William R. Carroll, age 72 of Clinton Township, passed away Sunday afternoon at his home. He was born January 30, 1945.
Mr. Carroll was a 1962 graduate of Mount Clemens High School and was a member and past President of the Mount Clemens High School Alumni Association. William was a 1964 graduate of Stenotype Commercial College of Detroit, earning a degree in Court Reporting. He was a Court Reporter for the Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney's Office from 1964 until founding Macomb Court Reporters in 1967, retiring from there in 1995, and resided in both Michigan and Florida until his death.
William was a past member of the National Court Reporters Association and the Michigan Association of Professional Court Reporters, where he was a member of its Board of Directors and served on various committees.
He was a member of St. Paul of Tarsus Catholic Church, having served on the Parish Council and various committees and was also an extraordinary minister of the eucharist and founding member of the St. Paul of Tarsus Knights of Columbus No. 11689.
William is survived by his wife, Sharon; children, Michael Carroll, Matthew (Serai) Carroll, Nicole (Amy Howard) Carroll; step daughters, Jill McDonald, Nicole Raymond; grandchildren, Lauren, Blake, Kaelyn and Michael. He was predeceased by son, Mark Paul Carroll, November 8, 1992; father, William, July 18, 1977 and mother, Jean, July 23, 2016.
Funeral mass 9:30 a.m. (in state 8:30), Thursday, June 22, 2017 at St. Paul of Tarsus Catholic Church, 41300 Romeo Plank, Clinton Township.
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