Vallie William Dussia was the son of Jerome Dussia and Hattie Lajiness
below article Monroe News July 24 2022 by Tom Adamich Monroe County History
The Dussia family has deep Monroe County Roots
The Dussia family made many contributions to Monroe County over a century.
Patriarch Vallie W. Dussia was Monroe County's Judge of Probate from 1948 to 1964. During this time, Vallie Dussia became involved in numerous civic and governmental causes, including testifying before various committees in Washington and Lansing to fight noxious and printed and pictured material as well as to permit teenagers as young as 16 to be gainfully employed in manual labor should they so desire.
Born in Ida, Michigan on September 25, 1895, Vallie Dussia married Alice Cousino (born October 3, 1897 in Monroe County, Michigan. Six children were born to the union – Hilary, Emil (who became a Catholic priest), Orion, Opal, Raymond, and Joan. Dussia's strong Catholic faith led him to be elected as the Fourteenth Grand Knight of the Monroe Council #1266 Knights of Columbus (which was founded in 1907) for the 1930 and 1931 terms.
Vallie Dussia's name became widely known in the Monroe community. The January 18, 1921 edition of the Monroe Evening News' society page included the headline 'Sunday Dinner Guests' – Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Cousino, 110 East Lorain Street, entertained at dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Montri of Ida (whose descendants still operate a sizable farm there); and Mr. and Mrs. Vallie Dussia and little daughter, Opal, of Monroe.
Previously, I also wrote how Vallie Dussia loaned money to a young Charlie Micka to build Micka's Meats on Cole Road (now Danny's II). Vallie Dussia was part of the tight-knit 'Cole Road Gang' as Dick Micka described, 'The Cole Road, Beechwood and Macomb Street area was a tight neighborhood. The Minney, Conlon, Lamb, Waldvogel, Urbanek, Craft, O'Lone, and the Giebel families lived there. Ray Marshall founded Trio Cab (another past article topic). Perhaps that is how he met Vallie Dussia.
Vallie Dussia's contributions of support to the Commission on the Noxious Printed and Pictured Material attempted to affirm, 'The Congress finds that there is rapidly-increasing commercial traffic in noxious printed and pictured material dealing with acts or suggestive acts … deviations and perversions…. The magnitude of the problem is such that the full resources of the Federal Government are necessary to cope with it. …Adequate scientific information is required for a solution by which this social threat to the general welfare of our people (including our children) may be met.'
With regard to gainful employment for young people under the age of 18, Vallie Dussia, in the Thursday, September 18, 1958 edition of the Ingham County News' editorial titled 'Work has Therapeutic Value' promoted the idea that, '…Millions of men and women in this country who began early to develop manual skills. Their labor kept them out of trouble. Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. Teachers know it. Parents know it.
Judges of justice, juvenile, and circuit courts know it.' As the article continues, Judge Dussia was not suggesting anything new when he pointed for change in Michigan's unrealistic [youth employment] laws.
Vallie Dussia's daughter, Joan Schmitz, carried on the family tradition of serving those in need. She owned Geri Fashions (handmade clothing for invalid and wheelchair-bound clients) and worked as a memory care activities aide at the Lutheran Home. Her brother, Fr. Emil Dussia, was the founding pastor of St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor (circa 1966) and died in 1970 after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Vallie Dussia's favor retroactive from his December 31, 1964 retirement.
Tom Adamich is President – Visiting Librarian Service, a firm he has operated since 1993. He also is Project Archivist for the Greening Nursery Company and Family Archives.
This photo shows Fr. Emil Dussia, Vallie Dussia's oldest son, participating in the groundbreaking for St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor, circa 1966. Fr. Emil died in 1970 shortly after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf. Provided
This is a photo of Micka Meats founder Charlie Micka, right, and Ernie Becker (architect) in front of Micka's Market, 199 Cole Rd., Monroe, circa 1946. They were planning a building expansion project. Vallie Dussia loaned Charlie Micka money for the project. Micka Meats operated in Monroe for many years starting in 1937. The location was purchased by Danny Vuich, Jr. and then became known as Danny's II in 1983. Provided by MCCC Digital Collections
Vallie Dussia
Joan Dussia Schmitz
below article Monroe News July 24 2022 by Tom Adamich Monroe County History
The Dussia family has deep Monroe County Roots
The Dussia family made many contributions to Monroe County over a century.
Patriarch Vallie W. Dussia was Monroe County's Judge of Probate from 1948 to 1964. During this time, Vallie Dussia became involved in numerous civic and governmental causes, including testifying before various committees in Washington and Lansing to fight noxious and printed and pictured material as well as to permit teenagers as young as 16 to be gainfully employed in manual labor should they so desire.
Born in Ida, Michigan on September 25, 1895, Vallie Dussia married Alice Cousino (born October 3, 1897 in Monroe County, Michigan. Six children were born to the union – Hilary, Emil (who became a Catholic priest), Orion, Opal, Raymond, and Joan. Dussia's strong Catholic faith led him to be elected as the Fourteenth Grand Knight of the Monroe Council #1266 Knights of Columbus (which was founded in 1907) for the 1930 and 1931 terms.
Vallie Dussia's name became widely known in the Monroe community. The January 18, 1921 edition of the Monroe Evening News' society page included the headline 'Sunday Dinner Guests' – Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Cousino, 110 East Lorain Street, entertained at dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Montri of Ida (whose descendants still operate a sizable farm there); and Mr. and Mrs. Vallie Dussia and little daughter, Opal, of Monroe.
Previously, I also wrote how Vallie Dussia loaned money to a young Charlie Micka to build Micka's Meats on Cole Road (now Danny's II). Vallie Dussia was part of the tight-knit 'Cole Road Gang' as Dick Micka described, 'The Cole Road, Beechwood and Macomb Street area was a tight neighborhood. The Minney, Conlon, Lamb, Waldvogel, Urbanek, Craft, O'Lone, and the Giebel families lived there. Ray Marshall founded Trio Cab (another past article topic). Perhaps that is how he met Vallie Dussia.
Vallie Dussia's contributions of support to the Commission on the Noxious Printed and Pictured Material attempted to affirm, 'The Congress finds that there is rapidly-increasing commercial traffic in noxious printed and pictured material dealing with acts or suggestive acts … deviations and perversions…. The magnitude of the problem is such that the full resources of the Federal Government are necessary to cope with it. …Adequate scientific information is required for a solution by which this social threat to the general welfare of our people (including our children) may be met.'
With regard to gainful employment for young people under the age of 18, Vallie Dussia, in the Thursday, September 18, 1958 edition of the Ingham County News' editorial titled 'Work has Therapeutic Value' promoted the idea that, '…Millions of men and women in this country who began early to develop manual skills. Their labor kept them out of trouble. Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. Teachers know it. Parents know it.
Judges of justice, juvenile, and circuit courts know it.' As the article continues, Judge Dussia was not suggesting anything new when he pointed for change in Michigan's unrealistic [youth employment] laws.
Vallie Dussia's daughter, Joan Schmitz, carried on the family tradition of serving those in need. She owned Geri Fashions (handmade clothing for invalid and wheelchair-bound clients) and worked as a memory care activities aide at the Lutheran Home. Her brother, Fr. Emil Dussia, was the founding pastor of St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor (circa 1966) and died in 1970 after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Vallie Dussia's favor retroactive from his December 31, 1964 retirement.
Tom Adamich is President – Visiting Librarian Service, a firm he has operated since 1993. He also is Project Archivist for the Greening Nursery Company and Family Archives.
This photo shows Fr. Emil Dussia, Vallie Dussia's oldest son, participating in the groundbreaking for St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor, circa 1966. Fr. Emil died in 1970 shortly after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf. Provided
This is a photo of Micka Meats founder Charlie Micka, right, and Ernie Becker (architect) in front of Micka's Market, 199 Cole Rd., Monroe, circa 1946. They were planning a building expansion project. Vallie Dussia loaned Charlie Micka money for the project. Micka Meats operated in Monroe for many years starting in 1937. The location was purchased by Danny Vuich, Jr. and then became known as Danny's II in 1983. Provided by MCCC Digital Collections
Vallie Dussia
Joan Dussia Schmitz
Vallie William Dussia was the son of Jerome Dussia and Hattie Lajiness
below article Monroe News July 24 2022 by Tom Adamich Monroe County History
The Dussia family has deep Monroe County Roots
The Dussia family made many contributions to Monroe County over a century.
Patriarch Vallie W. Dussia was Monroe County's Judge of Probate from 1948 to 1964. During this time, Vallie Dussia became involved in numerous civic and governmental causes, including testifying before various committees in Washington and Lansing to fight noxious and printed and pictured material as well as to permit teenagers as young as 16 to be gainfully employed in manual labor should they so desire.
Born in Ida, Michigan on September 25, 1895, Vallie Dussia married Alice Cousino (born October 3, 1897 in Monroe County, Michigan. Six children were born to the union – Hilary, Emil (who became a Catholic priest), Orion, Opal, Raymond, and Joan. Dussia's strong Catholic faith led him to be elected as the Fourteenth Grand Knight of the Monroe Council #1266 Knights of Columbus (which was founded in 1907) for the 1930 and 1931 terms.
Vallie Dussia's name became widely known in the Monroe community. The January 18, 1921 edition of the Monroe Evening News' society page included the headline 'Sunday Dinner Guests' – Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Cousino, 110 East Lorain Street, entertained at dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Montri of Ida (whose descendants still operate a sizable farm there); and Mr. and Mrs. Vallie Dussia and little daughter, Opal, of Monroe.
Previously, I also wrote how Vallie Dussia loaned money to a young Charlie Micka to build Micka's Meats on Cole Road (now Danny's II). Vallie Dussia was part of the tight-knit 'Cole Road Gang' as Dick Micka described, 'The Cole Road, Beechwood and Macomb Street area was a tight neighborhood. The Minney, Conlon, Lamb, Waldvogel, Urbanek, Craft, O'Lone, and the Giebel families lived there. Ray Marshall founded Trio Cab (another past article topic). Perhaps that is how he met Vallie Dussia.
Vallie Dussia's contributions of support to the Commission on the Noxious Printed and Pictured Material attempted to affirm, 'The Congress finds that there is rapidly-increasing commercial traffic in noxious printed and pictured material dealing with acts or suggestive acts … deviations and perversions…. The magnitude of the problem is such that the full resources of the Federal Government are necessary to cope with it. …Adequate scientific information is required for a solution by which this social threat to the general welfare of our people (including our children) may be met.'
With regard to gainful employment for young people under the age of 18, Vallie Dussia, in the Thursday, September 18, 1958 edition of the Ingham County News' editorial titled 'Work has Therapeutic Value' promoted the idea that, '…Millions of men and women in this country who began early to develop manual skills. Their labor kept them out of trouble. Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. Teachers know it. Parents know it.
Judges of justice, juvenile, and circuit courts know it.' As the article continues, Judge Dussia was not suggesting anything new when he pointed for change in Michigan's unrealistic [youth employment] laws.
Vallie Dussia's daughter, Joan Schmitz, carried on the family tradition of serving those in need. She owned Geri Fashions (handmade clothing for invalid and wheelchair-bound clients) and worked as a memory care activities aide at the Lutheran Home. Her brother, Fr. Emil Dussia, was the founding pastor of St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor (circa 1966) and died in 1970 after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Vallie Dussia's favor retroactive from his December 31, 1964 retirement.
Tom Adamich is President – Visiting Librarian Service, a firm he has operated since 1993. He also is Project Archivist for the Greening Nursery Company and Family Archives.
This photo shows Fr. Emil Dussia, Vallie Dussia's oldest son, participating in the groundbreaking for St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor, circa 1966. Fr. Emil died in 1970 shortly after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf. Provided
This is a photo of Micka Meats founder Charlie Micka, right, and Ernie Becker (architect) in front of Micka's Market, 199 Cole Rd., Monroe, circa 1946. They were planning a building expansion project. Vallie Dussia loaned Charlie Micka money for the project. Micka Meats operated in Monroe for many years starting in 1937. The location was purchased by Danny Vuich, Jr. and then became known as Danny's II in 1983. Provided by MCCC Digital Collections
Vallie Dussia
Joan Dussia Schmitz
below article Monroe News July 24 2022 by Tom Adamich Monroe County History
The Dussia family has deep Monroe County Roots
The Dussia family made many contributions to Monroe County over a century.
Patriarch Vallie W. Dussia was Monroe County's Judge of Probate from 1948 to 1964. During this time, Vallie Dussia became involved in numerous civic and governmental causes, including testifying before various committees in Washington and Lansing to fight noxious and printed and pictured material as well as to permit teenagers as young as 16 to be gainfully employed in manual labor should they so desire.
Born in Ida, Michigan on September 25, 1895, Vallie Dussia married Alice Cousino (born October 3, 1897 in Monroe County, Michigan. Six children were born to the union – Hilary, Emil (who became a Catholic priest), Orion, Opal, Raymond, and Joan. Dussia's strong Catholic faith led him to be elected as the Fourteenth Grand Knight of the Monroe Council #1266 Knights of Columbus (which was founded in 1907) for the 1930 and 1931 terms.
Vallie Dussia's name became widely known in the Monroe community. The January 18, 1921 edition of the Monroe Evening News' society page included the headline 'Sunday Dinner Guests' – Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Cousino, 110 East Lorain Street, entertained at dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Montri of Ida (whose descendants still operate a sizable farm there); and Mr. and Mrs. Vallie Dussia and little daughter, Opal, of Monroe.
Previously, I also wrote how Vallie Dussia loaned money to a young Charlie Micka to build Micka's Meats on Cole Road (now Danny's II). Vallie Dussia was part of the tight-knit 'Cole Road Gang' as Dick Micka described, 'The Cole Road, Beechwood and Macomb Street area was a tight neighborhood. The Minney, Conlon, Lamb, Waldvogel, Urbanek, Craft, O'Lone, and the Giebel families lived there. Ray Marshall founded Trio Cab (another past article topic). Perhaps that is how he met Vallie Dussia.
Vallie Dussia's contributions of support to the Commission on the Noxious Printed and Pictured Material attempted to affirm, 'The Congress finds that there is rapidly-increasing commercial traffic in noxious printed and pictured material dealing with acts or suggestive acts … deviations and perversions…. The magnitude of the problem is such that the full resources of the Federal Government are necessary to cope with it. …Adequate scientific information is required for a solution by which this social threat to the general welfare of our people (including our children) may be met.'
With regard to gainful employment for young people under the age of 18, Vallie Dussia, in the Thursday, September 18, 1958 edition of the Ingham County News' editorial titled 'Work has Therapeutic Value' promoted the idea that, '…Millions of men and women in this country who began early to develop manual skills. Their labor kept them out of trouble. Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. Teachers know it. Parents know it.
Judges of justice, juvenile, and circuit courts know it.' As the article continues, Judge Dussia was not suggesting anything new when he pointed for change in Michigan's unrealistic [youth employment] laws.
Vallie Dussia's daughter, Joan Schmitz, carried on the family tradition of serving those in need. She owned Geri Fashions (handmade clothing for invalid and wheelchair-bound clients) and worked as a memory care activities aide at the Lutheran Home. Her brother, Fr. Emil Dussia, was the founding pastor of St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor (circa 1966) and died in 1970 after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Vallie Dussia's favor retroactive from his December 31, 1964 retirement.
Tom Adamich is President – Visiting Librarian Service, a firm he has operated since 1993. He also is Project Archivist for the Greening Nursery Company and Family Archives.
This photo shows Fr. Emil Dussia, Vallie Dussia's oldest son, participating in the groundbreaking for St. Constance Catholic Church in Taylor, circa 1966. Fr. Emil died in 1970 shortly after defending his deceased father in a Michigan Supreme Court case to obtain Vallie Dussia's pension funds from the Monroe County Employees Retirement System on Alice Dussia's behalf. Provided
This is a photo of Micka Meats founder Charlie Micka, right, and Ernie Becker (architect) in front of Micka's Market, 199 Cole Rd., Monroe, circa 1946. They were planning a building expansion project. Vallie Dussia loaned Charlie Micka money for the project. Micka Meats operated in Monroe for many years starting in 1937. The location was purchased by Danny Vuich, Jr. and then became known as Danny's II in 1983. Provided by MCCC Digital Collections
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