"So...I'm sitting here thinking..what can I say about my cousin Renee...we were so different...I remember, she always tried to get me to do things I didn't want to...in the end..she some how managed to get her way...and I ended up following where she was going...and doing what she wanted to do.. but that was Renee...magnetic personality...you couldn't help but love her...we had such fun together when we were younger ...me her and Joe...the Three Musketeers ...I will miss you Nae...I just hope you know just how much I loved you..."
In loving memory of
Renee Ann Grabowski
February 4, 1970 - July 29, 2021
Renee Ann (nee Drew) Grabowski, age 51, of Eastpointe, passed away surrounded by her family July 29, 2021.
Renee was born February 4, 1970 in Detroit, to the late Dennis Drew and the late Lorraine (step-father, Robert) Schneider. Renee graduated from East Detroit High School before starting her career in medical billing and reception. She enjoyed keeping people guessing with her bright and unique hair colors and nails. Renee loved to go on road trips with her husband, Mike. They would pick up and go whenever they got the opportunity and liked to go to new places every time. When she wasn't traveling, she liked to spend her time watching tv, cooking, and wearing her pajamas every chance she got. More then anything else Renee loved her children and grandchildren. She never missed any of her sons sporting events and kept the tradition going when her grandchildren started playing.
Beloved wife of Michael Grabowski. Proud mother of Devon (Brooklyn) Drew, Tyler (Kayla) Grabowski, and Jordan Grabowski. Cherished grandmother of Bryson Drew, Zander Drew, and Easton Grabowski. Dear aunt of Raa'lyn Burkett. Loving sister of the late Jennifer Drew and daughter-in-law of Paula and Robert Grabowski. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and her cherished dogs, Eli and Miko.
Visitation for Renee will be held Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from 4-8 pm with a prayer service at 7:30pm and Chas. Verheyden, Inc., 21705 Gratiot Avenue, Eastpointe.
Tributes
"Renée was one of my dearest friends through our years at Oakwood Jr. High and EDHS. From sleepovers, music, boys, and all the other things that young women find important during those younger years, Renee and our circle of friends shared more memories than can be listed. I will always cherish those times and will remember Renee always with love and happiness. "
"I just lay here in Disbelief. Renee is an amazing women. A great Mom and all around great person. I know she is lookibg down on us smiling as she watches each of us build our family's into our own. As i can remember her doing.... I love you Renee and I love her entire family. Anything aboslutely anything u need u let me know. Steven Kaminski"
"So many memories. All of the camping trips to Canada, the sleepovers, and Renee and Mike always welcoming Devon?s friends over and treating us as her own. She was a great woman and she will be missed. - Brandon Genette"