Tag: Otisville

Lauriejane Smith

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September 28, 1956 – February 22, 2021

Otisville resident Lauriejane Clare Smith was born in Flint, grew up in Davison, and graduated with the class of 1974 from Davison High School.  After completing the criminal justice program at Mott Community College, she worked as a park ranger and later as a patrol deputy and paramedic for the Genesee County Sheriff.  In 2015, Smith married her partner Patricia Lawrence-Smith, who died in 2019.

Hensen Funeral Home

Brian McDonald

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October 18, 1963 – March 17, 1996

Born in Flint, Brian Keith McDonald spent most of his life in Otisville.  He majored in theater at the University of Michigan-Flint and worked for 13 years for the Flint Youth Theater.  McDonald was also employed by the local VGs grocery chain.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 32.

Flint Journal, March 18, 1996