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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...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. He was the famous rib cooker in the family and had a passion for riding his red trike. Detroiter Leslie Helms, who managed to bounce back from multiple surgeries over the years, lost his life to what his wife of 45 years, Kathie Helms, called “something invisible.” Helms lost his battle at the age of 72, six hours after Cliff Taylor, one of his best friends, died of COVID-19. He died A...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. They had much in common. They were both joyful, humorous, generous individuals who loved to talk to people and made sure to keep in touch with family and friends, favoring phone calls and in-person conversations over texting. Marian Ann Williams-Franklin and her son, Troy Franklin, both from Detroit, died eight days apart of COVID-19 complications. Marian, 78, was born and raised in Tenn...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. Darcellus Hill came from a large family and loved family gatherings that included his cousins, who were more like siblings because they were close to him in age and grew up with him. Hill’s family and friends meant the world to him, and he often said, “Family got to stick together,” according to his wife, Traci Bowie-Hill. Known to many as Cel, Hill, 52, died at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland...

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The kerfuffle involved a woman who, after jumping up to dance, was yelled at by the man seated behind her. Apparently he used un-Sarahlike language. Readers leaped into the debate. Half of them argued that the angry man was right, that when you pay good money to go to a show you don’t want to spend the evening six inches from someone’s butt swaying away to I Will Remember You. The other half countered that this was a concert, not a funeral, and Victoria crowds need to remove their broomstic...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. Plans to take trips in retirement were cut short for William Lee of Livonia, who died as a result of COVID-19 complications on April 19 at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital in Pontiac. Lee, 69, was born in Iron Mountain, lived in Traverse City until he was 5 years old and then Livonia for the remainder of his life. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1968 and Lawrence Tech in 1973 and ...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. Dale Stern, an amputee from Warren, used his talents to help design handicap-accessible vehicles and prostheses before he was laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The computer-aided design engineer died at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak on Nov. 21 after becoming ill with the coronavirus. Stern, 47, was a graduate of North Farmington High School who returned to school in his 30s t...

This obituary is part of “We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus. “Queen,” “Grandma O” and “Cookie” were just a few names that family and friends used when referring to Orella Sliker of Mount Clemens. Sliker, who was described as a happy heart by her family, died as a result of COVID-19 complications at McLaren Hospital in Mount Clemens on Dec. 6. She was active up to age 91 and enjoyed every moment, according to her daughter Carol Sliker, who ...