Molly Ann Drlik, MD passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on June 19th, 2024. She passed away doing what she did best, taking care of others, at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) in Detroit, Michigan.
Molly was born on April 7th, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to loving new parents Jan and Laura Drlik. After her first year of life, the Drliks relocated to Midland, Michigan where Molly was raised along with her younger sisters, Sara and Olivia. As a young child, Molly always had a big imagination and began dancing and singing as soon as she could walk and talk. She, her sisters, and her cousins loved to play dress-up and perform for family and friends. She developed an aptitude for music and the arts, performing for audiences big and small throughout her childhood. She enjoyed taking dance, singing, and piano lessons and performing in musicals.
The Drliks frequently spent summers vacationing up north by Lake Charlevoix or taking road trips out west to Aspen, Colorado. Molly first learned to ski at age three and found a love for snowboarding in middle school. She even spent several years as an instructor at Nub's Nob in northern Michigan and taught dance to young children in Midland.
At Dow High School, Molly excelled academically in advanced courses, where her passion for science truly came alive in AP Biology. She was also a member of the marching band and performed in many musicals; some of her favorites included Singin' in the Rain and Beauty and the Beast. After high school, Molly attended her dream school, the University of Michigan, where she studied neuroscience. In addition, Molly was in the Michigan Marching Band (MMB) where she played trombone and was eventually named rank leader. She dressed for every Michigan home game during her undergraduate career. Molly was a "bando" through and through, becoming a pillar in the MMB community. She was a devoted member of the Kappa Kappa Psi music fraternity and played in both the Michigan basketball and hockey bands.
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