Southfield Mourns Loss of Councilperson Lloyd Crews
(Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 26, 2025)
Southfield, MI – The Southfield community and beyond beyond mourn the passing of Lloyd Chenier Crews who died Oct. 23, 2025 at the age of 51.
According to the City of Southfield website, Dr. Crews held a Bachelor and Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Wayne State University, as well as a graduate certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Strategic Leadership in Government.
He worked in the field of higher education for more than 20 years, beginning at Wayne State University followed by a position at Oakland Community College (OCC) where he served as Dean and Executive Director for over 12 years. In August of 2014, he took on a new role as a tenured professor of Political Science at OCC to more fully pursue his role as a public servant.
Long interested in matters of diversity and inclusion, Dr. Crews was actively involved in these efforts. Most notably, he coordinated the first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Convocation at OCC in addition to creating SAFE Zones on campus for LGBT students and serving as chairperson of the Sustainability Committee. He was awarded the Cultural Diversity Award by the Michigan College Personnel Association and the Diversity Champion Award from the Bloomfield/Birmingham Diversity Taskforce. In 2014, Dr. Crews received the 40 under 40 Awards from both Oakland County and the Michigan Chronicle.
Dr. Crews had also been involved in various external service organizations, including his service on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of South Oakland County (Field Zone), American Red Cross of Southeastern Michigan, and as President of the Southfield Rotary Club. He was a member of the Southfield Partnership Council, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., MLK Jr. Diversity Taskforce, and is past president of the Michigan College Personnel Association.
Crews was also the founder of the OCC Man Up program, which focused on mentorship of young men. Check out a previous story about the Man Up Program here.
Crews had served on Southfield City Council since 2014. His term was expected to end in November and he was not seeking re-election.
He is survived by his wife Stacey and their son.
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