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Dr. Paul Harrison Karr
Born: 3/14/1935
Died: 5/29/2016
Age: 81
Community: Grand Blanc, MI
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On May 29, 2016, Paul Harrison Karr, M.D. died, having loved and been loved by family and many, many friends. Paul was born March 14, 1935 in Flint. After graduating from Flint Central, he attended Princeton University and graduated with a degree in engineering. This was followed by the University of Pennsylvania Medical School where he met his wife, Josepha. They were married while he completed his schooling and she worked as a nurse at the hospital. After he graduated from medical school, they returned to Flint where he did his internship at Hurley Hospital. In 1961, Paul opened his practice in family medicine with the help of his wife who was the nurse and receptionist. As their family and practice started to grow, Joey focused on the family and Paul continued to run the medical practice with the help of a number of long time employees, including Peggy, Marge, Bev, and Angie. For 28 years, with the exception of the two years that Paul was honored to serve his country as a member of the United States Army, he provided exceptional, compassionate medical care to the patients that became his second family. He was fond of saying that he loved to practice medicine but that it was his relationships with all of the patients that were so special. The importance of relationships was a constant. His family was his life. Paul was an outstanding role model as a father, husband, doctor, and friend. He never missed one of his children’s sporting events, concerts, or other special events in their lives. He enjoyed nothing more than making plans for the many adventures he and Joey would take their grandchildren on. Other important long term relationships that he appreciated included the Nomads and his medical school friends. Paul was a firm believer in physical activity whether it was volleyball with the Nomads, golfing, his daily walking, weights, or swimming, or even backyard whiffle ball with his children and all the neighborhood kids where he was the pitcher and umpire. He never lost his passion for learning. He loved to help his children and grandchildren with their science fair projects. Later in life, he took up amateur astronomy and birding. He took multiple classes in photography which fit with his love of the arts. He was always excited to go to the theater to see a show. Other passions later in life included genealogy and playing bridge. Paul was an organizer, whether it was a party or a family trip. Each summer while the children were living at home, the family would travel to a different location within the United States or Canada. After the children had grown, he and Joey expanded their travels and ultimately visited all 50 states, Europe, South America, and Australia. Also, his organizational skills as well as his desire to serve others were critical to the initial operation of the Genesee County Medical Society Free Medical Clinic. For this work, he received the Doctors and Their Families Who Make a Difference award from the Michigan State Medical Society in 1997 and a Hero of Medicine Award for Service to the Community from the Genesee County Medical Society in 1999. In March of 2013, Paul lost his wife of 54 years, Joey. He was able to find a companion in Sally Stevens. This allowed him to expand his circle of friends and continue to pursue his many passions, as well as develop new ones. Among the additional friendships, he treasured his relationships with Sally’s children, Jennifer (Scott) Kingsland and Bill Pirret. Paul is survived by his daughter Ann Kuhl and son Paul Karr (Sandra), daughter in law, Michelle Karr, six grandchildren, Alexandra, Andrea, Tyler, Ryan, Colby, and Kalen, one brother, David (Barbara), several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Genevieve (Rickerby) Karr, his son Joseph, and two sisters, Gloria Fauth and Jennifer Pinney. A celebration of Paul’s life will be held at 2 pm Monday, June 6, 2013 at First Presbyterian Church 746 Saginaw St Flint MI 48502. Rev. Paul Ytterock officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 pm Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Brown Funeral Home 1480 E Hill Rd Grand Blanc. Visitation at church from 1 p.m. Monday until time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to causes that were close to Paul’s heart: Alzheimer’s Association - Greater Michigan Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite100. Southfield, MI 48033 or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 120 Wall St, 29th floor, New York, New York 10005. The family would like to give special thanks to the Lada family for their continuous care and support over the years.
Arrangements under the direction of Brown Funeral Home, Grand Blanc, MI. |
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6/4/2016 |
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5:00 PM |
| Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 5PM-8PM, Sunday, June 5, 2016 from 12PM-8PM and one hour at the church prior to the service |
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| Funeral Service |
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6/6/2016 |
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2:00 PM |
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Brown Funeral Home
746 S. Saginaw St.
Flint, MI Get a Map to this location...
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Reverend Paul Ytterock |
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