High School Kaeli Kopytko, sophomore, Flat Rock High School Kylie Drys, sophomore, Huron High School Maddie Pemberton, freshman, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Maya Sinclair, freshman, Grosse Ile High School Meg Cahalan, assistant captain, freshman,Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Mia McMullen, sophomore, Huron High School Reese Dale, freshman, Flat Rock High School Coaches: Head Coach: Ken McMullen Assistant Coach: Dan Renaud Assistant Coach: Mike Cahalan Assistant Coach: Gordan Dale Goalie Coach: Matt Wierzba: Great Lakes Goaltending Student Assistant Coach: Brooke Spiegel Team Manager: Wade Lau

League teams usually are formed according to student ratios, but DRU was allowed in because it’s their first year, and draws from a lot of schools, but not necessarily ones with large student bodies.

There are 18 teams in the MGHL. Affiliate status allows DRU to play league teams, but the games don’t count on those teams’ records. Many Downriver United players drive up to an hour a day to practice.

“It gets the girls used to it,” McMullen said. “There are some extremely solid hockey players in this league and people don’t know it.” But good competition isn’t the only reason he started DRU; 1 in 3 girls hockey players can use the game to go to college. “Our team gets their feet wet,” McMullen said, “The league approved us to draw from multiple schools and we’ve told every girl who wanted to play that they could play. We took one girl from Garden City who’s a hard worker and great student. “We weren’t going to just shut the door.” There are still well over 100 Downriver girls with nowhere to play, and he’s sure that DRU will pave the way for more local high schools to form teams. The program may not be ready to break off to one or two schools next year, but in the future might include branches in Southgate or Wyandotte, where Roosevelt High School Athletic Director Tom DeSana has supported the program’s efforts. “”If this keeps moving there will be enough girls for as many solid high SEE UNITED, Page 22

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After waiting a long time because of the COVID-19 restrictions, the start of the 2020 Michigan High School Athletic Association hockey season has been less than thrilling for the Roosevelt Bears. Coach Mike Quint’s squad opened the campaign with five straight losses in which it was outscored 21-2. The lack of offensive punch showed up in a season-opening 5-1 loss to Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett. In that game, Jason Cuppari’s power-play goal was the only scoring of the night for the host Bears. Ray Isham and Jason Johnson assisted. The offensive drought continued in a 1-0 loss to Birmingham Detroit Country Day, a 6-0 loss to Salem, a 5-1 loss to Novi and a 5-0 loss to Trenton. The early portion of this year’s schedule is packed with heavy-hitters as University Liggett, Novi, Country Day and, of course, Trenton all have state championships on their recent resumes.

2021 Roosevelt roster

1 Aden Jordan, junior 4 Zach Ciaravino, senior 5 Gavin Daum, sophomore 6 Luke Beaubien, senior 7 Like Peck-Truszkoweski, sophomore 8 Jason Pente, sophomore 9 Joshua Mills, junior 10 William Ballantyne, freshman 11 Zach Varieur, junior 12 William Haskett, sophomore 14 Alex Moon, junior 15 Matthew Kurc, sophomore 16 Ray Isham, senior 19 Connor Wilson, sophomore 21 Jason Cuppari, senior 22 Luc Hill, freshman 24 Ben Patterson, freshman 26 Jason Johnson, senior 30 Cole Lindstrom, sophomore 25 Sam Shifflett, senior

The slates eases some during the second half and the Bears should get a chance to catch their breath.

Downriver United offers a chance for girls to experience high school hockey. The squad is looking for players.

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Continued from page 21 school teams Downriver as we can get,” McMullen said. “For now, our girls have had an opportunity to do something they never thought they’d get to do and they’re running with it.” DRU won three of its first four league

games and one out of league, but four other games were canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions. “We’re going out and skating three days a week now,” McMullen said. “That’s better than it was a few weeks ago. But the adversity has made our team stronger. If we can pull this off, then pretty much anything’s possible.” McMullen is quick to credit those

around him for getting DRU off the ground, including assistant coaches Dan Renaud, Mike Cahalan and Gordan Dale; goalie coach Matt Wierzba of Great Lakes Goaltending; student assistant coach Brooke Spiegel and team manager Wade Lau, who has had to negotiate “an absolute roller coaster ride” of scheduling. “Everyone’s positive energy has been

keeping us moving forward,” McMullen said. “It is great to have a great group of coaches all from the Downriver area with one vision: to grow the game of girls ice hockey Downriver. We are always looking to add future student athletes. “Giving them the opportunity is the whole plan. We just do what’s best for the girls.”

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