Obituaries Obituaries are updated and archived on thejewishnews.com 'His Golf Course Was Always Sunny' Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News his word," said his wife. "If he com- eulogy. "He loved to work, be with his pleted a job faster and at less cost, he two families, work, talk to people, work, would give the customer a refund?' hear stories, work, play golf — and hen the Yeshiva Beth Benz Glass had done glazing work work. He was a real social butterfly who Yehudah in Southfield need- on many of the area's largest office always was the first person to arrive at ed glass work, Fritz Fridson buildings and hotels, and he loved to a party and the last to leave." had his company do it free of charge. drive around and show people those Rabbi Krakoff added that Fritz was a When a neighbor who was a reading places. He was co- people person, a constant teacher needed mirrors in a school to founder of the Michigan shmoozer. "He never for- help students with reading disabilities, Glazing Contractors got a face or a name. He Fritz came to the rescue and donated Association, a member could ride in an elevator the mirrors. of the Detroit Glass with strangers and find "Generous, honest and trustwor- Dealers Association out everyone's life story thy are the best words to describe and an inductee in the before they reached the my father," said Ross Fridson of West National Glass Dealers top floor. Bloomfield. Those words were used Association Hall of "He loved to travel over and over again by family and Fame. with Judy and delighted friends to tell about Harry "Fritz" Fritz also was a in being with their many Fridson, 90, of Southfield, who died longtime member of children, grandchildren Oct. 11, 2009, after a lengthy hospital Congregation Shaarey and great-grandchildren. stay. Zedek in Oakland A native Detroiter and Harry "Fritz" Fridson An avid golfer, Fritz was hoping County. He belonged to graduate of Central High surgery would allow him to play golf Tam 0' Shanter Country School's class of 1937, again. "That was his goal," said his wife Club in West Bloomfield, last year Fritz didn't let a bout with rheumatic of 17 years, Judy Snyder Fridson. "He becoming the oldest member to play fever as a child get him down and loved golf. in the club's annual championship golf started working in a produce store at "No matter the weather, he said it tournament. the age of 11. "But his sense of honesty was always sunny on the golf course. Officiating at the Oct. 13 funeral, forced him to quit rather than fol- And he always saw beauty in other Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of Shaarey Zedek low the owner's orders to push rotten people. He was a cheerful, loving man." told of an e-mail received recently peaches to the front of a display stand Fritz was the owner of Benz Glass Co. by the Fridson family from a former ahead of the fresh peaches," explained in Detroit, a company founded in 1930 neighbor who was a reading special- Rabbi Krakoff. "So he got a better pro- by Joe Benz, the father of his first wife, ist teacher. She had mentioned to Fritz duce job at higher pay. He later was Alice. She died in 1990 after they had years ago that her students needed mir- co-owner of a flower shop and worked been married for 47 years. Fritz offi- rors in the school so they could watch long hours, becoming an expert at cially retired after the business closed themselves speak and link their voices flower arranging. He was passionate in in 1995, but he continued to work part to the sounds. The next day, Benz Glass anything he did." time until earlier this year as an esti- workers installed three huge mirrors Although he admitted to getting mator for Modern Mirror & Glass Co. in free of charge. seasick on boats, Fridson served in the Roseville. "Fritz was a real mentsh, a standup U.S. Navy for four years during World "He was an exceptionally honest guy, a true glassman," related his War II and was proud to be a radar businessman, and his handshake was daughter-in-law, Carol Fridson in a man on the command ship during the W QUALITY KOSHER CATERING INC B lo o m•s COMPLETE CARRY-OUT AND FULL SERVICE CATERING FOR SHIVA MEALS Bloom's Jewish Cuisine allied invasion of Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The rabbi added: "When his days in the hospital multiplied these past few months, Fritz realized he might not make it out and even told the family how to divide up his golf clubs after his death. He was lucid until the end. He said he didn't want people to make a fuss over him. 'Just let me go: he told the family." Harry Fridson is survived by his wife, Judy Snyder Fridson; son and daughter- in-law, Ross and Carol Fridson; son, Steven Snyder of Southfield; daughters and sons-in-law, Margi and Harry Weinhaus of Farmington Hills; Carol and Jeffrey Resnick of Birmingham, Kathy and Michael Laffer of Bloomfield Hills; grandchildren, Amy and J.J. Reifler, Lisa and Rick Rubenfaer, Jaime and Matthew Weinhaus, Matthew and Justin Laffer, Nick Resnick; great- grandchildren, Madison and Morgan Reifler, Mason and Blake Rubenfaer. He was the husband of the late Alice Fridson; brother of the late Alice Gale; brother-in-law of the late Hy Gale; brother-in-law of Sam Klein and the late Harriet (Cookie) Klein. Contributions may be made to the LUNGevity Foundation, 435 N. 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