Gene Rothi graduated from Grand Haven’s Central High School in 1940 and entered the Army Air Corps in 1942, serving through 1945 as a pilot. He married his wife, Ruth, in 1943 and they had four children. His nomination read, “While his deeds and success as an athletic coach, teacher and counselor deserve consideration, it was the way he led his life and the positive influence he had on everyone he met that set him apart as someone very special. Simply stated, Mr. Rothi led his life by the Golden Rule.
