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Honorees for
Michigan
| Name | Hometown | Branch | Rank | Yrs. | Contributor |
| Arthur A. Thompson | Detroit | Navy | Chief Petty Officer | 4 | Sharon and Roger Schildroth |
| WWII veteran and best of all - he's my Dad! | |||||
| Willard L. Gauthier | Muskegon | Private | 4 | Northway First Timer's Bowling League | |
| Bill served our country and bowled in an area league. Bill passed away in August so we felt this would be a good way to honor him. | |||||
| Lowell L. Dibert | East Tawas | Air Force | Colonel | 27 | Monday Senior Mixed League |
| A patriotic American, gifted pilot, faithful husband, loving father, true sportsman, loyal friend, and great bowler. Mr. Dibert served in the U.S. Armed Forces for 27 years, first with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and then in the Air Force during the Korean and Vietnam wars. | |||||
| Earl Glenn Cobeil | Waterford | Air Force | Colonel | 12 | The Jets Bowling League |
| POW in Vietnam 1967-1972. | |||||
| Ronald F. Laubon, Sr. | Oscoda | Air Force | 21 | Monday Senior Mixed League | |
| Ronald pursued a career in the U.S. Air Force. A 21 year veteran, he served during WWII and the Korean Conflict, retiring in June, 1966. Even though Ron had terminal lung cancer, he would roll his oxygen in for the day and take it on and off when it was his turn to bowl. He rolled up to the week he died. He will be greatly missed! | |||||
| Ethel Butterson | Oscoda | Tuesday Rollers Bowling League | |||
| She was a dedicated bowler right up to the time of death. She was married to a military man and raised a wonderful family. She loved her bowling time and was team captain for years. She will truly be missed by her teammates and bowling buddies. | |||||
| Herbert Churchill Schaffer | Oscoda | Army | 3-4 | Monday Senior Mixed Bowling League | |
| 760 Tank Battalion | |||||
| Michael Gray | Kalamazoo | USMC | Sergeant | 10 | Vets League, Paw Paw, MI |
| Michael served two tours of duty successfully in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. | |||||
| Alton W. Conklin | Harrisville | Army | Spec 4 | 1964-1966 | Beverly A. Conklin |
| Alton served honorably in Vietnam when it was not cool. | |||||
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