Obituaries

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ERIC PAUL "RICK"
SIMONS, 52, former
Detroiter of Boulder,
Colo., died Sunday, Nov.
11, 2007, in a whitewa-
ter rafting accident in
Honduras.
He was born on Oct.
Simons
22, 1955, in Detroit to
Frank and Lucy Simons.
A 1977 graduate of Wayne State University,
he married Laurie Jane Bartoletto on Sept.
25, 1977, and moved to Boulder in 1979
after, more than a year of traveling togeth-
er through Europe and Asia.
Mr. Simons, who loved to continue his

The Family of the Late

SARA BRYSTOWSKI

announces the unveiling of a
monument in her memory at
11 am on Sunday, November 25,
2007 at Hebrew Memorial Park
cemetery. Rabbi Leo Goldman is
officiating. Family and friends
are invited to attend.

world travels and had visited all 50 states
in the U.S., was touring Nicaragua and
Honduras with friends. He had traveled to
more than 60 countries, including a recent
month-long safari in Africa and a 30th
wedding anniversary river barge and bik-
ing trip to Belgium in September.
A CPA, he operated his own accounting
company, Rick Simons and Associates, and
was a trusted adviser to many local busi-
nesses and individuals.
Always looking for an adventure, even if
it was just a weekend bike ride or hike in
the Rocky Mountains he loved so much,
Mr. Simons loved being out with fam-
ily and friends. He was passionate about
music, was an avid collector of rock 'n'
roll and frequented local music shows as
well as traveling to major concerts around
the country. A Broncos fan and season
ticket holder, he relished the Denver home
games.
He donated to and volunteered for
charitable groups, was active with
Congregation Har HaShem in Boulder, cel-
ebrating his Jewish heritage.

Mr. Simons is survived by his wife,
Laurie; children, Dan Franklin Simons, 19,
and Julia Alexis Simons, 16; mother, Lucy
Simons Davis, and stepfather, Larry Davis;
sisters, Yonina (Oded) and Alane (Jan); the
Bartoletto family, including parents-in-
law, A. J. and Anne, and sisters-in-law, Lisa
(David) and Nancy; many dear friends.
He was the son of the late Frank
Simons; brother-in-law of the late Donna
Bartoletto.
A service was held at Congregation Har
HaShem, 3950 Baseline in Boulder; inter-
ment at Crist/Mountain View Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Center for
People with Disabilities, 1675 Range St.,
Boulder, CO 80301.

FLORENCE WAX, 97, former Detroiter
of Orlando, Fla., died Nov. 9, 2007, of
natural causes. She came to this country
in 1923 with her parents and her siblings.
She moved to Florida in 1976. She was a
member of the Congregation of Reform
Judaism or Orlando.
Mrs. Wax is survived by her daughter

and son-in-law, Zena and Daniel Freeman
of Orlando; two grandsons; one great-
grandson; many Detroit-area nieces and
nephews.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Meyer Wax; daughter of the late Anna and
the late Solomon Chinitz; sister of the late
Ben Chinitz, the late Sonia Eisenberg and
the late Sylvia Goldsmith.

MURRAY WEST, 87, of Waterford, died
Nov. 15, 2007.
He is survived by his son, Thomas
West of Colorado; sister, Esther Gruen of
White Plain, N.Y.; grandchildren, Jeff West,
Manda West, Adam and Brenda West,
Thomas West Jr., Alyjah "Dolly" West,
Jacob West, Dante West; great-grandchil-
dren, Victoria West, Lilly West, Mitch West,
Moses West, Tobias West.
Mr. West was the loving brother of the
late Eugene Weisz.
Services and interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

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