Luan Goodman, 2nd cousin once removed of mine, daughter of Aloysius and Irene Kuhl Goodman, married a man by the name of R. Wiley Brownlee during a time that he was employed in France. I have not been able to find a marriage record for this couple but their marriage information has been passed down through family interviews. This blog post is concerned with Wiley Brownlee. Richard Wiley Brownlee was born August 5, 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was a well educated man, receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1951. After completing a master's degree from Michigan State University he accepted a teaching position in Newfoundland with Pepperrill Air Force Base, later transferring to administration in Spain and France. While in France he married Luan. He returned to the US to pursue a Ph.D. at MSU. In 1970 he accepted a high school principalship in Willow Run Community Schools. Willow Run is located 35 miles west of Detroit. There is a long histor
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