Joseph Richard Sgroi passed away on January 11 at the age of 42.
Sgroi was born on November 24, 1979 and raised in Michigan. He attended St. Michaels in Livonia and Detroit Catholic Central High School. Sgroi graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. He lettered at Michigan as a football player.
After law school, Sgroi joined Honigman LLP in Detroit. He was a firm partner where he was the leader of the firm's Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group as well as a member of the firm's Board of Directors. Sgroi served as one of the firm's Chief Value Partners. His awards as an attorney include being named multiple times in Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Outside of his law career, Sgroi was a family man who put his wife Jenny (Lachapelle) and two loving daughters, Charlotte (7) and Georgia (3) above all else. They enjoyed boating and water sports together. They cooked together, traveled together, and enjoyed spending time together. He shared his fondness for music, sports, and Harry Potter passionately with his girls. Friends and family were a big part of Sgroi's life.
Sgroi is also survived by his beloved parents Roy and Kathy, a younger brother Michael (Melissa), and his grandfather. He treasured his extended family whom he loved dearly, including his in-laws, Joe and Colleen Lachapelle, and brothers-in-law Jeff (Lisa) and Nick (Lisa), together with all of his nieces and nephews.
A funeral service (arranged by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home) will take place today, January 18, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church 133 Orchard Drive, Northville. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. until time of funeral mass.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Charlotte and Georgia Educational Trust.
