Marlowe Stoudamire, a 43-year-old speaker, business strategist and entrepreneur, is among the growing number of Michiganders who have lost their lives to the coronavirus.

Stoudamire is remembered as a beloved Detroit advocate who possessed a true passion for community.

Stoudamire served as chief of staff at The Skillman Foundation and as project director of international business strategy at Henry Ford Health System. He led the Detroit Historical Society’s award-winning and groundbreaking Detroit 67: Looking Back to MOVE FORWARD project, receiving the 2018 IMLS National Medal – the nation's