Forever a Bulldog: Balloon Release Set for Royal Oak Siblings at Middle School

A balloon release for the Royal Oak siblings killed in a rollover crash in June is planned for October.

In memory of Jordan and Ashley Siegel, the Royal Oak Middle School Student Council will be doing a balloon release at the Bulldog football game on Oct. 3.

This week, the student council will be selling memorial cards as a fundraiser for the Jordan and Ashley Siegel Scholarship Fund. Students, parents, friends, and staff can write a note to the family of Siegel children on the cards. For every memorial card sold for at least $1, one biodegradable balloon will be released at the football game at halftime.

Jordan, 14, and his sister, Ashley, 11, were killed on June 22 when the SUV driven by their stepmother, Dawn Siegel, rolled several times along southbound U.S. 23 in Pittsfield Township.

The students attended school Upton Elementary and then ROMS in Royal Oak, where they lived with their mother, Christie Siegel. They also spent time at their father's home in Novi, where he lives with his wife and additional children.