He, Coneys. She, Salad.

the next after the next until we were
engaged," Krugel said.
Kronick even agreed to go to
Chicago with him for a weekend not
long after they met. It's not something
she would normally do, but she had
friends in Chicago and figured it was a
good excuse to see them. They had a
great time.
Krugel proposed to Kronick a little
over a month ago, the old-fashioned
way: on one knee, ring in hand. But
before he could pop the question,
Kronick agreed to marry him.
On Oct. 31, 1998, almost three
years after their first date, the pair will
wed at the Roostertail in Detroit.
Rabbi Irwin Groner of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek will officiate.

Just another
date for
Howard
Krugel and
Erin Kronick.

Mr. Howard Krug - el

PROPOSED TO

A quick dinner
date sealed the
affection between
Howard Krugel
and Erin
Kronick.

JULIE EDGAR

News Editor

Ell: ow's this for a blind date:
Howard Krugel brought
dinner over to Erin Kron-
ick's house because she was
too busy with finals to meet him for a
formal date.
"I stayed long enough for her to eat
and get nourishment," Krugel said.
"She wanted a Greek salad from Leo's
in Birmingham — with fat-free dress-
ing. I, of course, had coneys. I figured
she better see right from the start what
my eating habits were."
The half-hour was well spent.
Krugel liked Erin, and vice-versa.
"I was wearing holey jeans and a
sweatshirt. I had no makeup on. I was
very relaxed," Kronick recalled. "He
actually called me for a couple of

weeks while I was in the middle of
finals. He was very patient."
Kronick knew of the Krugel family
through a childhood friend in Flint
and had seen Howard around the
campus of Wayne State University,
where she is studying for her master's
degree in physical therapy. Although
she knew who he was, she said, she
was too shy to approach him.
Another mutual friend, Jennie Kell-
man, set up the date.
Krugel, the marketing manager for
the Detroit Tigers, said both he and his
fiancee were on the dating circuit for
years and both were interested in find-
ing a Jewish partner. Arranging a date
with Kronick wasn't easy because of her
school schedule, so Krugel came to her.
The rest is history.
"We went to Woodbridge Tavern
for dinner and it was one date after

Kronick is still working toward her
degree and Krugel left medical school
after a few years to pursue a career in
marketing. When he left medical
school in 1995, he did an internship
with the Tigers marketing department
and then worked for the now-defunct
PASS sports network for two years.
Today, Krugel is responsible for all
print, radio and TV advertising for the
baseball team. ❑

If you would like us to spotlight"
your simchah, be it an engagement,
wedding, anniversary, bar or bat
mitzvah, bris, or 100th (or older)
birthday, please let us know in writ-
ing on either the form that you
send back with the information or
in a brief note with the announce-
ment information included. Send
to Sy Manello at The Jewish News,
27676 Franklin Road, Southfield,
ML 48034.

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1998

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