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Emily Lupiloff-Brazz
'Senseless Tragedy'
Local woman's murder remains
an unsolved mystery.
Ronelle Grier
Contributing Writer
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A
lmost eight weeks after
her body was found near
Elmwood Cemetery on
Detroit's east side, the murder of
33-year-old Emily Lupiloff-Brazz still
has not been solved. Detroit police
officers and family members have
been looking for answers since the
afternoon of May 26, when Emily's
body was discovered, but at press time
no arrests had been made.
According to her father, William
Brazz of Waterford, Emily, who
suffered from severe bi-polar disorder,
had spent considerable time in
hospitals, institutions and group homes
over the past two decades. At the time
of her death, she was officially living
in Oak Park, but had been spending
more and more time in Detroit with
someone she had recently met.
While her illness presented ongoing
challenges to Emily and her family,
Brazz said she had become more inde-
pendent and appeared happier in the
months before her death.
"She told me, 'I'm finally living my
own life and making my own deci-
sions,"' said her father.
Emily, who had a 9-year-old daugh-
ter, Raina, lost her mother, Marlene
Lupiloff, to cancer less than a year ago.
Speaking at Emily's funeral ser-
vice, Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg
of the Sarah and Morris Tugman
Bais Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield described Emily as a kind
and genuine young woman who loved
her Judaism. Despite her many chal-
lenges, she had a strong desire to study
Torah.
"She had a soul that radiated kind-
ness:' Silberberg said, "not a wicked
bone in her body:'
As a child, Emily loved dancing,
studying at the Lascu School of Ballet
and performing in The Nutcracker
with the Detroit Ballet.
Her younger sister, Molly McGill,
who lives in Arizona, spoke at the
funeral about her memories of Emily
— a ballerina who loved life, enjoyed
music and made blanket forts in the
back seat of their mother's minivan
during family car trips.
"Emily was a bird. Birds cannot be
caged; they cannot be held. Generally
speaking, birds are not pets. They fly:'
McGill said.
Brazz also spoke during the funeral,
describing Emily as a kind person who
faced her challenges openly and hon-
estly and brought joy to many people,
despite her demons and disabilities.
Even when confined to hospitals and
institutions, she shared whatever she
had, giving family gifts of chocolates or
new outfits away to other patients who
needed the items more than she did.
"Her heart was a kind one and a
good one he said.
Emily was the beloved daughter of
William (Donna) Brazz and the late
Marlene Lupiloff; cherished mother
of Raina Ashleigh; treasured sister of
Molly (Richard) McGill, loving grand-
daughter of Marian Lupiloff; dear
niece of Steven (Cynthia) Lupiloff
and the late Gary Lupiloff. She is also
survived by many loving relatives and
friends.
Contributions may be directed
to Kadima, 15999 W 12 Mile,
Southfield, MI, 48076, (248) 559-
8235, www.kadimacenter.org ; Grace
Center of Hope, 35 E. Huron St.,
Pontiac, MI, 48342, www.
gracecentersofhope.org ; or National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI),
3803 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100,
Arlington, VA, 22203, (703) 524-7600,
www.nami.org.
Emily's family, in conjunction with
Michigan CrimeStoppers, is offer-
ing a $5,000 reward for information
leading to an arrest and conviction.
Anyone with information may call
1-800-SPEAK-UP or the Detroit
Police Department to leave an anony-
mous tip.
"Hopefully we'll find justice for a
senseless tragedy:' Brazz said.
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