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Funeral held for 2 Detroit kids who died in cold while family gets promise of a home

  • A funeral was held for Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A’millah Currie, 2, who died in a cold van on February 10.
  • The children were among five children and two adults in a van that stopped providing heat amidst freezing temperatures.
  • Mayor Mike Duggan reported that the children's mother contacted a housing hotline in November but was not helped.
  • A local group has offered to pay rent for a year to house the remaining family.
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World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site

Outpouring of public sympathy at Detroit funeral for homeless children who froze to death

Hundreds of workers and young people turned out for the funeral of nine-year-old Darnell Currie and two-year-old Amillah Currie in Detroit on Thursday, in an outpouring of public sympathy for the two homeless children who froze to death sheltering in a van parked in a casino garage.

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Michigan LiveMichigan Live

After 2 Detroit kids died while living in a cold van, family gets housing help for a year

Police say the family of seven had been staying in the vehicle for a few months.

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Mom of 2 Kids Who Died After Sleeping in Van Gets Emotional at Their Funeral as Pastor Calls for Compassion

Tateona Williams' son Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and daughter Amillah Currie, 2, died after sleeping in a van at a Detroit casino parking garage earlier this monthClarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP Tateona Williams, momof A'millah Currie and Darnell Currie, Jr., gets emotional ahead of their funeral Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A'millah Currie, 2, died earlier this month after they spent the night inside a van at a Detroit parking garageA funeral w…

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Funeral held for Detroit kids who died in cold while family gets home

A funeral was held Thursday for two siblings, ages 9 and 2.

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Detroit community mourns children lost to freezing tragedy, offers support services

The Detroit community joined together on Wednesday to pay their respects to two children who tragically lost their lives after officials believed they froze to death while living in the family vehicle.

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Funeral services begin for 2 children who froze in Detroit casino parking garage

Funeral services began this week for two children who Detroit police say appear to have frozen to death while they slept in a van in a downtown casino parking garage. This story also appeared in Detroit Free Press On Wednesday, mourners paid their respects at a public visitation at the New McFall Brothers Funeral Home in Detroit. Inside, two caskets, one light blue and the other pink, were adorned with roses and baby’…

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WJBK broke the news in on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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