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dward James Slotkin, past
president of Hygrade Food
Products, loved going to the
theater, going out to dinner
and entertaining.
And, since the Bloomfield Hills resi-
dent was the husband of syndicated
entertainment columnist Shirley Eder,
he had plenty of opportunities to do
all three.
Mr. Slotkin died of cancer Aug. 21,
2003, at age 87.
"My father was a generous, lovely
man, whose personality really comple-
mented my mother's career," said their
son, John Slotkin of Bloomfield Hills.
When the couple married 59 years
ago, Eder's father told Mr. Slotkin that
his new wife had very few domestic
skills. A week after they moved into
their first apartment, this warning
proved true, John Slotkin said.
"After six days of lamb chops for
dinner, my father said, 'This is deli-

these calls, which usually took place in
cious. What else can you cook?'
the wee hours of the morning.
"Are you kidding?' she answered. 'It
"A few of his friends told me that, in
took me three weeks to learn to make
the past few weeks, when they didn't
lamb chops.'"
receive his calls, they had to start set-
Mr. Slotkin supported his wife in
ting their alarm clocks," John Slotkin
her journalism career while helping to
said.
build the meatpacking
Born in New York,
business founded by his
Mr. Slotkin earned a
father into a Detroit- trade
bachelor's degree from
mark.
Rutgers University and
Hygrade Food Products
went on to serve as a
is best known for manufac-
captain in the Army
turing and marketing Ball
during World War II,
Park Franks, the official
stationed in Alaska.
hot dog of the Detroit
When Hygrade moved
Tigers. After selling the
its operations from
company in 1976, Mr.
New York to Michigan
Slotkin worked in various
in 1947, Mr. Slotkin
capacities in the meatpack-
moved with it.
ing and meat-brokering
A trustee emeritus of
industries.
Edward Slotkin
Rutgers University and
"He loved going to the
a longtime member of
office," said his son. "He
Temple Beth El in
was still making telephone
Bloomfield Township, Mr. Slotkin had
calls the Monday before he died."
a standing tennis foursome nearly
Mr. Slotkin was famous among his
every Sunday and kept mentally and
friends and business associates for

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Announces the unveiling of a monument
in her memory at 11:30 a.m. on
Sunday, September 7, 2003 at
Nusach Hari cemetery.
Rabbi Finman is officiating.
Family and friends are invited to attend.

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