May 5, 1940 – October 31, 2010
Born in Ferndale, Kathryn Avis Kay earned a degree in music literature from the University of Michigan, pursued a career in marketing and advertising, and became an active part of the lesbian and feminist community in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lesbian Connection, March/April 2011
July 5, 1952 – May 5, 1992
Mothers and co-founders of Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, Christine Puckett and her life partner Susan Pittmann were brutally murdered by their neighbor in the driveway of their Huron Township home.
October 31, 1936 – May 5, 1992
Mothers and co-founders of Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, Susan Pittman and her life partner Christine Puckett were brutally murdered by their neighbor in the driveway of their Huron Township home.
Michigan LGBTQ Remember 