Remembering Edmon C. Carmichael

Age 79, Detroit
Passed away on April 13, 2020

Edmon C. Carmichael, 79, and Gwendolyn A. Carmichael, 72, met during their teenage years in high school. They were married for 53 years before dying of COVID-19 complications one day apart.

Edmon died April 13 at St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital in Livonia. Gwendolyn died there the next day.

The couple had a passion for people. When you would see one, you’d see the other, according to their son Derrick Carmichael who said, “they were always there for those who needed them.”

Before their death, the couple always visited the sick and shut-ins and people in the hospital. They would bring hope, prayer and blessings with them.

Originally from Alabama, the Carmichaels moved to Detroit and resided in the Rosedale Park community. They were philanthropists and charitable people who were actively involved in church and volunteer activities like Meals on Wheels and Rosedale Park Radio Patrol.

Edmon, affectionately known as "Clint," joined the Army as a young man, and served in the Vietnam War. After moving to Detroit, he graduated from Shaw College of Detroit and retired from Chrysler after more than 30 years of service. He was a deacon at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, a Crusaders Sunday School teacher and member the Masonic Lodge.

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