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DR. ROBERT
GALIN, 76, of
To Your
Best Friend
0-60, how do you say goodbye to your best friend, confidant, and what they call
your "better half" who also happens to be your mother, and you never realized it until she
was gone? Mom and I were as different as Felix and Oscar from the Odd Couple. I would say
"NO" and she would say "yes." I was miss pessimist (according to mom), and she was always
the eternal optimist. I would always tell her I was just being realistic, not pessimistic. At times
I used to get so angry with her because she was so good and so naïve to the world around
her. Even though she was my number one fan and cheerleader in my business decisions,
she did not always agree with my decisions regarding my personal life. But again, she never
judged me.
As a single mom for the past 75 years, she helped me in every possible way to raise my
four children. She truly became my better half. I used to say, "Mom, I can't believe you're my
mom. If we were in school together we probably would not be friends." She would just laugh
and tell me that she couldn't understand how she had a daughter like me. Overall, no mat-
ter what I said or did it was always right. Her positive attitude would give me hope and
strength to persevere, no matter how challenging my life became. I knew she had my back.
My Dad used to call her his "Angel from God" and I guess it became true for me as well.
What I never recognized, were all the very important lessons I was learning without real-
izing I was learning all along. Ironically, all of our differences made us even closer. So, em-
brace the differences in the people ofyour life. In doing so, you may learn a lot about yourself
and realize that you are more alike than you think. Appreciate everything that you have and
receive from others, and be happy with that. Be grateful for every little thing in life because
it really does mean the most. Always be there for people you love; really be there and listen
to what they are saying because life goes by so fast. Give as much as you can; it is not the
amount that counts. Your health truly is your wealth, along with friends and family who will
be there for you no matter what. All the rest is a lot of gravy.
May your memory and outstanding spirit always live and be cherished.
We love you so much, Inez Garfield and fan*
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Beverly Hills, died
Nov. 23, 2011.
He is survived
by his wife, Elayne
Greenspan Galin;
son and daughter-
Galin
in-law, Steven
and Lynn Greenspan of Basking
Ridge, N.J.; daughter and son-in-
law, Natalie Greenspan Robinson
and Gary Robinson of Franklin,
Mass.; grandchildren, Joel, Arielle
and Nathaniel Greenspan, Lauren
and Mia Robinson, and Cameron
Mourey-Roth; brothers and sisters-
in-law, Gary and Gina Galin of
Southfield, Dr. Clark and Wendy
Galin of Plantation, Fla.; sister and
brother-in-law, Sharon and Bill
Appel.
Dr. Galin was the devoted son
of the late Dr. Louis and the late
Rebecca Galin.
Interment was held at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to Jewish Hospice and
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.
jewishhospice.org; Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield, MI 48034,
www.shaareyzedek.org ; Hermelin
Brain Tumor Center, Henry Ford
Hospital, 1 Ford Place, Suite 5A,
Detroit, MI 48202, www.henryford.
corn. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
DR. HARVEY
GASS, 96, of
Lansing, formerly
of Bloomfield Hills,
died Nov. 24, 2011.
He was a beloved
patriarch, accom-
plished neurosur-
Gass
geon, published
poet and insurance industry pio-
neer.
Dr. Gass was born in Bellows Falls,
Vt., and moved to Lynn, Mass., as a
young child. There he first encoun-
tered the sea and developed a life-
long taste for adventure.
At the age of 16, he matriculated
at MIT before eventually earning his
medical degree at the University of
Michigan. While in Ann Arbor, he
fell in love with and married his wife
of 70 years, Gertrude Zemon-Gass.
Upon graduation, he served his
country in World War II as a Navy
doctor on the island of Nanomea,
where he held the rank of cap-
tain. Having helped save the Pacific,
he returned home to Gertrude
and began a family and career in
Michigan. As a practicing neurosur-
geon, Harvey saved and improved
countless lives. In the 1960s, he
traveled to the USSR on a medical
exchange and provided medical care
to the destitute on three continents
aboard the SS Hope. In the 1970s,
he helped transform the medical
malpractice industry, co-founding
the Physicians Insurance Company
of Michigan (later ProAssurance),
where he worked until his passing at
the age of 96.
Along the way, he raised a family,
served in the Navy Reserve, earned
a pilot's license and published prose
and verse in Esquire and other
national publications. He loved to
play golf, listen to classical music,
watch birds and read about the
world. Most of all, he loved spend-
ing time with his family. May his
memory be cherished forever.
Dr. Gass is survived by his daugh-
ter, Susan Gass; son, Roger Gass;
son-in-law Josh Ard; grandsons
Aaron Ard, Seth Ard and Ethan Ard;
granddaughters-in-law Kerry Ard,
Hannah Major-Monfried and Rabia
Belt; great-grandson, Samuel Ard.
Interment was held at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Doctors Without
Borders-USA, P.O. Box 5030,
Hagerstown, MD 21741; Project
Hope, 255 Carter Hall Lane,
Millwood, VA 22646, www.
projecthope.org; or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
MARY
GREISDORF, 86, of
West Bloomfield,
died Nov. 24, 2011.
She is survived
by her husband,
Boris Greisdorf;
sisters-in-law,
Greisdorf
Rosa Rusonik,
Gita Greisdorf; cousins, David and
Jan Boyd, Sidney and Rosestelle
Kogan; nieces and nephews, Jason
and Robin Greisdorf, Jay and Frieda
Igol, Luba Matison, Max and Irene
Igol, Harriet Olshansky, Phillip
Olshansky, Lorraine Olshansky,
Harold Olshansky; great-nieces and
great-nephews, Nikki Igol, Geula
"Pamela" and David Fireberg; other
loving relatives.
Mrs. Greisdorf was the dear sister-
in-law of the late Aaron Rusonik and
the late Gary Greisdorf.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment
was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.