Obituaries liShana Obituaries are updated and archived on JNonline.us. Tova the sweetest gifts from the store at Jewish.com From trendy to timeless, we have gathered many new and unique items to add to our extensive Judaica collection. Cast aluminum, hand painted Pomegranate Honey Dish order at 866.JUDAICA • www.jewish.com have the Detroit Jewish News delivered to your door every Thursday for about a dollar a week call 248.351.5171 visit wwwajnonlinemcom (click the subscribe link) or fill out and mail the form below 1 year@$56 712 years @$88 _bill me '_ipayment enclosed charge my -1VisaiiiMasterCard exp date card # signature(required) name phone# street address state city zip email address F: I would like to be contacted about special offers and/or sending a mail to: Detroit Jewish News PO Box 2267 . Southfield MI 48034-2267 Please allow 2-3 weeks to begin delivery. In-state subscriptions only. Out of state price $75 for 1 year, $132 for 2 years. 78 September 7 m 2006 gift subscription q'vrvTITN,ws JN Pride Of South Haven Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News udge•Meyer Warshawsky had such an even judicial tempera- ment and demeanor that he was featured in an orientation video on what to expect from trial judges, shown to prospective Oakland County circuit court jurors."He was a hard-working judge who loved the law and always was extremely fair to both sides;' said Oakland Circuit Judge Edward Sosnick, who knew Judge Warshawsky during the latter's years as visiting judge on the Oakland bench, specializing in drug- related cases. - Judge Warshwasky, 84, who died of cancer Aug. 19, 2006, at his South Haven residence, had been a state and county public figure for more than 40 years. He also was strongly committed to his fam- ily and his religion; he was an Orthodox Jew, who was a staunch member of the First Hebrew Congregation of South Haven. "My father was committed to God, family and learning," said his daughter, Lois Shulman of West Bloomfield."He was low key, humble and unassuming about his professional career. Since his death, we've had an outpouring of love from people who knew and worked with him," Born in Chicago, Meyer Tarshawsky moved with his family to South Haven during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and later received a teach- ing degree from Western Michigan University and a law degree from the University of Michigan. After becoming A captain in the Marine Corps dur- - ing World War II, he returned to South Haven to practice law In Van Buren County, he became cir- cuit court commissioner, assistant pros- ecuting attorney, prosecuting attorney, administrative law judge and probate judge before being appointed circuit court judge by Gov. William Milliken in 1976. He was elected on his own several times, holding that pOst for 20 years. While circuit court judge, he was named to the Fellows of the American Bar Association, an honor accorded to only a small number of attorneys. Two of his decisions, one involving injuries from exploding bottles and the other on due process for license revocation, "charted new law in Michigan',' accord- ing to legal authorities. During the 1960s era when George Romney was elected Michigan governor, Ihi Judge Meyer Warshawsky Judge Warshawsky ran unsuccessfully for State Supreme Court justice, then state attorney general on the Republican ticket. His son-in-law, Marc Shulman, is currently running for State Supreme Court justice. \Tan Buren District Court Judge Art Clarke III, said Judge Warshawsky "-was a-perfect gentlemen ... who counseled .us on the ways of the courtroom ... who demanded respect and earned respect." Lois Shulman pointed out that "my father was proud of South Haven and the role he played at the First Hebrew Congregation, where many vacationers worshiped in the summer ' Shulman said her father and mother moved to the Detroit area after retire- ment "to be closer to our family, and that's when he took a full-time position as Oakland Circuit Court visiting judge for two years." Judge Warshawsky belonged to a number of professional associations and community organizations, such as the Jewish War Veterans, Technion, the Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the American Cancer Society and American Red Cross. He is survived by his wife, Esther; daughter, Lois (Marc) Shulman of West Bloomfield; son, Paul W (Ilene) Warshawsky of Northfield, Ill.; grand- children, Julie, Rachel, Amy and Sarah Shulman, and Tobie and Adam Warshawsky; brother, Hyman (Shelly) lArarshawsky of South Haven; sister- in-law, Bernice Warshawsky of South Haven. Interment was at the First Hebrew Congregation Cemetery in South Haven. Contributions may be sent to that syna- gogue at 249 Broadway, South Haven, 49090. Arrangements by Filbrandt Family Funeral Home, South Haven. :