Dean Hauck

Dean was so important to my mom, Pat Thomas. When my mom´s health was failing last summer, she insisted we go into MI News for a Large Print Xword puzzle mag. It was hard getting mom there. But once in the door, they sat and caught up. They said "I love you" to one another as we left. My mom passed away in August. If there is a place for them to be together, I bet there´s a great book club.

Dear Dean, greatly missed & loved by many friends & truly the entire community of Kalamazoo!

My dear Dean, a Kalamazoo treasure! Since I was a young girl, I would get so excited to go to this amazing, ecclectic bookstore! She was the light and heart of this place, happy to direct you to a selection, suggest a topic, or just smile and let you browse. I would park myself in front of the magazines, biggest selection I have ever seen. I especially loved the candy display, the Lifesavers rack with all the flaovrs, etc. I truly hope someone keeps the store going, it is a tragedy to not...

So many mornings perusing the shelves and having lovely conversations about the adventures within the pages! What an awesome woman. The community will never be the same.

Dear Family,

I saw this notice today . I have fond memories of Dean and her sister Val when they were in California on their way back from the Philippines. They and their mom stayed with us for a while. I was 4 or 5 at the time. When my parents divorced shortly after, I lost track of the Heinrich side of my family.

Please feel fee to be in touch if you would like more information from me. I am looking through Family Boxes to see if we still have a few books, etc. that...