Dr. Wook Kim

March 3, 1936 - June 16, 2018

Wook Kim, M.D., age 82 of Bloomfield Hills, passed away June 16, 2018.

He was the beloved husband of Soonja for 48 years. Loving father of Elizabeth (Jeff) Lewis, Carl (Jennifer) and Charles (Christina). Proud grandfather of Benjamin, Tyler, Olivia, Spencer and Henry. Dear brother of Kyungja, Hyun, Anja, Haengja, Soojung and the late Young.

Dr. Kim was very accomplished, working with and leading many organizations. He was a former faculty member with Wayne State University, former director of the spinal cord department at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and worked much of his medical career with Crittenton Hospital and Medical Center, where he held the position of Chief of Staff. Dr. Kim was also very involved in his local community as a longtime member for Korean Unification, past president of the Korean Society of Metro Detroit, where he was also a board member, committee director at the Detroit Saejong School with the Saejong Society Of Detroit, and a former church council president at St. Andrew Kim Korean Catholic Church.

Visitation for Dr. Kim will take place on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with prayers at 7:30 p.m. at McCabe Funeral Home, 31950 W. 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. A funeral mass will be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew Kim Korean Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield. 

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