This photograph is thought to have been taken at the Paul Bennett Recreation Center, 925 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, showing the Tennis Courts, 1968. In the background, is the playground at Southwest Elementary School.
Paul Bennett was a teacher, coach, and athletic director for Howell Public Schools, Howell, Michigan.
Mr. Bennett was born 1897 in New Jersey, and died in Howell, Livingston, Michigan in 1969. He married Mildred Guestschow in 1926.
Following his retirement in 1957, Mr. Bennett was instrumental in the formation of the Community Recreation Program, and the Howell Junior Baseball Program. He was also the Director for Howell Recreation.
In 1965, he received the Howell "Citizen of the Year" award.
The exact date of this portrait is unknown; baby: unknown.
Patricia was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush of Howell Michigan. She was born in 1924, graduated from Howell High School in 1942, married Keith Ray in 1947, and died in 1992.
