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"YES,THERE IS
LIFE AFTER
BREAST CANCER.
AND THAT'S THE
WHOLE POINT:"
—Ann Jillian
and devotion," said Rabbi Syme.
Moving to Detroit for their 1946
wedding, Mr. Morris opened his dealer-
ship a couple of years later. "Morris is
the guy, Buick is the buy," went the
advertising slogan. He was well loved by
his loyal employees, whom he treated
kindly, said his daughter.
Mr. Morris doted on his two grand-
daughters, sharing with them his love
of fishing, tennis and golf. Steve
Gretchko, associate director of finance
for Federation, said, "He treated every-
body like he treated his grandchildren,
in the sense of always wanting to help
people. He was very interested in help-
ing the community for the greater
good." In recent years, Mr. Morris
would visit Federation several times a
week, helping out with fund-raising
and assistance efforts.
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife,
Jewell Prentis Morris; daughter and son-
in-law Patrice and Dr. Eric Phillips of
West Bloomfield; son Robert Prentis
Morris and his good friend JoAnn Ross
of Aspen, Colo.; granddaughters
Jennifer and Rachel Phillips and sister
Beatrice Smith of Spring Valley, N.Y.
Mr. Morris was the loving father of
the late Jimmy Prentis Morris.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Jimmy Prentis Morris Memorial
Fund at the Jewish Community Center,
15110 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, MI
48237. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chape1.❑
Revco Founder
le
Alot of women are so afraid
of breast cancer they don't want
to hear about it.
And that's what frightens me.
Because those women won't
practice breast self-examination
regularly.
Those women, particularly
those over 35, won't ask their
doctor about a mammogram.
Yet that's what's required for
breast cancer to be detected early.
When the cure rate is 90%. And
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when there's a good chance it
won't involve the loss of a breast.
But no matter what it
involves, take it from someone
who's been through it all.
Life is just too wonderful to
give up on. And, as I found out,
you don't have to give up on any
of it. Not work, not play, not even
romance.
Oh, there is one thing, though.
You do have to give up being
afraid to take care of yourself.
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Get a checkup. Life is worth it.
where Revco was headquartered.
ntrepreneur and Revco drug
Then Southfield Mayor Norman
store chain pioneer Sidney
Feder declared March 11, 1972,
Dworkin died Oct. 17 of
"Sidney Dworkin Day" to mark the
complications from cancer.
opening
of the 300th Revco store
He was 79.
on Telegraph Road. In 1987, Mr.
Mr. Dworkin, a Detroit native,
Dworkin retired. Revco later became
along with pharmacist
part of the CVS drug chain.
Bernie Shulman, Arthur
A graduate of Central
Kellman and Isadore
High
School and Wayne
Berger, founded Regal
State
University,
Mr.
drug stores in 1956 with
Dworkin
served
in
the army
four Detroit stores. In
during
World
War
II.
WSU
1961, the company
recognized his accomplish-
acquired the 41-store
ments by giving him a cor-
Standard drug chain in
porate
leadership award in
Cleveland and changed
1985.
He
also received the
its name to Revco
Scopus
Award
from Hebrew
(Registered Vitamin Co.).
University,
establishing
the
Over the next 30
Dworkin
Family
Chair.
Sidney
Dwor
kin
years under Mr.
Mr. Dworkin was a past
Dworkin's leadership,
president of the Couples
Revco became the world's largest
Club at Temple Israel, past chair-
drug store chain, with over 2,200
man
of the National Association of
locations in 30 states and sales
Chain
Drug Stores, board member
exceeding $2 billion.
of
the
Cleveland
Baseball Federation
In the early years there were
and
many
other
community
organi-
many challenges to overcome. Mr.
zations.
Dworkin earned the confidence of
Mr. Dworkin was the husband of
Detroit's William Davidson along
Doris
Dwokin; father of Marc
with his associates at Kerr Drug Co.
(Patricia) and Elliot "Bud" (Judy)
Kerr provided the supply line for
Dworkin; grandfather of Bradley
Revco when other companies did
and
Robbie; brother of Eileene
not want to take the risk with a fast-
Berke,
Dr. Leo (Alva) Dworkin and
growing company selling products
the
late
Cantor Harold Dworkin.
at a discount. Mr. Dworkin never
Interment
was in Boca Raton,
forgot where he came from and
Fla.
Contributions
may be made to
would help many other companies
the Leonard N. Simons Detroit
get started by featuring their prod-
Jewish Community Archives, PO
ucts in Revco stores.
Box 250250, West Bloomfield, MI
In the early 1970s, Mr. Dworkin
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moved his family to Cleveland,