THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY
A Grosse Pointe Family Chronicle
Tom Van Lokeren
This is a living family chronicle, told in chapters. Each chapter records a real event, memory, or unresolved history. Together, they preserve a record that was never formally examined.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
A Grosse Pointe Family Chronicle
This work is shared freely for the public record
Each chapter stands on its own, offering a distinct entry point into the larger family story.
You will find:
testimony, open letters, archives, whimsical and tragic accounts, stories of profound betrayal, documented evidence of corruption brought to authorities’ attention that was never charged or prosecuted and more…
Contents
Underlined chapters are live links
Died in a 45 Room Mansion on Lake St. Clair
Round & Round & Round You Go Sister ! Destiny —
Love At First Sight with a Chicago Bull
Leaving Many Prisoners Behind
Measure of Last Resort
Cruisin’ with Buddies
Just One Good Opportunity
Graft, Influence & the Public Record
Peche Island
with Osama bin Laden
A Vigilante Accountant
The Years this Book was Put on Trial
Future chapters coming in February 2026
“A director is appointed and and a public figure is born….”
The Masco Appointment
HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN
“He was hunting for big game….”
Trolling from the Bluff up at Harbor Springs
“Based on interviews with several anonymous sources they were shocked at what went down”
Beer Brawlin’ in the Show Me State
“how could this have happened?”
The Building & The Betrayals – Part I
“Thank you brother that’s very kind of you”
Brotherly Love — The 71 Dollar Sendoff on 95 Lakeshore
“Rooms for Reinvention”
Hotel Varennes
“The Years this Book was Put on Trial”
Attempted Silence