Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The parents of Susan Jarrell accept a check for $18,000 from the school community; 'Your extra effort here is going to benefit our children,' her father says.
Dennis and Linda Pawlecki always taught their daughter, Susan Jarrell, to pay it forward. This week, they understood that she had taken that lesson, learned greatly from it, and then instilled it in her students at Stoney Creek High School. Jarrell, a beloved French teacher at Stoney Creek and at Hart Middle School in Rochester, died Jan. 10. Police say her ex-husband, Kenneth Jarrell, 46, shot Susan before shooting himself. Susan Jarrell was 45; she had three children: Caroline, Ellyn and Nick. On Tuesday afternoon, the Stoney Creek community, led by Principal Larry Goralski, presented a check for $18,000 to the Pawleckis; that check will help provide for the education and care for their grandchildren, they said. The money has been …
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Stoney Creek High School
575 E Tienken Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Here's what's been happening in and around Oakland Township in the past week.
A lot happened in and around Oakland Township this week and we want to make sure you heard about it all, so Patch picked out some of the highlights from the past week to catch you up to speed:
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Musson Elementary School
3500 Dutton Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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Adams High School
3200 W Tienken Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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600 E University Dr, Rochester, MI
Royal Park Hotel
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Hundreds of Rochester students and St. Hugo church members pay respects as teacher from Bloomfield Hills is laid to rest.
Susan Jarrell was celebrated Monday for having a bright, infectious smile and a passion for teaching that touched not only her three children but hundreds of others during her tenure in the Rochester Community Schools. And even in her tragic death, Jarrell left those who cared about her with an important life lesson, the Rev. Michael Wilkes said before hundreds of people who filled the spacious sanctuary at St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church for Jarrell's funeral. "Susan could've done anything in life and chose teaching as her calling," Wilkes said. "This is a teachable moment ... for a lesson of faith, community, forgiveness and belief in the future to come." Jarrell, 45, of Bloomfield Hills, was found shot to death in the driveway …
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St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church
2215 Opdyke Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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As a tribute to Susan Jarrell, here is a collection of thoughts from friends, family and students whose lives she touched. Please add your thoughts.
Susan Jarrell had a friendly smile, a positive attitude, a heart of gold and a love of teaching. Those are just some of the attributes that friends, family members and students of the late French teacher shared online over the past six days. Jarrell, 45, of Bloomfield Hills, died Tuesday night. She was found shot to death in the driveway of her ex-husband's Bloomfield Township home. Police say Kenneth Jarrell, 46, shot Susan before shooting himself. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Hugo of the Hills Church, 2215 Opdyke Rd., Bloomfield Hills. Visitation at the church begins at 10 a.m. Here is a collection of tributes to Susan Jarrell; please add your own tribute in a comment attached to this story. "Susan was one of the…
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Stoney Creek High School
575 E Tienken Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church
2215 Opdyke Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Here's what's been happening in and around Oakland Township in the past week.
A lot happened in and around Oakland Township this week and we want to make sure you heard about it all, so Patch is giving you a week in review. We picked out some of the highlights from the past week to catch you up to speed:
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4505 Collins Rd, Oakland, MI
Seasonings
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Stoney Creek High School
575 E Tienken Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Rd, Rochester, MI
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Lake Orion High School
495 E Scripps Rd, Lake Orion, MI
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Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
333 N Hill Cir, Rochester Hills, MI
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Rochester Community Schools
501 W University Dr, Rochester, MI
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Rochester French teacher's three kids will benefit from contributions.
The family of Rochester French teacher Susan Jarrell has created a memorial tribute fund to help support her three surviving children. Caroline, Ellyn and Nicolas Jarrell will be the beneficiaries of the fund. Contributions can be sent to: Health, Welfare and Education of the Jarrell Children Fund 2600 Crooks Road Troy, MI 48084 Jarrell, a teacher at Stoney Creek High School and Hart Middle School in Rochester, was found dead Tuesday night in the driveway of her ex-husband's Bloomfield Township home; police say Kenneth Jarrell, 46, shot Susan before shooting himself. Susan Jarrell was 45; her children are between 10 and 14 years old. Daughters Caroline and Ellyn attend St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills. Nicolas is a student at …
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Stoney Creek High School
575 E Tienken Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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Hart Middle School
6500 Sheldon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The divorce between Kenneth and Susan Jarrell was settled last May, but the legal wrangling continued.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Bloomfield Township man who police believe shot and killed his ex-wife before shooting himself outside his residence Tuesday night was scheduled to face an Oakland County Circuit judge and possible jail time Wednesday for violating conditions of their divorce, records show. Kenneth Jarrell, 46, was set to appear before Circuit Judge Joan Young in her Pontiac courtroom at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to challenge a contempt of court motion for failing to pay four months of child support and violating other conditions Young ordered in August. Police officers responding to reports of multiple shots fired found Jarrell’s body with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was found on the lawn of his home in the 2200 block of Bedford …
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2200 Bedford Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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French language teacher was a Girl Scout leader, soccer mom and school volunteer who lived for her children.
Susan Jarrell was a French teacher with a passion for all things Paris — she once studied abroad and was known to keep the attention of a group of Girl Scouts just by speaking French to them. She was also a friend with a "heart of gold" who would do anything for anyone, anytime. More than all of those things, Jarrell was a mom who embraced her children, volunteering for auctions and staff appreciation days at her kids' schools. She was always watching from the sidelines whether the sport be volleyball or soccer or track and field. "She was the most caring woman; she had the ability to draw people in and make them feel comfortable," said Francie Vachon, a good friend of Jarrell. "She was a true angel." Jarrell, a teacher at Stoney Creek …
Susan Jarrell taught French at Stoney Creek and Hart.
A French teacher for Rochester Community Schools was found dead outside her ex-husband's home Tuesday night in an apparent murder-suicide, Bloomfield Township Police say. Investigators confirmed Wednesday that Susan Pawlecki Jarrell of Rochester Hills, 45, and Kenneth Wayne Jarrell, 46, of Bloomfield Township, died Tuesday. They divorced last year. Officers responded to the 2200 block of Bedford Road after 911 callers reported multiple shots fired in their neighborhood shortly after 8 p.m., a news release stated. They found a man and woman dead in the driveway of the residence from gunshot wounds. Lt. Phil Langmeyer said the initial investigation shows Kenneth Jarrell shot and killed Susan Jarrell with a rifle while she sat in her vehicle…
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2200 Bedford Rd, Bloomfield Township, MI
block where couple was found dead in driveway
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Carolynn Krause
7:26 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Amazing Stoney Creek community. Know that you, the students and staff of that great place, meant the world to her. She expressed to me all the time, how much she loved it there, loved her students, and her coworkers. more ›