Pull up a chair. Ron Zyzelewski has a story to tell.
Several stories, in fact. His tales often build toward a self-deprecating punchline that leaves people laughing.
Stories about growing up in Middleton, Michigan. About his service in Vietnam. About his short stint as a student at Notre Dame.
About how Central Michigan University changed his life.
“I’ve been very fortunate,” Zyzelewski said. “Things just seem to come. When something needs to be right, something seems to go right for me.”
One of those times where life clicked happened in 1971 when Zyzelewski decided to take summer courses at Central Michigan while he was working on the engine line for Oldsmobile.