Birth date: May 20, 1942 Death date: May 27, 2009
KOVACS, CARL WILLIAM, Age 67 of Royal Oak died May 27, 2009. Beloved husband of Barbara. Dearest father of Jason (Becky) Kovacs, Teresa (Gerald) Combs, Charles (Tracy) Ayres Jr. and the late Carey Kovacs. Grandfather of 5. Son of Read Obituary
We worked together, we fought together,we organized together,and one day not too far away we will be in Heaven TOGETHER! May God rest ye well my friend.
well i will miss you dearly i wish i could of seen you before you went and i never got a chance to tell him how much i loved him and how much i enjoyed all the conversations we had including all the bike rides and all the places we went together i know my nana will miss him as will the whole family but he is in a better place and feels no pain with all the love in the world we will all miss and love you. you were the greatest grandpa i ever had i love you and will miss you so much
well i am so sorry i couldn't make it but i loved him alot he was a great impression on my life i will miss when i got to see you both having intelligent conversations we had and all the things we thought and talked about inventing and the bike rides we used to have i will miss him alot and i know my nana will as well he was a bright and a great man and we will miss him dearly with all my love jessie
p.s. you were the greatest grandpa i ever had i love you
I will always hold him close to my hart and remember all the good times I had with him when I was a child but most of all I will remember all the things he taught me. I will miss him more than words can express
He was my friend, my partner and the only person who spent more time with him for 23 years was Barb. He is sorely missed.
I love you and I miss your sweet touch everyday. Your Loving Wife
May God comfort you in your time of need. You are in my thoughts and prayers. With Sincere and Deepest Sympathy,
Pam
I MET CARL AROUND 1985 SWAP AND SHOP.HE WAS SURROUNDED BY A CROWD OF PEOPLE WANTING TO BUY HIS SPITFIRE CIRCUIT TESTER HE AND RUSS HADLEY DESIGNED.I BOUGHT ONE,RETURNED IT TO CARL FOR A REFUND,BUT HE TOOK ME UNDER HIS WING SHOWED ME THE WAY WITH ELECTRONICS LONG TERM FRIENDSHIP STARTED.WE WOULD SPEND MANY HOURS IN THE BASEMENT LAB SOLDERING CIRCUIT BOARDS,COMMING UP WITH GOOFY IDEAS.CARL WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME THINKING UP SCHEMES AND PUTTING DRAWINGS OF PROTOTYPES IN HIS IDEA BOOK HOPING TO BE RICH SOME DAY.MANY OF CARLS IDEAS CAME WAY BEFORE THE WORLD.BENDABLE SNAKE LIGHT.Nike SAFETY SHOE LIGHTS.CYCLE SISSY BAR LIGHTS.FAX MACHINE.PCB INSPECT MAGNIFIER.LASER WARNING LIGHTS HI-LO.POP UP CAMPER LEVELER LEARN SPANISH MINIBOOK.SOCKET SET COLOR CODE SYSTEM.MAY I SAY MORE.THIS MAN WAS REALLY A PROBLEM SOLVING VISIONARY DREAMER.FEAR OF SUCCESS AND THE FEAR OF FAILURE TO DEAL WITH.HE PUT BARB AND FAMILYFIRST, AND THEN HIS JOB 35 YRS. AT FORD. HE TOOK ME UNDER HIS WING AND WAS A TRUE MENTOR,AND FRIEND. I LOOKED UP TO CARL LIKE A 2ND DAD HE BELIEVED IN ME,HE HELPED ME DEAL WITH SELF DEFEATING THOUGHTS AND BUILT MY CONFIDENCE WHEN I QUIT OR GOT FIRED FROM THE MANY,JOBS I STRUGGLED WITH. HE HELP ME BUILD MY CONFIDENCE IN MY IDEAS AND INVENTIONS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY MYSELF. A GREAT MAN WITH A HEART OF GOLD,YOU MY MENTOR, WILL BE DEARLY MISSED,MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU IN THE ELE. LAB OF THE SKY.GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS,SOMEDAY MAY WE MEET AGAIN.
