All In The Family

The Lichter brothers teach the healers.

never wanted to do anything else. We
both set our sights on that goal and we
Staff Writer
were both fortunate enough to get
there."
Ann Arbor
When Paul started college in 1956,
at
the
kvells
uena Lichter
Allen was only in fifth grade, so they
thought of her two boys.
weren't very close.
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"They're both wonderful
"I don't remember him growing up.
sons to me and I can't do any-
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He
was always old," Allen teased.
thing but praise them," said Lichter, 91,
Paul's
career took him away for 12
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of Southfield. "They were normal kids;
years,
and
Allen's career took him away
they liked sports and played golf. Now
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for four, but about 20 years ago, they
that
they're
grown
up,
they're
no
trouble
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both found themselves back in Ann
to me — I probably make them more
Arbor.
trouble."
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Now they live 10 minutes away from
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Her sons, Paul and Allen, are well
each
other by car, and are a seven-minute
known in Ann Arbor's medical and
walk
from each other on the medical
Jewish circles. Allen, 57, is the dean of
campus.
University of
Carolyn Lichter,
Michigan's medical
Paul's
wife of 43 years,
school and Paul, 64, is
calls
her
husband very
director of the Kellogg
dedicated
and said he
Eye Center and a pro-
has
no
addictions
fessor of ophthalmolo-
"except for golf"
gy and visual sciences.
They have two
In
the
Jewish
corn-
THE FABULOUS SHOPS ON .
grown
daughters and
munity, they both
three
grandchildren.
have chaired the
Evie Lichter, Allen's
Jewish Federation of
wife
of 15 years, says
Washtenaw County's
Allen's
gardening
Orchard Lake Road • Between 14 Mile and Maple • West Bloomfield I I Annual Campaign,
hobby
is
"indicative of
4
and Paul served as
everything
he does. It's
president of Beth
expansive,
it's
big and
Israel Congregation.
it's
done
beautifully."
They set a stan-
She doesn't have to
dard of leadership and
say
anything about his
commitment for the
Paul and Allen Lichter take a walk golf hobby. The stack
rest of the communi-
on the medical center campus.
of golf balls on the
ty," said Jeffrey Levin,
windowsill
and the
the Federation's execu-
club-making
equipment
in
the
basement
tive director. "Each one of them has
need
no
further
explanation.
always been there to take a leadership
Allen said he made his brother a driver
role in the community and its institu-
romantic music • standards • piano available
once,
but he didn't like it. "I haven't been
tions. They're just stalwart members of
tempted to do it again," he said.
the community and mentshes to boot."
They grew up playing golf at Knoll-
The medical profession runs in the
wood
Country Club in West Bloomfield,
Lichter family. Their father, Max, was an
where
their father was a member.
obstetrician in private practice in Detroit for
Allen's
a 10-handicap, Paul's an 8.
50 years. From the time he retired and until
"Over
the
years in our little $2 game,
his death in 1989, he remained active —
he's won about $6,000," Paul joked.
promoting disease prevention.
Living in Michigan, minutes from
Paul remembers well his father's half
each
other is a wonderful thing for them.
century of obstetric practice. "Many
"I
tell
people I came back to Michigan
times, I remember during the night hear-
in
1984,
not because of Big Chill under-
ing a car drive down the driveway, and
graduate
days, but it was the best oppor-
looking at the clock, seeing it was 3
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tunity
in
the country to do the type of
a.m.," said Paul. "He was going to do a
work
I
was
doing," said Allen. "I tell peo-
delivery."
ple
that
I
thought
it was going to be ter-
"Our father was an inspiring person,"
Call to get your issue delivered
rific,
but
it
turned
out to be much better
added Allen. "He made medicine seem
than
I
could
have
imagined."
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