Ladywood High School's final mass

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Rose Ann McHugh, (left) from the class of ’68, and Jeanne Fuller, class of ’73, browse through their old yearbooks during a tour of the library at Ladywood High School. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Rose Ann McHugh, (left) from the class of ’68, and Jeanne Fuller, class of ’73, browse through their old yearbooks during a tour of the library at Ladywood High School.
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Sister Joyce Marie Van de Vyver, sings during the service. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Sister Joyce Marie Van de Vyver, sings during the service.
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Teressa Placucci, 40, from the class of ’96, takes a photo of the photo collage representing memories and moments of the school. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Teressa Placucci, 40, from the class of ’96, takes a photo of the photo collage representing memories and moments of the school.
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Katy Harley Fredrick, 53 and from the class of ’83, points to a photo of herself in class when she was 17 years old during her junior year in the 1982. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Katy Harley Fredrick, 53 and from the class of ’83, points to a photo of herself in class when she was 17 years old during her junior year in the 1982.
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Katy Harley Fredrick, 53, (center) and two classmates are seen in a photo from her junior year at Ladywood, when she was 17. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Katy Harley Fredrick, 53, (center) and two classmates are seen in a photo from her junior year at Ladywood, when she was 17.
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Mary Ellen, 81, a student from the second-ever graduating class at Ladywood (1954) walks the hallway during the tour. The school opened in 1950. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Mary Ellen, 81, a student from the second-ever graduating class at Ladywood (1954) walks the hallway during the tour. The school opened in 1950.
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Pat Sawicki Seleski displays her button from the class of 1969. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Pat Sawicki Seleski displays her button from the class of 1969.
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Members of the class of "1969" pose for a photo inside their former home room. They are (left-to-right) Lynne James Salzer, Louise Neville, Jackie Borowski Mamou, Pat Seleski, Nancy Tappan Barnhill and Marybeth Zalenski. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Members of the class of "1969" pose for a photo inside their former home room. They are (left-to-right) Lynne James Salzer, Louise Neville, Jackie Borowski Mamou, Pat Seleski, Nancy Tappan Barnhill and Marybeth Zalenski.
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Kim Muir, of Canton takes a photo of Ashley Ballarin (left) and her mom Melinda Ballarin before the start of Ladywood High School tour. Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News
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Kim Muir, of Canton takes a photo of Ashley Ballarin (left) and her mom Melinda Ballarin before the start of Ladywood High School tour.
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Bishop Gerard W. Battersby, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit leads the mass this morning. Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News
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Bishop Gerard W. Battersby, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit leads the mass this morning.
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Sister Felicity Marie Madigan, Dean of Ministry and Mission at Ladywood High School, listens during the mass this morning. Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News
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Sister Felicity Marie Madigan, Dean of Ministry and Mission at Ladywood High School, listens during the mass this morning.
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l-r, Former students, Katie Campbell, 26, Julie Bushart, 26, Kelsey Horgan, 25, and Ashley Ballarin, 27, pose for a photo in front of the school. Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News
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l-r, Former students, Katie Campbell, 26, Julie Bushart, 26, Kelsey Horgan, 25, and Ashley Ballarin, 27, pose for a photo in front of the school.
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Rose Ann McHugh, (left) from the class of ’68, and Jeanne Fuller, class of ’73, browse through their old yearbooks during a tour of the library at Ladywood High School.
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