Guests from Near and Far

Guests came from near and far to attend the Oct. 28 luncheon meeting of Rotary of Grosse Pointe at the War Memorial. Fazlur Raheem Oshodi, from Lagos, Nigeria, is visiting his son, a cardiologist at the DMC, and family for six weeks in Grosse Pointe Woods. Oshodi and his wife are Rotarians in Nigeria; his wife is an assistant governor of their district. State Sen. Bert Johnson, of Detroit, did not have far to come as the guest speaker. He was introduced by his aide, Jelani McGadney, who was a Rotary exchange student, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Milan, while in high school. He went to Japan. Sen. Johnson represents the five Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods, Hamtramck, Highland Park and a portion of Detroit. Above, from left, at the conclusion of meeting, are McGadney, Grosse Pointe Rotary President Paul Rentenbach, Sen. Johnson and Oshodi. Below, the Nigerian Rotarian and the Grosse Pointe Rotary president exchange club flags.