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• Remembering Lindsay Tyler: Detroit Sports Fan, Family Historian, and a Life Well Lived

  15-06-2025 16:00
  Defender Contributing Sports Columnist Evan F. Moore, and his great-cousin, Lindsay Tyler (Photo Provided).
  Have you ever lost someone and looked at the last text messages you received from them? 
  My last text to my great-cousin on my mother’s side of the family, Lindsay Tyler, who died last month, was left on “Read” after I shared recent photos from my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary party that took place in April. 
  Lindsay was an Air Force veteran whose many
  
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• Father, Leader, Changemaker: Daniel Ash’s Father’s Day Reflections on Equity and Community

  15-06-2025 16:00
  For Daniel Ash, the work of social justice is more than a profession; it’s a calling rooted in personal experience and shaped by the transformative power of human connection.
  What began as a simple urge to help his hometown community in Ohio has evolved into a decades-long mission to build equity, amplify the voices of underrepresented individuals and uplift communities across Chicago.
  Today, Ash serves as president of the Field Foundation, where he leads efforts to support nonprofits that
  
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