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Charles Coles Diggs Sr. (January 2, 1894 – April 25, 1967) was the first African-American Democrat elected to the Senate of the State of Michigan. Born in Tallula, Mississippi, to James J. Diggs and Lilly Granderson, Diggs moved to Detroit in 1913, where he owned a successful funeral home on the lower east side.
Eric Mays. Eric Bradford Mays (September 16, 1958 – February 24, 2024) was an American auto worker and politician. Mays served as a member of the Flint City Council from November 2013 until his death in 2024, representing northwest Flint as the councilor from the city's first ward. During his tenure, Mays was known to be highly controversial ...
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press August 2, 2024 at 3:20 PM The funeral of the Four Tops' Duke Fakir took place at 11 a.m. at Detroit's Hartford Memorial Baptist Church.
Salvatore "Sam Sings in the Night" Catalanotte (born Salvatore Catalanotto; 15 February 1893 [1] – 14 February 1930) was an Italian-American mobster. "Sings in the night" is a translation of a close misspelling of his last name (from the Italian "caNta la notte"). Catalanotte immigrated from Sicily to Detroit in 1912 and participated and ...
The funeral service will be on Friday, Dec. 15, beginning with a processional at 9 a.m., followed by the service at 10 a.m. All will take place at the church, 18700 James Couzens Highway, Detroit.
Dyson was born on October 23, 1958, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Addie Mae Leonard, who was from Alabama.He was adopted by his stepfather, Everett Dyson. [citation needed] He attended Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on an academic scholarship but left and completed his education at Northwestern High School. [4]
Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford. Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford. Gerald Ford's remains lie in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. Date. December 30, 2006 – January 3, 2007 (state funeral) December 27, 2006 – January 25, 2007 (mourning period) Location. Capitol Rotunda, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Erik Erikson, Danish-American developmental psychologist (b. 1902) Roy J. Plunkett, American chemist (b. 1910) May 14 – W. Graham Claytor Jr., American businessman and naval officer (b. 1914) May 15. Royal Dano, American actor (b. 1922) Gilbert Roland, American actor (b. 1905) May 19. Henry Morgan, American comedian (b. 1915)