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Dr. Mial was my principal during my high school years. She was inspiring!
William Ratcliff II
July 21, 2025 | School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
05/05/1931 - 06/24/2025
Dr. Joetta Mae Mial was born in Jackson Michigan on May 5th, in 1931 to parents Lonnie and Etti Phair Sims. Her sister Gloria Jean came two years later, and they remained close in every way throughout life. Their paternal grandmother Fannie, who had moved the family from Mississippi to Jackson,...
Read MoreDr. Mial was my principal during my high school years. She was inspiring!
William Ratcliff II
July 21, 2025 | School
Joetta Mial was a faithful friend. We exchanged phone calls and greeting cards regularly until the end. She would often check in to see how we were doing. She and Bill would enjoy discussing the "good old days" when they were active in the schools and the community. They would catch up on how the "kids" and her grand children were doing. . Joetta was the principal of Huron High School when our son, William, graduated in 1993. We send our heartfelt sympathy to her family .
William(Bill) and Betty Ratcliff, William 11 and Rosanita
July 21, 2025 | Friend
Joetta was a wonderful person. Whenever I saw her, she had that great smile! I will miss her presence.
Ruth Williams
July 20, 2025 | Friend
My most recent interactions with Joetta were at the annual Northside School reunions in the park where we enjoyed the company of many former students as we sat in the "elder" section of the tent. I taught at Northside for 15 years and had previously known Joetta through school functions there. I knew her to be a highly respected educator, friendly to all with many social interests. My condolences to her family and friends.
Judy Morey
July 20, 2025
Joetta was first a colleague and then a friend. We taught together at Pioneer, she went on to guide teachers and students in important and meaningful ways as an adminstrator. She was principal at Huron when my children graduated, they knew her as always kind and supportive. Her efforts with the US Group was remarkable. A group of diverse parents met for many Saturday mornings and discussed everything imaginable about how to make our children's education more equitable. She was a model of an...
Robin Wax
July 20, 2025
Joetta was a great principal who always supported her staff. She was above all a lady. Creative, fair, humorous and genuine. She brought the best out in me and anyone who worked with her. She changed many teachers and students for the better. Her efforts will always be remembered.
Mae Adams Velazquez
July 19, 2025 | Work