February 2, 1944 – April 3, 1995
David John Zechel of Farmington Hills was born in Detroit and graduated from Edwin Denby High School in 1962. He went on to work as a noted local interior decorator. In the early 1970s, along with his then partner, Rev. Robert Cullinan, Zechel was an early member of the Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit. He died from AIDS-related complications at age 51.
Detroit Free Press, April 5, 1995
Michigan LGBTQ Remember 
I’m surprised I haven’t googled David’s name a long time ago. I think my sister told me he had passed away. Our mothers were best friends. I knew David since I was a child. I always loved his humor and will always remember fun times our families had at his parent’s cottage in northern Michigan.
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