sister, Ann Gawler of New,York. She
was the beloved wife of the late Joel
Goldberg.
Contributions may be directed to ALS
of Michigan, Gilda's Club or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

LAWRENCE HYMAN, 63, of West
Bloomfield, died Sept. 12, 2003. He
graduated from Wayne Sate University
in 1962 and after earning his CPA certi-
fication, he formed an accounting part-
nership, Woronoff and Hyman, with
Ralph Woronoff. Even after his retire-
ment in 1998, he was called on to do
the partners' and clients' tax returns.
Mr. Hyman was a member of AEPi
fraternity at WSU and after graduation
continued as an adviser. He then organ-
ized a Wednesday luncheon group.
Mr. Hyman served as a president of
the B'nai B'rith Accountants Unit and
on the board of BBYO for 18 years.
His passion was sports and, combined
with his photographic memory, he could
recite the Tigers starting lineups for
every year starting with 1935. He could
do this for other sports as well.
Mr. Hyman is survived by his wife,
Eileen Lawson Hyman; daughter, Tracie
Ratiner; son, Andrew Ratiner; brother
and sister-in-law, Norman and Carole
Hyman of Bloomfield Hills; sister and
brothers-in-law, Shirley and Rob Roy of
Ohio, Bruce Lawson. He was the
beloved husband of the late Paula
Lichtig Hyman.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
BBYO, 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322 or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

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DR. LESTER KAPLAN, 85, of

Broomall, Pa., died Sept. 5, 2003. He
was a dentist in Pennsylvania for more
than 40 years. Dr. Kaplan was a member
of the Academy of General Dentistry
and was former execu-
tive secretary of the
Dental Society of
Chester and Delaware
Counties in
Pennsylvania.
In the late 1980s, he
and the society's presi-
dent, Samuel Cimino,
Dr. Kaplan
responded to a short-
_ age of dental hygien-
ists by helping to establish the School
for Dental Hygiene at Harcum College
in Bryn Mawr.
Dr. Kaplan grew up in Northeast
Philadelphia. After graduating from
Northeast High School in Philadelphia,
he spent a year loading bales of tobacco
at his uncle's cigar company to earn

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