Mary PierceLongtime NMC faculty member Mary Pierce passed away on October 16, 2021.

Mary served as a faculty member in the English departments of several colleges and universities, but she spent most of her career at NMC. In 1999, she won NMC’s Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award after being nominated by her students.

A celebration of Mary’s life will take place at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. A memorial luncheon will follow. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Michigan or TART Trails, Inc.

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