The Only Real Gift We Need

Oscar Haab lived a lifetime before he made the call. It was a simple request, really. He wanted to buy the new blue hymnal and Kay was the name in the bulletin taking orders. Kay took the call outside her classroom where she had taught for 17 years.  When the blue hymnal arrived, Kay called and offered to deliver it personally.  She arrived after school, they sat and chatted, the rest was history.

Oscar, a successful businessman, investor and philanthropist was well known in the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor communities. Oscar ran Haab"s Restaurant with his brother, Otto since the 1930's. Always ahead of the curve, Oscar & Otto did well and the Lord blessed them. They, in turn, gave back to the community they loved.  Just the previous fall Oscar lost his beloved wife, Ethel and his business partner, Otto, within two days. Kay had read the obituaries and offered her condolences. A schoolteacher and librarian, she knew a thing or two about being organized. She began helping Oscar with driving, opening and responding to his mail and the huge amount of charity requests he received daily.  It was 1981 and the pair begain dating. 

They married July 10, 1991 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Kay continued Oscar's wishes and learned how to do things day by day. The Lord called Oscar Home in November 29, 1995. The next year The Oscar & Keturah Haab Foundation was created to honor the legacies of Oscar & Kay to share the love of Jesus far and wide.