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Jerry Gurwin has been bowling
with Pisgah for five decades.
Steve Stein
Special to The Jewish News
doesn't bowl as well as he used to
— he's averaging 155 this season, 30
pins lower than a few years ago — but
as anyone been a bowler in
he says he still has fun.
the Metropolitan Detroit
Pisgah was in Gurwin's blood
B'nai B'rith Bowling
before he started bowling in its
Association longer than Jerry
league. Gurwin's father was a Pisgah
Gurwin? Even the man
president and bowler, and
himself doubts it.
Gurwin was the batboy on
"I don't think anybody
Pisgah's softball team in
can top my record,"
1947. He still has the hat
Gurwin said. "And I don't
to prove it.
plan on stopping now. I'll
Gurwin has been active
bowl for as long as the
member of Pisgah both on
man upstairs lets me:'
and off the bowling lanes.
Gurwin, 73, of
He's served as president
Farmington Hills, has
five times and he says he
bowled in the Pisgah
was
on the advisory board
Jerry Gurwi n
Lodge league just about
"forever."
every year since 1951. He
It's probably no sur-
took off two years to serve in the U.S.
prise that Gurwin owned his own
Army during the Korean War, and he
business, Gurwin's Autobody Klinic,
missed half a season a couple years
for 52 years before selling it and retir-
ago after undergoing extensive stom-
ing in 2004.
ach surgery.
Barry Fishman of Bloomfield Hills
The league bowls Thursday nights
has known Gurwin for more than 20
at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills. years, both through bowling in the
Gurwin has outlasted the league's
Pisgah league and a business relation-
three previous homes — the Bowl-
ship.
A-Drome in Detroit, Oak Park Lanes
Fishman says Pisgah bowlers con-
and West Bloomfield Lanes. All three
sider Gurwin a member of their fam-
closed.
ily.
One of Gurwin's daughters and one
"You won't find anyone in the
of his granddaughters met their future league who says a bad thing about
husbands — both Pisgah bowlers
Jerry," Fishman said. "He's friends
— while watching Gurwin bowl.
with everyone, a good-hearted soul. If
Gurwin has bowled on the same
someone isn't feeling well, he'll check
team for 10 years; one of his team-
up on him. He'll do anything for you."
mates is son-in-law Larry Schechter
Fishman says Gurwin is still a good
of Farmington Hills. The other
bowler.
teammate is Yale Weiner of West
"He's steady, solid and competitive,"
Bloomfield.
Fishman said.
When Gurwin began bowling in
Gurwin has three daughters and
the Pisgah league, there was a waiting
eight grandchildren. His wife Lee died
list to join area B'nai B'rith bowl-
in 2003. They had been married 40
ing leagues and five divisions in the
years.
Pisgah league. Now Pisgah and other
area B'nai B'rith leagues are constantly Off To Israel
out recruiting bowlers.
Former Birmingham Groves High
"There more to do nowadays, that's
School and Michigan State University
why," Gurwin said. "Guys can watch
soccer player Jordan Gruber, who
TV, go a movie or ballgame ... When
scored a state prep record 69 goals for
I started bowling in the league, there
Groves in 2000, has signed a one-year
wasn't much else to do."
contract with Israeli team Maccabi
Gurwin says his competitiveness
HaShikma/Ramet Hen. II
and the nice guys in the Pisgah league
are the main reasons why he's bowled
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