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Detroit man who took pride in helping to maintain his neighborhood died of COVID-19 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press © Submitted by Corey Stokes Willie Stokes This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. Willie Stokes of Detroit was an active man who dedicated his spare time to helping to maintain abandoned houses and vacant lots on his street. Stokes, 76, died Dec. 15 at Henry Ford Hospital as a result of com...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. Willie Stokes of Detroit was an active man who dedicated his spare time to helping to maintain abandoned houses and vacant lots on his street. Stokes, 76, died Dec. 15 at Henry Ford Hospital as a result of complications from COVID-19. Born in Durant, Mississippi, he later moved to Battle Creek and then to Detroit, where he graduated from Eastern High School. He retired from General Moto...