FOURTH GENERATION

24. GRACE THERESA CUSUMANO was born on AUG 17 1934 in DETROIT,MI. SS # 372-34-4735

She was married to ANTHONY WILLIAM DE BENE (son of CHARLES DE BENE and MARY TASCO) on NOV 24 1956 in ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH DETROIT, MI. ANTHONY WILLIAM DE BENE was born on JUL 23 1932 in DETROIT,MI. He was baptized on AUG 21 1932 in SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH DETROIT, MI. BAPTIZED BY FR. M. BORG

GOD PARENTS WERE ANGELO AND ANGELINE GORNO SS# 363-32-2843

ANTHONY ATTENDED EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL IN DETROIT AND GRADUATED IN 1950. STARTED WORK AT FORD HIGHLAND PARK JULY 27, 1950. DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OCT.15, 1952, AFTER BASIC TRIANING WAS SENT TO ULM GERMANY FOR 18 MONTHS. DISCHARGED IN SEPTEMBER 30, 1954.

WHEN DISCHARGED HE RETURNED TO WORK AS SCHEDULING CLERK ON THE #1 SHIFT IN THE HIGHLAND PARK TRUCK PLANT. THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE HIGHLAND PARK TRUCK OPERATION WOULD BE TRANS FERRED TO THE NEW LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 1956. ANTHONY SPENT ABOUT A MONTH IN LOUISVILLE TRAINING SCHEDULING PERSONEL. HE REFUSED AN OPPURTUNITY TO TRANSFER TO LOUISVILLE. UPON RETURN TO HIGHLAND PARK HE WAS APPOINTED ACTING SCHEDULING SUPERVISOR.

ATTENDED U OF D NIGHT SCHOOL DOWNTOWN CAMPUS AND GRADUATED IN JUNE 1963. AFTER HIGHLAND PARK PLANT SHUT DOWN IN 1957, ANTHONY WAS TRANSFERRED TO PARTS SCHEDULING IN THE PARTS DEPOT IN LIVONIA. AFTER A FEW MONTHS HE WAS PROMOTED TO A PARTS FOLLOW-UP MAN B (GRADE 5). IN 1959 WE MOVED INTO THE NEW FORD DIVISION BUILDING AT ROTUNDA DRIVE AND SOUTHFIELD IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN.

AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR ANTHONY WAS PROMOTED TO SUPERVISOR GRADE 8. IN 1966 HE WAS PROMOTED TO SECTION SUPERVISOR DOMESTIC SPECIAL ORDER (DSO), GRADE 9. IN 1970 A COST REDUCTION ELIMINATED HIS POSITION IN DSO AND HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO OPTION SCHEDULING SECTION AS A UNIT SUPERVISOR.
IN 1972 HE WAS PROMOTED TO PARTS RELEASE AND VEHICLE SCHEDULING MANAGER AT THE WIXOM ASSEMBLY PLANT.

IN 1979 ANTHONY WAS PROMOTED TO PARTS RELEASE MANAGER, PARTS CONTROL, GENERAL OFFICE , GRADE 11. IN 1981 HE WAS DE MOTED TO UNIT SUPERVISOR OBSOLESCENCE CONTROL UNIT, GRADE 10 AS A PART OF A COST REDUCTION. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO BACK TO DSO AS A SECTION SUPERVISOR
GRADE 10. IN 1983 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTS CONTROL ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION AS A SUPERVISOR (GRADE 10). IN 1987 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NEWLY ORGANIZED JIT (JUST IN TIME) DEPARTMENT AS A SECTION SUPERVISOR (GRADE 10). IN 1990 HE WAS PUT ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AT WEST PARK CENTER ON GETTING SUPPLIERS TO CONVERT SENDING AND RECEIVING DATA IN A NEW FORMAT. WHEN A RETIRMENT OFFER WAS MADE HE ACCEPTED IT SINCE IT WAS APPARENT THAT WHEN THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS OVER HIS STATUS WAS QUESTIONABLE.

RETIRED FROM FORD DEC. 31,1990 AFTER 40 1/2 YEARS. AROUND 1960 HE WAS PROMOTED TO PARTS FOLLOW-UP MAN A (GRADE 6). IN 1961 HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR PARTS FOLLOW-UP MAN (GRADE 7). IN 1962 HE WAS MOVED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. IN 1963 HE WAS MADE ACTING SUPERVISOR IN SECTION 4 FOLLOW=UP. GRACE THERESA CUSUMANO and ANTHONY WILLIAM DE BENE had the following children:

43 i. MARIANNE GRACE DE BENE was born on MAR 9 1958 in HARPER HOSPITAL DETROIT, MI. She was baptized on MAR 30 1958 in ST. PETER CHURCH, HARPER WOODS, MI. MARIANNE WAS BAPTIZED BY FR. E.J. FARRELL.

HER GODPARENTS WERE CHARLES DE BENE AND JOANNE MARSHALL.
SS# 383-70-2948



GODPARENTS WERE JOANNE MARSHALL AND CHARLES DE BENE.


MARIANNE ATTENDED ST. JUDE ELEMENTRY SCHOOL: ST. PETER OF HARPER WOODS ELEMENTRY SCHOOL AND SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL. SHE ALSO RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE FROM A TRAVEL AGENCY SCHOOL.

MARIANNE LIVED IN L.A. FOR 6 MONTHS AND WORKED AT BLUE CROSS THERE.


SHE MOVED TO SAGINAW FOR A FEW
YEARS. SHE RETURNED TO THE DETROIT AREA IN 1986 AND BEGAN WORKING AT EDS.
44 ii. ANGELA MICHELLE DE BENE was christened in 1959 in ST. JUDE CHURCH DETROIT, MI.. GODPARENTS ARE FRANK AND PRUDENCE MESSINA. She was born on APR 23 1959 in HARPER HOSPITAL DETROIT, MI. ANGELA GRADUATED FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.

ANGEL WORKS AT EDS.
+45 iii. JOANNE MARIE DE BENE.
+46 iv. WILLIAM ANTHONY DE BENE.
47 v. ANNEMARIE DE BENE was christened in 1970 in ST. PETER CHURCH, HARPER WOODS, MI. She was born on FEB 1 1970 in HUTZEL HOSPITAL DETROIT, MI. SS# 386-96-4250


GODPARENTS WERE VITA AND FRANK MAISANO.

ANNEMARIE ATTENED COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AND IS A COSMETOLOGIST AT FANTASTIC SAM'S.