DETROIT MEMORIES
MAY 2010 CONTEST


St. Isaac Jogues  ~  1971-1972

This popular voice talent attended St. Isaac Jogues grade school
in St. Clair Shores and graduated in '77 from Notre Dame HS
in Harper Woods where he got his start by impersonating
his principal and other staff over the PA system.
Ten years later, his big break came when he moved into
a house with two men and their children.

WHO AM I?

ANSWER
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DAVE COULIER
"Full House"

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FIRST CORRECT ANSWER
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Renata Voccia
, Ann Arbor MI

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OTHER WINNERS
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Al Kurmas, Bay City MI
Anita Shiplett, Livonia MI
Annie Rossetto-Bodwin, Garden City MI
Bob Kucinski, Sebring FL
Bob Vorbroker, Winston-Salem, NC
Bradley Burland, Cleveland OH
Brian Kachadurian, Beverly Hills MI
Brian Kowalski, Fraser MI
Corky Ledbetter, N. Charleston SC
Dale Anne Silberblatt, Scottsdale AZ
Dave Anderson, St. Clair Shores, MI
Dave Hartman, Utica MI
Dennis Adams, St. Clair Shores, MI
Dennis Figlak, Marine City MI
Diane Herrick, Harrison Township MI
Dianne Zak, Livonia MI
Don Reaume, Sandusky MI
Don Sioma, Sylvania OH
Earl Waters, Sanford FL
Elie Morris, Las Vegas NV
Ellen Smith, Poulsbo WA
Gail Hetra, Gilbert AZ
Gary Kotula, Phoenix AZ
George Dahl, Albuquerque NM
George Patak, Farmington Hills MI
Gerald Snyder, Charlotte NC
Harriet Freeman, Allen Park MI
Irene Pavicic, Sterling Heights MI
Jack Dalzotto, Warren MI
JC Simon, Las Vegas NV
Jeff Weiser, Oak Park MI
Jeff Zarza, Detroit MI
Jim Bonkowski, Troy MI
Jim Smith, St. Clair Shores MI
Joe Niedzielski, Avoca MI
Joe Wierzbicki, Concord CA
John Bezik, Scottsdale AZ
John Kusch, Westland MI
John Laughrige, Bowie MD
John Leaf, Wixom MI
Judy Young, Hamilton OH
Karen Winkler, Clarkston MI
Kathleen Marcaccio, Royal Oak MI
Kathy Zink, Livonia MI
Keith Redlin, Brown City MI
Ken Middlebrooks, Plymouth MN
Lee Diederichs, Allen Park MI
Lillian Luna, Allen Park MI
Linda Madigan, Avondale AZ
Lynda Richeson, Phoenix AZ
Lynn Anderson, Clinton Twp MI
Madelyn Zamora, Warren MI
Mark Gruca, Warren MI
Mark Lubiarz, Warren MI
Mary Ann Littlefield, Folsom CA
Mike Awe, Sterling Heights, MI
Michael Loudermilk, Troy MI
Michelle Gnesda, Harper Woods MI
Mike Andrews, Kingman AZ
Mike Rosenblum, Huntington Woods MI
Noreen Shenkus, Scottsdale AZ
Pat McCarthy, Rochester MI
Pat MacKercher, Gilbert AZ
Paula Bago, Eastpointe MI
Paul Carnegie, East Peoria IL
Paul Laemers, Summerville SC
Ray Dymond, Pleasant Ridge MI
Ray Pelzer, Eastpointe MI
Rick Doherty, Troy MI
Rick Knight, Troy MI
Ron Jeziorski, Las Vegas NV
Rose Ann Stewart, Detroit MI
Scott Everigham, Livonia MI
Sharon Gorny, Golden Valley AZ
Stephanie Yearby, Stone Mountain GA
Tom Richards, Sterling Heights MI
Tom Samborski, San Diego CA
Tom Somyak, Austin TX
Toni Cantley, Troy MI
Tony Nagel, Macomb Twp MI

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COMMENTS
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I remember seeing him at the Grosse Pointe Woods July 4th fireworks at Parcells School
at Mack and Vernier...after he hit it big on Full House.
He was nice, posing for a photo and chatting with folks. Still a good guy!

Kathleen Marcaccio, Royal Oak MI

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I remember him wearing a Red Wings jersey on the show.

JC Simon, Las Vegas NV

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Dave was a good hockey player while at Notre Dame. We skated together in St. Clair Shores.

George Dahl, Albuquerque NM

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My brother was in his class as a freshman before we moved to Troy in the winter of 1973.
I was in the class of 1974. Dave did the announcements and mimiced each teacher but they loved it.
He always gave back to ol' ND after he graduated. I think he changed his name from Couwlier
when he went to L.A. and worked at the Comedy Store.
He did well in his life and never forgets his roots. A good guy.

Jim Bonkowski, Troy MI

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I once was arrested by the police and put in jail to help raise money for the March of Dimes
and had to call people to donate money to get me out. At the Thank You Dinner,
Dave showed up to thank everyone who was involved in raising money
and performed his comedy act for all of us. A really great guy.

Rose Ann Stewart, Detroit MI

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I saw Dave perform at a comedy club on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak.
I remember at one point he took a mouthful of water and pretended to be a rotating sprinkler.
Everyone near the stage got wet.

Rick Doherty, Troy MI

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Dave is my brother-in-law!

Mike Awe, Sterling Heights, MI

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I'm a native Detroiter, a '77 grad of Osborn and a realtor in St. Clair Shores. A few years back,
I showed a waterfront home in SCS owned by Dave Coulier. Until my appointment to show the home,
I didn't know that Dave owned it. When my clients and I found out, we toured the basement and
discovered that Dave had quite a memorabilia collection, especially of his "Full House" days. Until then,
we never knew there were dolls of the "Full House" family. We were thrilled to have stumbled
upon his little museum, which had many photos on display.
Unfortunately, the home didn't meet my clients' needs and was sold to someone else.

Jim Smith, St. Clair Shores MI

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