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believed."
At age 49, Dr. Friedman began
a two-year residency in physical
r. David Friedman, M.D.,
medicine and rehabilitation at the
93, of Southfield, died on
University of Michigan, becoming
Jan. 9, 2009. He suffered a
a board-certified physiatrist. He
stroke earlier that week.
practiced medicine for more than 50
"Being part of the community was years until his mid-80s.
extremely important to him," said
In his later years, Dr. Friedman was
grandson Matthew Friedman of West avid "mall walker" at Twelve Oaks
Bloomfield. "For years, I listened
Mall in Novi. All the clerks were fond
to him tell me about his leadership
of him. At one store, they had a coat
roles in B'nai B'rith, Masons and
hook just for him with the sign, "Papa
Shriners.
D." Even his license plate
"He was a man of
read, "Papa
great passion. He had
Dr. Friedman was
a passion for helping
loving and attentive
people — black, white,
to his children and
Jewish, Christian — it
grandchildren — the
didn't matter to him."
"quintessential modern
Born in Detroit
patriarch who always
in 1915, the son of
wanted you to do the
Dr. David Fr iedman
Russian immigrants,
best you could:' said
Dr. Friedman graduated
Rabbi Yedwab. His
from Detroit Central High School
beloved wife of 68 years, Rae Garber
in 1932 and Wayne State University
Friedman, died in April 2007.
School of Medicine in 1941. He
Dr. Friedman is survived by
opened his first medical practice
his children, Dr. Howard (Pola)
upstairs from his father's shoe
Friedman of Farmington Hills, Judge
repair shop on Milwaukee Avenue in
Bernard (Rozanne) Friedman of
Detroit's "Poletown" neighborhood.
West Bloomfield and Susan Zaks of
"David was a dedicated family
Wolverine Lake.
man with an incredible work ethic
He will also be missed by seven
— a man who always kept his word
grandchildren, Alyssa (Dr. Scott)
no matter what," said Rabbi Paul
Silver of Farmington Hills, Matthew
Yedwab of Temple Israel in West
(Jodi) Friedman of West Bloomfield,
Bloomfield.
Lauren (Sean) Kerman of Royal Oak,
"With his patients, he was so gen-
Megan (Stephen) Strain of North
tle. He had a great beside manner. So Carolina, Jason (Stefanie) Zaks of
much so that his obstetrics patients
Arizona, Dr. Lisa (Jason) Klein of
sometimes named their children
Bloomfield Township and Dr. Alana
after him."
(Dr. Shon) Chakrabarti.
After establishing a successful
He was the proud great-grand-
private family practice, Dr. Friedman father of Mason Stevens, Ethan
became frustrated with the lack of
and Sarah Silver, Ellie and Jenna
quality hospital care available in
Friedman, Liberty and Everett Strain
the city for his black patients and
and Cameron and Brady Klein.
the lack of opportunities for Jewish
Dr. Friedman was also survived by
physicians inside Detroit hospitals.
his sisters-in-law Lillian Friedman and
Determined to provide the best pos-
Frieda Davis.
sible care for patients of all races
He was the brother of the late Dr.
and religions, he founded Park
Joseph H. Friedman.
Community Hospital on Virginia
Interment was at Hebrew Memorial
Park Avenue in Detroit in 1952. The
Park. Contributions may be made
hospital was fully accredited and at
to Send A Kid To Tamarack Fund,
one time held 135 beds, providing
6735 Telegraph, Suite 301, Bloomfield
state-of-the-art care.
Hills, MI 48301, www.tamarack-
"He poured his own money, energy camps.com; or Brown Memory Care
and time into this incredible project:' Pavillion, do Fleischman Residence,
said Rabbi Yedwab. "He drove its suc- 6710 West Maple, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322. Arrangements by Ira
cess by force of sheer will.
"He fought and fought for what he
Kaufman Chapel. ❑

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