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Community mourns death of Sally Repeck

Sally Anne Repeck, a well- Detroit. Her family said she was “She was a true friend to South Dakota. Her husband said
known community activist in a firm believer in innate human many with an uncanny knack for she enjoyed camp hosting at
Plymouth, died July 19, 2020 fol- dignity and that there were sim- knowing when people needed a Washington Monument State
lowing a four-year battle with ply right and wrong ways to treat call or a visit or a spontaneous Park in Maryland and at the base
cancer. other people. She devoted her trip to the dollar store to by a silly of Mt. Rainier in Washington.
Ms. Repeck was the former career to non-profit organiza- hat,” Zimbabwe said. “She saw In addition to her husband
chair of the Wayne County tions focused on human services, the best in absolutely everyone, and step-daughter, Ms. Repeck is
Department of Social Services supporting and leading organiza- holding out the possibility of survived by granddaughters,
and also chaired the Plymouth tions like Easter Seals, redemption of even the most Celia and Martha Zimbabwe, her
Downtown Development Neighborhood Senior Services, entrenched assholes.” son-in-law Sam Zimbabwe; a
Authority during the streetscape the Michigan Public Schools Ms. Repeck was diagnosed niece, Shannon Tyman; brothers,
revitalization in the city. She also Foundation and a rural domestic with only three to four months to Paul (Cheryl) Repeck, Pat
served as the executive director violence prevention center. live in 2016 and refused medical (Debbie) Repeck, Melvin (Mary
of OASIS (a domestic violence Her step-daughter, Jess advice for weekly treatment and Ann) Czechowski and Michael
agency for Cadillac, Wexford and Zimbabwe, who referred to Ms. tests, instead helping her hus- (Margaret Campbell)
Missaukee counties). Ms. Repeck Repeck as a “bonus parent” said band, former Plymouth Crier Czechowski; nephews Alex
was both a major community- she had a reliable internal com- Publisher W. Ed Wendover, in (Kaitlin) Repeck, Evan Repeck Sally Anne Repeck
supporter of the The Detroit pass toward the common good. outfitting a big blue church bus and Vince Herbruck; a niece,
Sunday Journal during the Ms. Repeck was famous in her she called the “Old Age Home for Erin Repeck, and a multitude of Woodslee, Ontario when circum-
Detroit newspaper strike and a family for setting off kitchen Hippies” and setting out to visit mostly Irish cousins and their off- stances permit.
leading opponent of the Joint smoke alarms with her cooking family and friends across North spring, along with a host of dear Her husband suggested that
Operating Agreement (JOA) in efforts and unique culinary cre- America. The pair traveled in the friends. memorial contributions “may be
front of the U.S. Supreme Court. ations. She shared her cooking bus from Newfoundland to Key A private memorial celebra- made to the hospice organization
Ms. Repeck was born March 1, interests by suggesting the West, Seattle to D.C., Padre tion will take place in Plymouth nearest where you live or by giv-
1956 to a “large and fiercely lov- Plymouth Men's Cooking Club in Island to Atlanta, the at a future date and a family ing a $20 bill to the first homeless
ing Polish Catholic family” in 2000 which endures to this day. Adirondacks to the Badlands of remembrance is planned for person you next encounter.”
Plymouth Public Library opens building to patrons

Area residents received some very stations will be available and the main
good news with the reopening of the level restrooms will be open.
Plymouth District Library last week. The library will also be offering Grab
The building reopened to the public and Go Youth theme bags with children's
last Wednesday with limited capacity due books on a variety of subjects and the
to state restrictions, noted Library Friends of the Library book sale.
Director Carol Souchock. The library will Souchock said the library would be
be open from 1 until 9 p.m. Monday, complying with all state COVID require-
Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m. ments including 6-feet social distancing
until 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and and monitoring of the number of people in
Saturday and will remain closed for extra the building. She said there could be a
cleaning procedures on Sundays, wait on the front porch for patrons as the
Souchock said. Capacity will be limited to capacity is monitored and that social dis-
25 percent in public areas, she said and tancing markers would be on the ground
the upper and lower levels will not be to remind visitors of the 6-feet mandate.
open at the time. Material requests from Masks will be required of all visitors, she
these areas will be located for patrons by said.
library staff members, Souchock said. In addition, the health status and tem- She said the upholstered chairs have brary.org or by phone at (734) 453-0750.
Available services will include main perature of library staff members will be been removed from the main level and Souchock said the plan is subject to
level browsing, limited public computer monitored before each shift, she said. seating is now limited to encourage changes “based on regional and State of
access on the main level along with help All returned materials will be quaran- patrons to limit the time of visits. Michigan regulations. But for now, know
from the library tech team and printing tined for four days or more, Souchock Souchock said updates and more infor- that we are all looking forward to seeing
copying and faxing. In addition, check out said, as an added precaution against the mation are available at you during the next phase of library serv-
of materials at the desk or at self-check virus. plymouthlibrary.org or infor@plymouthli- ice.”