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A Wonderful Tribute
To Father And Friend

DANNY RASKIN

Local Columnist

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hey wouldn't let Dan
Rappaport leave until
he had heard his
favorite song one more time.
Frank Sinatra couldn't be
at Ira Kaufman Funeral
Chapel in person, so a tape of
him singing "The Music
Never Ends" was played.
It was a wonderful tribute
to a man who loved the
philosophies of life, because
the song's words held such a
meaningful place in his
heart.
And Dan, always the proud
father, had to be even more
prideful of his two daughters,
Jill Rappaport and Linda
Solomon . . . Following Can-
tor Harold Orbach and Rabbi
M.Robert Syme, they eulogiz-
ed their dad . . . not of how
great a man he was . . . Dan
wouldn't have liked that .. .
but with stories and letters in
a most touching adieu to him.
Wherever he is now, Dan is

"The Music Never
Ends" was so
appropriate.

probably still telling about
his and Mona's two daughters
. . . Though he has departed,
Dan's love for them will never
die.
CONGRATS . . . to
Regina Frumkin . . . on her
90th birthday . . . The former
Detroiter came here from
Washington, D.C. for recent
house party given by son and
daughter-in-law, Sid and
Marilyn Frumkin . . . Over 40
family members came from
many parts of the United
States and Canada to help
Regina celebrate her wonder-
ful brithday.
HONEY FRIEDMAN is
new executive director of
Variety, The Children's Chari-
ty, also known as Variety
Club.
For info on the biggie black
tie optional Celebrity Ball
and awards presentations by
Variety, May 5, at the Westin
Hotel, call 855-6400.
20 YEARS AGO,
PaulZusman and Marty Roth
won the State Class C Squash
Tournament at the Jewish
Community Center . . . Paul
recently won the same
tourney . . . This time at age
69 . . . and with son Ted.
CRESCENT DAY at the
Shrine Circus recently was a
heartwarming event as usual
for the volunteers . . . About

900 youngsters were taken by
the Crescent guys who joined
the other fez tops in giving
handicapped and needy
children a day they won't
forget.
Was one of the very rare
times Percy Swartz wasn't
there to take pictures . . .
Usually comes in from Scotts-
dale, Ariz., but wife Lil was ill
. . . Art Dworkin filled in
most capably to take pits of
the Crescent gang . . . Bill
Garelik with the good-looking
goatee, taking pictures with
his new Nikon that does
everything but buy film .. .
Sonny Goldstein as usual the
hard-working chairman .. .
Inevitable that sooner or later
Charlie Robinson would come
out of retirement after 30
years as a top Shell gas sta-
tion gent . . . This time, after
five years, Charlie now drives
cars for a company that has
him driving filled tanks in-
stead of his working the
pumps or whatever . . . Saul
Horowitz with the great
Florida tan . . . Soon-to-be
married men's clothier Max
Green bemoaning fact that no
more ice cream, pop corn or
hot dogs for the kids . . . And
guess what? . . . There were
plenty of bagels, lox and
cream cheese at the
volunteer's morning brunch
. . . even with other Shriners
taking sandwiches to
workers.
CONGRATS to Ben Gur-
vitz and Sara Gurvitz . . . on
their 50th anniverary . . .
celebrated with a dinner par-
ty for family and friends at
the Palm Aire Country Club
in Pompano Beach, Fla.
REUNION DEPT. . . .
Central High Class of '50 is
grad-looking for 40th year
shindig, Nov. 17 . . . Call
Beverly (Shapiro) Benderoff,
647-8500; Dave Lippitt,
851-1300; or Fran Spilman,
855-3165 . . . Call Elyn
(Egren) Charlupski for info on
the Vanderberg grade school
funster June 9 in the school
gym, 682-1022.
AFTER SAVING their
bucks for three-and-a-half
years, the gal of the Monday
Evening Maj Group, in ex-
istence 36 years, realized
their dreams . . . taking their
husbands together on 12-day
trip to Israel . . . Two of the
lassies, Elaine Beneson and
Barbara Guttenberg, were
the originators . . . and still in
the group . . . later joined by
Cookie Greenberg, who was
unable to make the trip,
Margo Klein and Audrey
Farber.

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