Grandville teen’s last words to his mom before fatal crash: ‘I’ll be careful … I love you’
May 8, 2014; MLive
GRANDVILLE, MI — As Grandville High School senior Roman Aguilar-Emmons left a service project picking up trash, the 18-year-old spoke with his mother about a birthday trip he was taking with his cousin and a friend to Mount Pleasant’s Soaring Eagle Casino.
… Aguilar-Emmons, who attended the Kent Career Technical Center’s law enforcement program, was about to become the first of his three siblings to graduate high school. He planned to enter Grand Rapids Community College’s Police Academy in the fall. Family members said that had been his plan since he was a child.
Obituaries today: William Myers, 86, radio officer during WWII, electrical engineer for Lear
May 7, 2014; MLive
William Myers, 86, of Grand Rapids, died Monday, May 5, 2014.
… Myers finished high school between voyages and took classes at Grand Rapids Junior College. He worked as a grocer, then began working as an electrical technician at Lear Corp. He worked his way up to electrical engineer.
Scholarship to cover tuition for 15 students in GRCC summer construction program
May 7, 2014; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Community College is partnering with several construction organizations to pay for 15 high school graduates to participate in a summer construction program.