Birth date: Jul 12, 1982 Death date: Mar 2, 2026
Dezaree Renee “Dez” Marcum, age 43, passed away Monday, March 2, 2026 at Trinity Health – Muskegon Hospital. She was born July 12, 1982 in Marion, OH to Barry K. and Michelle A. (Bridges) Thomas and lived between Muskegon and Mari Read Obituary
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I remember my mom when I saw one last time she was my best friend she was my world sadley she was killed and I stopped focosing on school I was thinking of her when I'm sleeping I think about her I think about her all the time I love my mom so much. I cant believe somebody would do that. I hope on day that person who did goes to hell we have a 6 person family after this there's going to be way more than 6 people looking for you.
The first time I can recall seeing Dezeree Thomas was on the playground of Reeths-Puffer Elementary. And if my misty memory is as accurate as that day was real then she was almost certainly wearing a cowboy hat over her curly shoulder length hair, a white ruffled blouse with a bluejeaned skirt that came to just above her knees, and to complete the ensemble she had the courage to wear a pair of oversized brown leather cowboy boots.
I remember that Me and a lot of others were playing soccer that day, and despite the fresh mud on the field she joined in and played soccer in those cowboy boots. She was unlike anyone I had ever seen. She seemed exotic and out of place, like the way a Bengal tiger might look casually strolling through a shopping mall full of people. I remember that I instantly had a crush on her and I began following her around incessantly, although she didn’t seem to mind and I think we both actually enjoyed each other’s company. She was my first friend who was a girl.
