Mr. Bobbie McBride

Bobbie McBride, a retired sergeant and police academy instructor for the Detroit Police Department passed away on July 31, 2020 at the age of 72 after battling pneumonia, kidney failure and congestive heart failure. Bobbie is survived by his wife, Andrea McBride; son Justin McBride; his brother DeWayne McBride, sister in law Claretta McBride; niece Andrea McBride; father and mother in laws Johnnie and Andrew Woods, brother and sister in laws Andrew Woods Jr. and Leslie Elrod his brother in law Roy Elrod and a host of nieces and nephews. Bobbie was born on April 27, 1948 to Myrtle McVeigh and James Stewart. He graduated from Northeastern High School in Detroit in 1966 and joined the United States Air Force as a flight line mechanic, stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War. In 1972, he joined the Detroit Police Department where he served the city of Detroit for 23 years, with the last 10 of those years as a police academy instructor, and retired in 1995. During his earlier years on the police force, he also attended University of Detroit Mercy, where he met his wife to be, Andrea. On February 8, 1986, he married Andrea and on July 6, 1987, he welcomed his son, Justin McBride. Bobbie was a hardworking, devoted father throughout his life and had a great love of traveling, visiting many locales within the United States such as the islands of Hawaii; Orlando, Florida; California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Puerto Rico; and countries abroad, such as Venezuela, Mexico, Jamaica, and many more, collecting mementos and souvenirs along the way. He had a love of riding his motorcycle prior to settling down and starting a family, riding alone and with other motorcycle enthusiasts. He would often regale his family with stories of his rides, and his desire to ride from Detroit to Arizona and back, a journey he made many years after, in his beloved Cadillac Concours. He will be missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him. Bobbie was, however, a deeply private person and didn’t care much for ceremony. As such, there will be no formal funeral service and, per his final wishes, he will be cremated.

Mr. Bobbie McBride

April 27, 1948 - July 31, 2020