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The Family of the Late
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Announces the unveiling of a monument in her
memory, 12:30 p.m., Sunday, July 2, at
Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi Klein will officiate.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
The Family of the Late
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Announces the unveiling of a monument in his loving memory,
Sunday, July 2, at 10:30 a.m. at Clover Hill Cemetery.
Harold Loss will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
n every aspect of life — academic,
professional, even leisure —
Jerome Richard Wolfe smacked of
brilliance. Mr. Wolfe, of West
Bloomfield, a certified public accounl-
tant, died of cancer June 23 at age 58.
Mr. Wolfe enjoyed sports and occa-
sionally approached perfection. A golf-
ing fanatic, he won a Lincoln
Navigator sports utility vehicle for
making a hole-in-one in an amateur
tournament in Dearborn. He was near
perfect in bowling. Averaging a torrid
220, he once flirted with a 300 game,
leaving only the head pin standing on
his final roll.
In college, he was a top student. He
led his class at the University of
Florida Law School and finished first
in the bar exam. As an honor, he was
asked to address the state supreme
court. He went on to earn a master's
in taxation at Harvard Law School.
Mr. Wolfe was regarded as the best
tax accountant in town, said his friend,
Detroit attorney Alan S. Schwartz. His
career spanned 30 years in Detroit in
the upper echelons of the accounting
firm of Coopers & Lybrand and its
successor, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Among other clients, Mr. Wolfe han-
dled international tax matters for Ford
Motor Company, globetrotting
throughout Europe and Asia.
But beyond his sheer brilliance, it was
his honesty, humor and healthy perspec-
tive on life that won over hearts.
"Jerry had a certain serenity about
him," said Schwartz. "He enjoyed get-
ting up in the morning. He loved his
family, loved his friends, loved his golf
and loved his work.
"And he never used aggressive behav-
ior or mistreatment of others as a way to
get ahead, and that's what attracted peo-
ple to him," he added.
"Goodness and wisdom were the
essence of the man."
But it was his four children who
most cherished his attention and guid-
ance.
Years before, when Mr. Wolfe's parents
missed his speech before the Florida
Supreme Court, he vowed that when he
had children, he would be there for all
their special moments.
"He came to my play in kinder-
garten," said son Jeffrey. "He would miss
work to do it. He would do anything to
be at an event."
Jeffrey said that his father placed
great trust in his children. "He always
let us make our own decisions," he
said. "He was more than a dad, he was
an adviser, and he always presented
both sides. And helped us make the
right decisions."
Mr. Wolfe's wife, Sandi, described her
husband as "honest beyond words, gen-
tle, very sweet, very witty and a wonder-
ful father and husband."
The couple grew up next door to
each other in Jacksonville, Fla. They
dated a bit when he attended law
school, but lost contact when he went
off to Harvard. When Mr. Wolfe was
told that Sandi was about to announce
her engagement to someone else, he
drove overnight from Massachusetts to
Florida to propose to her.
In Detroit, Mr. Wolfe served on the
board of the former Sinai Hospital and
on the financial and capital needs corn-
mittees of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. He also had
chaired the professional services division
of Federation's Annual Campaign. A
member of Franklin Hills Country _
Club, he served as its vice president and
treasurer.
Jerome Wolfe is survived by his wife,
Sandi Wolfe; sons Robert Wolfe of
Huntington Woods and fiancee
Amanda Pearlman, and Jeffrey Wolfe of
Birmingham; daughters Julie Wolfe of
Birmingham and Robin Wolfe of West
Bloomfield; and father-in-law Max
Mendelson.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to the Karmanos Cancer
Institute. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.O