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MEMOS
We Are Family from page A37
"My concern is that my
successor continues provid-
ing the service that I have
made a concerted effort to
do over the last 31 years,"
says Judge Grant.
Staff photo by Angie Baan
"Friendship with Barry is a life sen-
tence said fellow Probate Judge Linda
Hallmark. "I will miss most his won-
derful humor, dedication to the bench
and the bar, concern for the poor and
underprivileged and love of family ..."
"This dinner," Grant told the audi-
ence "is one of the highlights of my
life."
Even though Grant will have to
forego his judge's robe, he will now
have the opportunity to
show more than just the
knot of the 1,000 or so ties
he has hanging from seven
spinners in his closet.
"I've always been a fanat-
ic about ties — from day
one he said. Occasionally
when he sees a great tie on a television
news or sports commentator (he's also
an avid baseball fan), he calls to find
out where he can purchase it. And, "at
one time, I put them on my computer
by color."
He also will have more time with his
wife, Lisa, a native New Yorker, who
he says "is the brains and backbone of
this whole family. If the kids have done
well, it's all due to hen" ❑
Invocation At Judge Grant's Retirement Dinner
Moses led the Children of Israel to the point of entry into the Promised
Land.
On the top of the Mount, he died; he did not know from retirement. And
there were no well-known vacation spots or cruises or condos in his
future.
During the next period of Jewish history, our leaders were judges
– charismatic individuals able to conquer, cajole, lead and decide.
Recently, a new scroll was unearthed in Jerusalem predicting that some
day in the distant future a man would follow in the footsteps of the
ancients, accomplishing specific tasks. His family would view him as the
Messiah.
Translated from the original Hebrew for this audience, the scroll began:
His name will be Barry. He will be called "The Honorable" by those who
approach him. He will become:
•The first Jewish chief Oakland County probate judge.
•The first Jewish president of the National College of Probate Judges.
•The first Jewish elected official in Southfield, a member of the
Southfield Board of Education (1963).
• The first Jewish Oakland County assistant prosecuting attorney.
•The first Jewish elected member of the Beaumont Hospital Board
of Directors (1978).
•The first Jewish president of the Oakland County Lincoln
Republican Dinner Organization.
• The first Jewish probate judge elected to serve on the Michigan
Judicial Tenure Commission.
As his greatest accomplishment, this Barry of the future, will be the
only Jewish person appointed by Gov. George Romney to the Michigan
Traffic Safety Commission.
Combining the knowledge gathered in his career and years of commu-
nity service, recognizing that his greatest contribution will be on the
traffic safety commission, he will become the first Jewish former judge
robe-wearing crossing guard at a public school in a yet-to-be deter-
mined location.
Today, we honor Judge Barry M. Grant, a pioneer, the man who has lived
all but one aspect of this ancient text and is waiting for spring for the
school assignment.
A man we all love and admire.
- Rabbi Harold Loss, Temple Israel, West Bloomfield
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December 25 • 2008
Beverly Price, Huntington Woods
nutrition counselor and yoga thera-
pist, announced the opening of Inner
Door Center, Michigan's first compre-
hensive eating disorder treatment cen-
ter in downtown Royal Oak. It offers
a viable alternative to residential care
for medically stable individuals or
those who do not meet the criteria
for inpatient/residential treatment.
In addition, there are step-down
programs for those discharged from
inpatient treatment, plus psychologi-
cal testing and evaluations along with
nutrition counseling and psycho-
logical services. For information ; call
(248) 336-2868 or visit the Web site
www.innerdoorcenter.com .
John E. Jacobs of
Huntington Woods,
shareholder at
Southfield-based
Maddin, Hauser,
Wartell, Roth &
Heller PC, recently
received the Vic
Jacobs
Miller Award from
the Michigan Mortgage Lenders
Association. Jacobs, who focuses
on real estate, lending and finance,
residential mortgage banking and
commercial transactions, received
the award for his efforts in obtain-
ing the passage of the Loan Officer
Registration Act.
Richard S. Victor,
Bloomfield Hills
family law attor-
ney and founding
partner of the Law
Offices of Victor and
Victor PLLC, has
been named a "Super
Victor
Lawyer" by Law and
Politics Magazine for 2008. Victor was
also named to the 2009 edition of Best
Lawyers in America.
Schnee
Ruth Adler Schnee
of Southfield has
been awarded
a Lifetime
Achievement Award
by Preservation
Wayne in Detroit
for achievements in
architecture and tex-
tile design.
Kimberly Lemkin of West Bloomfield
has accepted membership in the
Golden Key International Honour
Society and was honored during a
recent ceremony at the University of
Michigan.
Lorne B. Gold, a
Bloomfield Hills
divorce attorney
with Adkison Need
& Allen PLLC, was
selected as one
of the state's top
divorce attorneys
Gold
under the age of 40
in the Super Lawyer survey by Law &
Politics magazine.
Myron Ginsberg,
Ph.D., has been hon-
ored and named fel-
low of the Institute
of Electrical
and Electronics
Engineers. He was
cited for pioneering
Ginsberg
the application of
supercomputers in
the automotive industry and teaching/
service in computational science edu-
cation. Ginsberg worked with engi-
neers and scientists at General Motors
Research and GM Staffs Divisions, uti-
lizing math-base modeling to simulate
auto crash testing and vehicle aerody-
namics on the supercomputer.
Larry Moss of West Bloomfield, a
senior vice president and financial
adviser at the Birmingham office of
Raymond James & Associates Inc.,
has been named to the firm's 2009
Chairman's Council in recognition of
proven dedication to his clients and
a continued desire for professional
growth.
Nadis
Berlow
Attorney Ronn S. Nadis of
Farmington Hills, member of the
Farmington Hills law firm Taubman,
Nadis & Neuman PC, was selected as
a 2008 Michigan Super Lawyer by the
publishers of Law & Politics maga-
zine. For the second consecutive year,
Robert A. Berlow of West Bloomfield,
of counsel to the firm, will be included
in the 2009 edition of the Best
Lawyers in America. Berlow was also
reelected to the board of directors of
the Michigan Parkinson Foundation.