Grantonio Roosevelt Phipps, 23, died at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, on February 21, 2016. Born November 5, 1992, in Flint, he lived in Mt. Morris and was known to family and friends as Tone. A Beecher High School graduate, he was attending ITT Technical Institute and worked at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant.

Described as a passionate cook who dreamed of running a food wagon to feed senior citizens, he was a man of faith who attended Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. He was survived by his mother, stepfather Michael Nelson, brothers Demetrius and Grant Jr., and sisters Tabitha, Jaquanda, Shartisha, Jatora, and Mikala; he was preceded in death by his father.

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