Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Female
Age at election: 45
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 2/11/1947
City: Saint Marys, OH
County:
Country: US
Death
Date: 10/2/2017
City:
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: 10/12/2017
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery:
Marital Information:
married to J. Michael Schroer, 1967; children: 3, Amy L. (Hyde), Jennifer A. and Rebecca A. (Cohen)
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion: Catholic
Military Service:
Occupation:
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended Washtenaw Community College; BA in Political Science from Eastern Michigan University
Biographical Sketch:
Daughter of John Crane and Louise (Koch) White. She moved to Ann Arbor in 1972. She worked on several political campaigns and was a legislative aide to Lana Pollock for 10 years before running herself. She was known for her opposition to making Michigan a "shall-issue" state for concealed pistol licenses. She served as chair of the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees, as a Board member of the Ann Arbor Community Center and as a board member of the Democratic Michigan Women's Campaign Fund. Funeral services were held at the First Universalist Unitarian Congregation of Ann Arbor. Although a longtime Ann Arbor resident, she lived in Chelsea for the last few years of her life. She died of cancer at Arbor Hospice.
Notable Facts:
She was the youngest of 12 children
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health, Appropriations Subcommittee on Judiciary, Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid, Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police and Military Affairs
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Townships of Lyndon, Dexter, Webster, Northfield, Sylvan, Lima, Scio and Ann Arbor, villages of Chelsea, Barton Hills and Dexter and part of the city of Ann Arbor [see map in Manual p.277] in Washtenaw County
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Education , Insurance , Judiciary and Civil Rights
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Townships of Lyndon, Dexter, Webster, Northfield, Sylvan, Lima, Scio and Ann Arbor, villages of Chelsea, Barton Hills and Dexter and part of the city of Ann Arbor [see map in Manual p.278] in Washtenaw County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Insurance , Public Health , Public Retirement, Human Services and Children, Corrections
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Twps of Northfield, Scio, Webster, Dexter, Lima, Lyndon , Sylvan and Ann Arbor (pt--tracts 4022-4028, 4031, 4032, 4034, 4035, 4041, 4042, 4043 [pr--block 103B], 4053, 4060, 4070 and 4510) and city of Ann Arbor (pt--tracts 4021-4028, 4031-4035, 4042, 4053, 4060 and 4520) in Washtenaw County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Capitol1997 p.55; Gongwer 10/12/2017; AnnArborNews 10/8/2017, included a photo
