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Funeral for Troy teen who died while on vacation set for Saturday

Jamil Foster dies after canoe flips in Au Sable River in Oscoda Township

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TROY, Mich. – Loved ones of a Troy teen who died during Memorial Day weekend while vacationing with family will say their final goodbyes.

His funeral has been set for Saturday.

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Jamil Foster, 14, died Sunday when the canoe he was in flipped in the Au Sable River in Oscoda Township.

The arrangements are as follows:

Viewing on Friday, May 31 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Haley Funeral Home, 24525 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48075.

Family hour from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and funeral at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 2260 Hunt Street, Detroit, MI 48207. 

Monetary donations in Foster's memory can be made at any Chase Bank location to the Jamil Foster Memorial Foundation account: #2960755272.


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