Congratulations to Genesee County Master Gardener, Jerry Redoutey, who was selected as “Senior Citizen of the Year” in the Service Category by the State of Michigan’s Department of Community Health, Office of Services to the

Aging!!! 

Jerry received this recognition at the Michigan State Fair on

Monday, August 27, 2001. Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus and several other dignitaries made the presentation. 

Genesee Master Gardener, Mary Kaye Smeltzer, president of the Open Gate Garden Club in Fenton, nominated Jerry, and he was supported by the Michigan State University Extension - Genesee County, Easter Seals of Genesee County, St. John Catholic Church in Fenton, Transplantation Society of Michigan, and the Michigan Eye Bank Ambassador Program. 

In addition to all of the volunteer hours he gives to these organizations, Jerry volunteers for MSU at the Ag Expo on campus as well as being a volunteer docent at the MSU Horticulture gardens, and additionally in Genesee County for the Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations, Genesys Hospice, Whaley Children's Home, Ruth Mott Learning Garden and Greenhouse, and various programs with Genesee County Community Mental Health. 

What an honor for a very special person - a tireless advocate and energetic teacher!