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Mazel Toy!
Sylvia Paul enjoyed a motor:
cycle ride with son Charles to
ark heihirthday last year.
Hot
Mama!
Active senior enjoys
annual birthday rides.
Leonard Poger
Copy Editor
s
ylvia Paul insisted that
the Jewish News not use
a photo of her in a
rocking chair. "I'm not a rock-
ing type!" she declared after her
95th birthday celebration.
What's more amazing is how
she celebrated her 94th. When
her son, Charles of Farmington,
asked her what she wanted for
her birthday, she asked a
motorcycle ride.
Charles and daughter-in-law
Suzanne, active motorcyclists,
have traveled throughout the
world on their bikes.
Mrs: Paul donned a safety hel-
met, took her place on the rear
Nov. 8
Misty (Frank) and David
Villalobos of Eugene, Ore., wel-
come with much love the birth of
their daughter, Lucia Celia.
Thrilled are grandparents Lynda
and Jay Frank of Eugene and
great-grandparents Bryna and
Bob Frank of Southfield, and
Shirley Kramer of Oregon. Lucia
is also the great-granddaughter
of the late George Kramer. Lucia
is named in loving memory of
her paternal great-grandmother
Celia Villalobos and her maternal
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Lewis.
Nov. 4
Jennifer (Lakritz) and Alexander
Hirsch of Highland Park, Ill., are
thrilled to announce the birth of
their daughter, Morgan Baila.
Welcoming her home is big sister
Jacqueline, 472. Sharing in their
joy are grandparents Carol and
Jerry Lakritz of Bloomfield Hills,
Judith Hirsch of Deerfield, Ill.,
and great-grandmother Dorcas
Link of Highland Park. Morgan
Baila is named in memory of her
passenger seat of the BMW
cycle, and enjoyed a 20-30
minute drive around Farmington
and Farmington Hills.
This summer, a planned hot
air balloon ride over Oakland
County's lakes area was can-
celed because of poor weather.
Instead, she was driven around
the lakes' region in her son's
auto.
Mrs. Paul, who grew up in
eastern New Jersey, said, "I still
can't believe I'm 95. My friends
have fallen by the wayside and
I'm still here."
At the age of 17, she went to
work in a clerical position for
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.,
making $17 a week, "which was
a lot of money then."
maternal great-grandmother
Betty (Baila) Klein Garland.
Oct. 19
Leah and Ben Arden are thrilled
to announce the
birth of their
beautiful daugh-
ter, Amira Rio.
She was wel-
comed home
with love by
bubbie Russi
Arden
Cherry Arden of
Huntington Woods and grandma
Robin Jelsch.
Oct. 18
Susan B. (Bartus) and Steven R.
Freeman of
Virginia Beach,
Va., welcome with
love their daugh-
ter, Alexis Rose
(Ruchel Etel).
Sharing in their
joy and excite-
Freeman
ment are first-
.
time grandparents Jim and Wendy
Bartus of Farmington Hills, Dr. D.
Carl Freeman of Troy and Loralee
She worked in several
departments before marrying
Albert Paul at the age of 29.
After being a stay-at-home
mom for 10 years, she was
asked. to join the United Jewish
Federation in Newark, N.J. She
held several clerical posts with
the federation for 38 years, and
retired in 1988.
When asked about her
health, Mrs. Paul replied: "Kein
ayn horah" (don't tempt the evil
eye).
.Although she uses a walker
and wears a hearing aid, Mrs.
Paul has no trouble getting
around and interacting with
friends at her Farmington Hills
retirement complex. She takes
only one medication, for a
breathing problem, plus vita-
Freeman, also of Troy. Alexis is
named in loving memory of her
maternal great- grandmother
Rosetta Cowan.
Oct. 16
David and Deborah Richmond
of Haslett are
thrilled to
announce the
arrival of their
first child, Isaac
M. Richmond.
Excited grand-
parents are
Richmond
Mickey and Erna
Richmond of Flint and Jack and
Linda Mitchel of West
Bloomfield.
Sept. 14
Dr. Brian J. Katz and Tara L.
Katz of Hoboken, N.J., announce
the birth of their son, Jacob
Dylan Katz (Yaakov Doron
Hakohen). Grandparents are
Jerry and Cathy Katz of
Commerce, Dianne and John
Politzer of West Bloomfield, and
Gary and Louise Harrison of
Boca Raton, Fla.
mins. "I don't eat too much and
I take care of myself. I just do
what comes naturally," she said.
She believes the most impor-
tant ingredient for a healthy life
is reading. "I learn a lot and it
frees you." She mostly enjoys
mysteries, biographies and
romance novels, in addition to
her daily crossword puzzles.
Over her lifetime, Mrs. Paul
has traveled throughout the
world, including Paris, London,
Amsterdam and Israel,
although her favorite destina-
tion is New York City because
it's "so alive."
A widow for 26 years, she
moved to Farmington Hills
nearly seven years ago.
Besides Charles, owner of a
marketing business, she has
Sept. 1
Jennifer (Jonas) and Brad Carlson of
Ypsilanti are thrilled to announce
the birth of their daughter,
Rebecca Evelyn (Rivka Leah).
Big brother Joshua has welcomed
her home with open arms. Proud
grandparents are Nancy and Jim
Jonas of Farmington Hills and
Linda and Rodney Carlson of
Holland, Mich. Excited great-
grandparents are Murray Sedley of
Southfield, Dorothy Sikkenga of
Muskegon and Dagny Hagardt of
Seattle. Rebecca is named in lov-
ing memory of her maternal great-
grandmother "Gram" Evelyn Sedley
Aug. 29
Marci (Kozin) and Mark Stifter of
West Bloomfield are happy to
announce the birth of their son,
Jack Dylan (Chaim Yehudah).
Welcoming Jack home is big broth-
er Luke, 2. Sharing in their joy are
grandparents Harvey and Audrey
Kahn, Frank and Annette Kozin, all
of West Bloomfield, and Richard
Stifter of Farmington Hills. Jack is
also the grandson of the late
Marquita Stifter. Delighted great-
another son, Edward of Port
Republic, N.J., a physics and
chemistry professor at Stockton
State College.
Her 95th birthday celebration
on Aug. 21 was marked at the
home of her granddaughter,
Coreen Paul.
Joining in the festivities were
her sons and daughters-in-law,
Charles, Suzanne, Edward and
Janis, along with her grandchil-
dren, Coreen Paul and Richard
McElroy of Farmington,
Vincent Paul of New York City,
Sara and John Bowman of
Farmington, Katherine Paul of
Philadelphia, and Jean and Ben
Goodman of Quincy, Mass.
Other guests included five
great-grandsons.
grandparents are Jay and Marion
Grant of Southfield and Della
Christel of Dearborn. Jack is
named in loving memory of his
maternal great-great-grandmother
Edythe Raskin.
Aug. 16
Carrie (Brown) and Joshua Cohen
of Oak Park are
delighted to
announce the
birth of their
son, Isaac
Samuel
(Chaim). Proud
grandparents are
Cohen
Connie and
Barry Silverman of Royal Oak,
Steve Brown of Birmingham,
Janice and Michael Cohen of
Huntington Woods. Also sharing
their joy are great-grandparents
Maxine and Sidney Kort of
Boynton Beach Fla., Elaine
Kohner of Farmington Hills, and
Faye and Phil Goldman of
Farmington Hills and Boca Raton,
Fla. Isaac is named in loving
memory of his paternal great-
grandfather Herman Cohen.
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