For information on submitting an announcement, see
"Submission Guidelines" on the right side of the home
page of JNOnline.com or call (248) 351-5147.
Flying Rewards
Parents rack up miles for weekend ceremonies.
LEONARD POGER
Copy Editor
G
raduation is a special time for families.
There are celebrations, sharing of memories
— and expenses.
Sharon and David Horowitz of West Bloomfield
went above and beyond last month — about 1,900
miles worth — to get to the college graduations of
their two sons.
Ten months before the May 14-15 graduation
weekend, the Horowitzes booked six legs of plane
trips. The first destination was in upstate New York,
where Jason received his bachelor's degree in broad-
cast journalism May 14 at Syracuse University.
Older brother Todd graduated the following day
from the University of Illinois as a doctor of veteri-
nary medicine.
Other family members had to choose between
the two ceremonies, so the Horowitzes also sched-
uled a June 4 party in the Detroit area for the fam-
ily.
The only sad part of the graduation weekend,
Sharon said, was that the brothers couldn't be at
each other's graduation.
The travel plans were not perfect: The three-day
marathon included one canceled flight and a hur-
May 21
Alyssa (Lovinger)
and Louis Aguilar are
excited to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Sarah Julia
(Sarah Yael). Sharing
in their pride and joy
are thrilled grandma
Aguilar
and grandpa Ligia
and Louis Aguilar of Miami, Fla.,
and glowing first-time bubbie and
papa, Karen and Allan Lovinger of
Farmington Hills. Sarah Julia is
named in loving memory of her
maternal big bubbie Sylvia (Sarah)
Isaacs and paternal great-grandmoth-
er Julia Aguilar.
JIB
6/16
2005
88
May 6
Tamara (Stillman) and D.J. Kruger
of Marietta, Ga., welcome with
much love the birth of their son,
Jacob DeJager. Sharing in their joy
are thrilled grandmothers June
Stillman of West Bloomfield and
ried effort to rebook it.
The hectic schedule had
David and Sharon flying from
Detroit to Cincinnati to
Syracuse, back to Cincinnati,
then off to Champaign, Ill.,
back to Cincinnati and then
back to Detroit.
Sharon said the best part of
the weekend was seeing the
brothers culminate their dreams and that "dreams
do come true." Both sons are pursuing careers they
have dreamed of since they were youngsters.
Jason's passion, which began at the age of 2, was
to be a sportscaster. As a youngster, he used to hone
his play-by-play skills with video games. In high
school, he worked on the Bloomfield Hills Andover
radio station for three years.
Todd has dreamed of becoming a veterinarian
since middle school. As a teenager, he worked in a
veterinarian practice for five summers.
Todd, who will be 26 on June 23, graduated from
Andover in 1997 with honors, followed by four
years at Michigan State University, where he
received a bachelor's degree in biology and science.
In completing his veterinary degree, he earned aca- .
demic honors with a 3.7 grade point average. He
Trudi Kruger of South Africa. Jacob
is named in loving memory of his
paternal grandfather Manie Kruger.
April 15
Sarah (Tigay) and
Kevin Hirsch of West
Bloomfield are
thrilled to announce
the birth of their son,
Jacob Cooper (Moshe
Tzvi). He is wel-
comed home with
Hirsch
love by big sister,
Elena, 2 1 /2 . Proud grandparents are
Judy Tigay and Barry Tigay of
Bloomfield Hills and Mirriel and
Bernie Hirsch of Southfield. Jacob is
named in loving memory of his
great-great-grandparents Harry and
Jenny Cooper and his great-grandfa-
ther Marvin Bernstein.
April 3
Randi (Goldberg) and Gordon
Todd and Jason Horowitz sent their parents on a
1,900-mile odyssey.
made the dean's list and was involved in volunteer
activities. He recently passed the national and
California board exams for licensing.
Jason, who will be 22 on July 23, also graduated
with honors with a 3.73 GPA. He finished third
among four finalists in a competition for an ESPN
SportsCenter anchor position. He had internships
at Fox Sports Network, and the Cape Cod Baseball
League and did sports programming on Syracuse's
radio station.
He was honored by the Syracuse Press Club last
year for having the best sports radio show and he
was also involved in community service work. ❑
Berris of West
Bloomfield announce
with much love and
joy the birth of their
beautiful daughter,
Rachel Mira (Ronit
Mira). Sharing in the
excitement are grand- Berth
parents Karen and
Fred Gluckson of West Bloomfield,
Jane and Marvin Berris of Sylvan
Lake and Phyllis and Norman
Goldberg of Blue Bell, Pa. Rachel
Mira is named in loving memory of
her maternal great-grandmother Rae
Katz Dion and her paternal great-
grandmother Molly Freedman.
March 1
Elyse (Kushner) Hochberg, formerly
of Oak Park, and David Hochberg
of Northbrook, Ill., are thrilled to
announce the birth of their daugh-
ter, Lindsey Jo (Yosefa). Welcoming
her home is big sister Carly Etta.
Sharing in their joy are Eileen and
Larry Kushner of Long Grove, Ill.,
and Burt and Myrna Hochberg of
Des Plaines, Ill. Lindsey is also the
great-granddaughter of the late Etta
and Dave Gold and the late Tillie
and Max Kushner.
Dec. 7
Brenda (Hollingsworth) and Scott
Friedman of Waterford announce
with much love the birth of their
daughter, Amelia Danielle (Shana
Shemesh). Sharing in their joy are
grandparents Harriet Friedman of
West Bloomfield and Karen and Bill
Hollingsworth of Merrill, Mich.
Amelia is also the granddaughter of
the late Sandy Friedman. Amelia is
named in loving memory of her
maternal great-grandmother Hazel
Amelia Skuczas and paternal step-
grandfather Dennis Grodin. Her
Hebrew name is in honor of Scott
and Brenda's dear friend Mary Ann
McMullen.