The auditorium of the Virginia M. McCune Arts Center was named for Mr. Stoakes is now known as the Ross Stoakes Theater. In 1944 Ross Stoakes moved to Petoskey from Escanaba, Michigan to join the faculty of Petoskey High School as an English teacher. After graduation from DePauw University with a major in music and English, he spent several years teaching in Sault Ste. Marie and in Escanaba. During his years at Petoskey High School he wrote the words and music for the marching song, “P-E-T-O-S-K-E-Y” – sometimes referred to as “The Loyalty Song”. For Mr. Stoakes complete obituary is available at Petoskey’s Greenwood Cemetery Genealogical Website.
The auditorium of the Virginia M. McCune Arts Center was named for Mr. Stoakes is now known as the Ross Stoakes Theater. In 1944 Ross Stoakes moved to Petoskey from Escanaba, Michigan to join the faculty of Petoskey High School as an English teacher. After graduation from DePauw University with a major in music and English, he spent several years teaching in Sault Ste. Marie and in Escanaba. During his years at Petoskey High School he wrote the words and music for the marching song, “P-E-T-O-S-K-E-Y” – sometimes referred to as “The Loyalty Song”. For Mr. Stoakes complete obituary is available at Petoskey’s Greenwood Cemetery Genealogical Website.
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