7/27/23 Macomb Township Chronicle

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JULY 27, 2023 • Vol. 35, No. 16

Kirk Gibson building a new legacy in fight against Parkinson’s BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

Photo by Dean Vaglia

Macomb Township Treasurer Leon Drolet, left, state Sen. Veronica Klinefelt and Macomb Township Trustee Frank Cusumano pose for a photo with gifts for Klinefelt at the July 12 meeting. Klinefelt holds flowers given to her from Cusumano while Drolet holds a poster from the 1981 film “Mad Max II: The Road Warrior” with Klinefelt’s face superimposed over actor Mel Gibson’s.

Board thanks Klinefelt for Broughton Road appropriation MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On July 12, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees lauded state Sen. Veronica Klinefelt for providing the township

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BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Kirk Gibson’s legacy as a player is prestigious across the baseball world. Through memorable World Series home runs with both the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers that cause adults to reflect with an “I remember when” type of nostalgia, Gibson’s MVP season in 1988, two World Series titles, and even a 2005 Wheaties breakfast cereal box commemorating Gibson’s walk-off home run in the 1988 World Series illustrate the impact he’s had on the sport. Now, he is forging his legacy in a different area with another team that Gibson will undoubtedly Gibson leave his mark on. “He played baseball for so long, and then he just moved from one team to another — the Parkinson’s team,” Cameron Gibson, Kirk’s son, said. “He’s their fearless leader.” Gibson’s inspiring journey with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis in 2015 has been paved with every ounce of work and dedication that the Kirk Gibson Foundation has put forth toward Parkinson’s, and the efforts and its volunteers are only growing each year. The foundation, which was founded in 1996, originally provided college scholarships to a male and female student at both Waterford Kettering, where Gibson graduated and his father worked as a math teacher, and Clarkston High School, where his mother taught theater and speech. After his diagnosis, the foundation, which still provides scholarships, switched gears to focus on funding and supporting the Parkinson’s community, establishing the name of Team23 in honor of Gibson’s jersey number.


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