My Ryskamp Family Heritage

About the Book

“My Ryskamp Family Heritage”, Sally J. Birch summarizes the past generations up through the present time in her life. Born towards the end of the Great Depression and living her early years during World War II, it gives a background starting in the early 1940s. Coming from a strong Dutch/Irish family, she recounts lessons learned from her parents great personal and financial success from their many years of hard work and determination to succeed. It describes their caring for and closeness to family members, which she hopes will offer guidance and inspiration for her family’s generations to come.

About the Author

Born on June 20, 1937, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Sally has resided in Michigan her entire life. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1955, John Robert Powers Finishing School of New York that same year and attended Western Michigan College for undergraduate studies in Business Administration. She owned and managed two businesses: Kalamazoo Ordinance Systems and Birch Travel of Marquette, Michigan. She and her husband, Bill, enjoy a blended family of seven children, twenty grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and pet dog, Daisy. They reside happily in Kalamazoo, Michigan.