Married An Angel
Love deepens over 35 years.
SHARON LUCKERMAN
Staff Writer
A
fter 35 years of marriage, Chuck Tink of
West Bloomfield said he's been married
to an angel -- and his love for her keeps
getting better.
"I thought I loved Anita when we got married and
then when each of our two daughters was born,"
Chuck Tink said. "But I never realized how much I
loved her until the children were grown and on their
own and I had her all to myself. She has given me
the reason to live and brings beauty and love to my
life.
It wasn't that they didn't have their ups and
downs. He said of course there were fights along
the way.°But I never wanted to lose what I had,"
said Tink, a direct mail manufacturing liaison at
Valassis Communications in Livonia.
When asked the secret of maintaining a long lov-
ing marriage, Anita Tink, a bank manager at
Comerica in West Bloomfield, listed four main
New Arrivals
Feb. 5
Barbra (Tunick) and Kevin Giles are
thrilled to announce the arrival of their
son, Seth Lewis (Tzipor Leib). Delight-
ed grandparents are Edward and Cheryl
Tunick, Marilyn Giles, and Drs. Conrad
and Lynda Giles. Seth Lewis is named in
loving memory of great-grandmothers
Sylvia Tunick and Sophia Schwartz,
great-aunt Sonja Blank-Neifosh and
great-grandfather Louis Tunick.
ingredients, "Love. Tolerance. Compassion.
Respect."
Chuck and Anita Tink
This article is a surprise to Anita. She was
told that this story was a general article about
marriage. When asked to describe her hus-
band, she said thoughtfully, "He's loving,
funny, caring."
the two of us with their bedroom door open!"
Chuck met Anita when he was working after
Anita, at the time, was attending Wayne State
graduating from high school at the Dexter-Davison
University. Her parents, Holocaust survivors, immi-
supermarket on Ten Mile in Oak Park. One day, he
grated to Toledo, Ohio, from Sweden and moved to
spotted a new, "beautiful" cashier on register five
Detroit when she entered college.
when he got to work and decided he had to meet
Married March 29, 1969, Anita and Chuck, both
her. It took a while for him to work up the courage.
age 20, couldn't even drink alcohol on their honey-
After that, he occasionally drove her home from
moon in the Bahamas.
work.
Thirty-five years later, he said, the couple are
On one of their first dates, the U.S. Army
proud of their two daughters, both in Farmington
stopped them as he was driving her home across
Hills. Michelle is a property management account-
Eight Mile. It was July 1967 and Detroit was in the
ant, and Jennifer, a Wayne County assistant prose-
midst of a riot.
cutor, is married to Alex Kirkland, a chef.
"We ended up spending the night at my parents'
What advice does Anita have for young couples?
home in Oak Park," Tink said. "She in my bed-
"Perseverance," she said. "The road will get rough,
room, me in the basement, and my parents between
but if you ride it through, it gets better." ❑
of Mequon, Wis., welcome with much
love the birth of their son, Benjamin
Shai (Benyamin Shai). Sharing in their
excitement is big brother Gabe, 15
months. Benji's thrilled grandparents are
DeDe and Jerry Weinberg of West
Bloomfield and Carol and Werner
Richheimer of Mequon. Also kvelling is
great-grandmother Dorothy Weinberg
of West Bloomfield. Benjamin is named
in loving memory of his great-uncle
Billy Weinberg and great-grandparents
Bess Fleishman, Sidney Weinberg and
Sigfried Richheimer.
Feb. 3
Debi (Zorn) and Houman Banooni of
West Bloomfield announce with great
nachas the birth of their daughter,
Natalie Elizabeth (Penina Salma).
Welcoming Natalie home with hugs and
kisses are sister Madison, 4, and brother
Jacob, 2. Sharing in the joy are grand-
parents Lila and Steve Zorn and
Nayereh and Mansour Banooni, all of
West Bloomfield, and great-grandmoth-
er Tova Yamini of Beverly Hills, Calif.
Tali is named in honor of her paternal
grandmother Nayereh Banooni and in
loving memory of her maternal great-
grandmother Pearl Schiffman and
maternal great-great-aunt Selma Rome.
Jan. 8
Leslie (Rossen) and Ken Goldstein of
Highland Park, Ill., are thrilled to
announce the birth of their beautiful
daughter, Sarah Mae. Welcoming home
Sarah is big sister Ariana. Sharing in
their happiness are grandparents Carole
and Bill Roskind of North Carolina,
Harold Rossen of Birmingham and Iris
and Stuart Goldstein of Bloomfield
Hills. Proud great-grandmother is Cathy
Fisher. Sarah Mae is named in memory
of her paternal grandfathers Mac Fisher
and Max Moiseev and maternal great-
uncle Myron Kaufman.
Jan. 14
Susan (Weinberg) and Todd Richheimer
Oct. 18
Gabriella Burman, formerly of
Southfield, and husband, Adam Kaplan,
welcomed their first child, Michaela
Noam, in Atlanta. Proud grandparents
include Dr. Matthew and Estela Burman
of Southfield and Dr. Gadi Kaplan of
New York. Great-grandmothers are
Lonia Kronenberg of Coconut Creek,
Fla., and Rachel Folger of Tel Aviv.
Michaela Noam is named for her late
maternal great-grandfather Marek
Kronenberg, and her late paternal
grandmother Naomi Kaplan.
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Michael Benjamin
Daniels and
Stephen Harry
Daniels, sons of
Ruth and Smart
Daniels, will cele-
brate their b'nai
mitzvah Saturday,
March 6, at
Congregation Beth
Ahm. Proud grand-
Michael
father Aaron
Friedman will par-
ticipate in the sim-
chah. The twins are
also the grandsons of
late Bernice Daniels,
Suzanne Friedman
and Benjamin
Knofsky, and great-
Stephen
grandsons of the late Schonette "Sis"
Rosen.
Michael and Stephen are honor stu-
dents at Warner Middle School in
Farmington Hills. Their miaVah proj-
ects included volunteering at Yad Ezra in
Berkley and helping collect 7,000
pounds of food for the Food Bank of
Oakland County.
Samantha Leigh Goldberg, daughter
of Donna and Howard Goldberg and
sister of Stephanie, will read from the
Torah on the occa-
sion of her bat
mitzvah Friday,
March 5, at
Temple Israel. Her
proud grandparents
are Nancy and
Robert Tuttleman
and Ida Goldberg.
She is also the
grandchild of the
late Aaron Goldberg.
An honor student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield,
Samantha volunteered at the
Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield as part of her mitzvah
projects; she also assisted at
Farmington Hills-based JARC.
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