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Panorama Of Life

just kept drawing and drawing."
Mr. Shaye developed a colorful and
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dramatic painting style and began sell-
ing his work throughout the world.
ax Shaye was a businessman,
His paintings can be found in sites
artist, family man and pious
Jew — and he found joy and from the Southfield Community Center
to the Pentagon near Washington,
satisfaction in every one of these roles.
When his daughter, Linda Shaye of D.C., as well as throughout
California, spoke with him three days Congregation Sha2fey Zedek. A Max
Shaye original was also
before he died, he told
displayed at the White
her his only complaint
House during Gerald
was that his speech
Ford's presidency.
couldn't keep up with the
Along with his
ideas that came pouring
paintings,
he included
into his head.
a brochure with the
Mr. Shaye died Feb. 8„
following words: "To
2004, at his Franklin
me, life is a panorama
home. He was 92.
of colors. Colors truly
Born in the Bronx, he
reflect my moods and
moved to Detroit in his
my responses."
teens and earned bachelor's
As a father, Mr.
and law degrees at the
Shaye was "tremen-
University of Detroit. For a
dously supportive," his
while, his goal was to be a
Max Shaye
daughter said.
rabbi, his daughter said.
"Whatever successes we
"Listening to him daven
had,
he
always
said,
'that's wonderful."'
was like listening to a songbird — fast
And,
when
they
had
a problem, his
but beautiful," she' said.
advice was to put the event behind
Although he made his living in the
them: "If you don't make the sale,
family business, Grosse Pointe Quality
throw the fish back in the wagon."
Foods, Mr. Shaye found a second pas-
Both Linda Shaye and her brother,
sion in middle age, when he discovered
Bob, ended up in the motion picture
his talent for art, his daughter said.
business. Linda has been an actress for
"The first evidence we had was his
33 years, most recently featured in
incredible handwriting," she said. "It
Something About Mary and other
was like calligraphy."
Farrelly brothers films; her brother is
Both Mr. Shaye and his late wife,
executive producer of the Lord of the
Dorothy, took a drawing class in the
Rings trilogy.
1950s, their daughter said. "She
But when they first expressed a
stopped after a couple of classes, but he

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desire to go into acting, their father
insisted they get academic degrees to
have "something to fall back on" — so
Bob became a lawyer and Linda is just
a course short of a teaching degree.
Mr. Shaye was, in every sense, a
gadol (person of high stature), said
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of Shaarey
Zedek, who officiated at his friend's
Feb. 10 funeral along with Rabbi Irwin
Groner, the synagogue's rabbi emeritus,
and Cantor Chaim Najman.
Rabbi Krakoff first met Mr. Shaye at
morning minyan, which the devout
Franklin resident attended daily.
"He always had a smile, a firm hand-
shake and a word of encouragement
for me as I began my rabbinate,"
Rabbi Krakoff said.
Along with his involvement in the
business world, Mr. Shaye served as
president of Jewish Family Service
and on the boards of JVS and
Shaarey Zedek.
Mr. Shaye is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Robert and Eva Shaye
of Beverly Hills, Calif.; daughter, Linda
Shaye of California; grandchildren,
Katja and Kollin Min, Juno Shaye, Lee
Shaye Landey; great-grandson, William
Min; and companion, Barbara Penrose.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Dorothy Shaye and the dear broth-
er of the late Sol C. Shaye, the late
Nathan Shaye and the late Pauline
Rappoport.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to the Shaye Scholarship
Fund, c/o Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield, MI 48034.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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