Joel Thomas Newman – age 49 of Flushing, Michigan passed away on September 8, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 12:00 P.M. with one hour of visitation prior to at Reigle Funeral Home – 5501 W. Pierson Road, Flushing, Michigan. Joel was born on October 7, 1968 in Flint, Michigan to parents Jerry and Gertrude Newman Sr. Joel was a wonderful man that will be deeply missed he is survived by his daughter, Jane (Dustin) Brown; granddaughter, Briella Brown; mother, Gertrude Newman; and brothers, Jerry Newman Jr. and Jeffrey Newman. He was preceded in death by his father Jerry Newman Sr.