KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Dozens of people packed Michigan News Agency in Kalamazoo, as part of a celebration of life and remembering the beloved bookstore’s owner.
Dean Hauck died in February. In the following days, the bookstore became the site of a makeshift memorial.
Kalamazoo icon, Michigan News Agency bookstore owner dies
The store opened its doors again Friday afternoon, inviting customers and community members to take part in food and remembering the local figure.
Hauck’s family says her father owned the store back in 1947. As a child, she helped around the storefront. In 1988, Hauck began to run the store herself…