David Charles Lixey

David Charles Lixey (Formerly of Grosse Ile, Michigan), born April 3, 1943, son of Harvey and Katherine Lixey, passed away peacefully at the Chelsea Retirement Communities in Chelsea, Michigan on May 18, 2025.

David spent many years living in a small home on Grosse Ile, Michigan, where he volunteered his time at the local animal shelter. He has many friends there and greatly enjoyed this community.

David epitomized the term “gentle giant” as he was a large man who always treated everyone with kindness and respect. Though having strong opinions on politics and religion, he always listened first to what you had to say and only spoke to his own views if encouraged to do so.

David was an animal lover, especially his beloved Kouvas dogs. He was a voracious reader with an incredible memory and was unbeatable in any type of trivia game. However, his good memory did not extend to device passwords. It was often suggested he make all his passwords “I don’t know.”

David spent his working years as a junior high school teacher, mainly in the Southgate School District. He especially loved teaching History. One way he made his classes more enjoyable was to bury objects in a vacant field near his school, then take his students on an “archeological” dig to unearth the treasures.

David loved interacting and being with his two nephews, Ryan and Eric, and two nieces, Devon and Katherine. As an annual tradition, he would take all of them to a local bookstore, giving them a certain amount of money to spend, and watch them pick out the books they liked. David also took them to his annual Kouvas picnic where many Kouvas owners and their dogs would meet and socialize. All four of them still have fond memories of these excursions.

David also enjoyed traveling both domestically and abroad to experience the wonders of this world. He had a great sense of humor and loved a good laugh.

David will be greatly missed by his family. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Lixey of Tecumseh, brother John and his wife Kathleen (Green) Lixey, of Chelsea, and brother Tom and his wife Alicia (Pierson) Lixey of Chelsea.

Also surviving are nephews, Ryan and Eric (Ruth), nieces, Devon (Robert) and Katherine (Jeremy). He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Katherine (Conlan) Lixey.

A Celebration of Life will be held with family and friends at the home of Tom and Alicia Lixey on June 14, 2025 from 1:00-4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Arbor Hospice.