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All-American, Crime Fighter
LEONARD POGER
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hilip Gross accumulated enough life experi-
ences to fill several lifetimes.
He was an all-American football player
who played with one of the game's all-time greats,
fought crime alongside Eliot Ness of The
Untouchables fame, handled counter-intelligence
for an Army tank division during World War II
and was a longtime senior vice president for the
Morgan Stanley financial services office in Livonia.
Mr. Gross, 94, of Southfield, died June 6, 2005.
He was hospitalized several days before with pneu-
monia.
Mr. Gross was a "very caring and compassionate
man" who gave large donations to families or indi-
viduals in need, said Cynthia Hawke, his assistant
and, after he retired last year, his personal secretary.
His largest contribution was $1 million to the
Morgan Stanley Foundation shortly after the 9-11
terrorist attacks in which his employer's headquar-
ters in the World Trade Center in New York City
were destroyed, killing nine of its employees.
Mr. Gross grew up in Minneapolis and played
tackle for the University of Minnesota in the late
1920s where he was named an all-American. A
teammate was running back "Bronco" Nagurski,
who later became a star with the Chicago Bears in
the early years of the National Football League.
After two years at Minnesota, he transferred to the
Catholic University of America in Washington,
D.C., on a full football scholarship.
Hawke said that Mr. Gross's Morgan Stanley
office, which he retained after retirement, con-
tained many posters, scrapbooks and memorabilia
PAUL IRWIN COHEN, 57, of
Canada, died June 5, 2005. He had a
degree in education and was a
Scoutmaster.
Mr. Cohen is survived by his sons,
Michael Cohen of Ohio, Justin
Cohen; brother and sister-in-law,
Gary and Linda Cohen of Florida.
He was the beloved son of the late
Harry Cohen and the late Florence
Hoffman Cohen.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
YAKOV FRUMAN, 75, of
Farmington Hills, died June 6, 2005.
He is survived by his brothers and
of his football days. She
noted one Washington
newspaper story
described him as "a
Jewish boy who became
a fighting Irishman
under a German
coach."
After college, he
joined the U.S.
Department of the
Treasury and was
assigned to a special
crime-fighting unit
headed by Eliot Ness,
who later gained fame
breaking up organized
Philip Gross
crime. During the Great
Depression, Mr. Gross
was transferred to Detroit to help fight
the Purple Gang.
While a G-man, Mr. Gross won the
national pistol championship in the
early 1930s, held for all government law
enforcement employees, said son
Michael Gross of Kentwood. Michael
said the family was raised in
Huntington Woods. His father was an
avid golfer, once winning the Franklin
Hills golf course championship.
"My father was stoic, a reserved per-
son and a man of few words," Michael
recalled.
When the United States entered
World War II, Mr. Gross enlisted in the
Army and served in Europe as a counter-
sister-in-law, Michael and Ida Fruman
of West Bloomfield, Nochum Fruman
of Belrus, Russia; sisters and brothers-
in-law, Chashe and Issak Hezver of
Belarus, Russia, Vichna and Boruch
Ferdman of Belarus, Russia.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
ALAN GILMAN, 61, of West
Bloomfield, died June 9, 2005. He
was a CPA, a member of Knollwood
Country Club and a member of
Addison Reserve in Del Ray Beach,
Fla. Mr. Gilman served as a director
and business adviser to several compa-
nies. Among his affiliations were
being a member of the board of direc-
intelligence unit with the 2nd Armored
Division, a tank group known as "Hell of
Wheels." His wartime achievements were
recognized with a Bronze Star with oak leaf
cluster, a Presidential Unit Citation and a
citation from the Belgian government.
Although he officially retired from
Morgan Stanley last year, Mr. Gross main-
tained his Detroit-area office and stopped in
frequently to visit with staff members.
A reflection of his generosity and compas-
sion, his secretary said, were donations from
$1,000 to $10,000 to families whose prob-
lems he read about in the newspaper and to
staff members who needed temporary help.
At Christmastime, Mr. Gross gave holiday
bonuses to staffers who didn't work under
him as well as his own staffers.
"Mr. Gross believed that 'we are here to
help others' and 'what's the
good of having money if
you can't help others with
it?'" she said.
Mr. Gross is survived by
sons, Michael Gross of
Kentwood, Neil Gross of
California; daughter, Ellen
Gross of Port Austin; grand-
children, Megan, Gary,
Robert, Sara and Gabriel
Gross.
Contributions may be
made to the Gross Family
Professorship, University of
Minnesota Foundation,
McNamara Alumni Center,
200 Oak Street, SE, Suite
500, Minneapolis, MN
Philip Gross during
55455. Arrangements by Ira
World War II
Kaufman Chapel. CI
tors of Stage Stores
Inc., based in
Houston; a mem-
ber of the board of
directors of Catuity
Inc., an Australian
based corporation;
and a consultant
and business advis-
Gilman
er to Triton Pacific
Capital Partners.
Mr. Gilman is survived by his wife,
Rosmarie Gilman; daughters, Lori
Gilman of Keego Harbor, Jennifer
Gilman of Mt. Clemens; brother and
sister-in-law, Gerald and Susan
Gilman of Commerce; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Howard and
Eleanor Kloc; father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Hersh and Rachel
Kloc. - He was the dear brother of the
late Leonard R. Gilman; devoted son
the late Hyman and the late Alice
Gilman.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Colon Rectal Surgery Research,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
Digestive Disease Center, 9500 Euclid
Avenue - A30, Cleveland, Ohio
44195 do M. Amato. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
GERTRUDE "TRUDY"
GILMORE, 80, of Farmington Hills,
died May 26, 2005. She received her
master's degree in special education
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