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'A Loving Person'

Ronelle Grier
Contributing Writer

K

erry Benjamin Schultz loved
baseball, his family and picnics
in the park with his girlfriend,

Monik.
Mr. Schultz, 23, died on Jan. 22, 2012,
as the result of a freak accident the
previous day on Pontiac Lake Road in
White Lake Township when a rotting
tree fell across the top of his SUV. He
was on the way to his West Bloomfield
home when the tragic incident
occurred.
At his funeral service, officiated by
Rabbi Paul Yedwab of Temple Israel,
father, Jay Schultz, called his son an
amazing young man who was always
willing to help others and loved his
family above all else.
"Kerry, our first born, truly my best
friend and hero," he said. "Not a day
passed that he didn't tell his mother
how much he loved her."

He had special relationships with his
ing and playing the game, including a
grandparents, his parents and espe-
travel baseball program that took them
cially his younger siblings, Samantha,
through Michigan, Illinois and Ohio
18, and Kameron, 7.
and a trip to Florida to try out for the
"There was no shortage of love in our Detroit Tigers.
family:' said Jay Schultz.
After attending
Schultz was an animal
Kalamazoo Valley
lover who had many pets,
Community College on a
including four dogs and an
baseball scholarship, he
assortment of chickens and
returned home to be closer
mice.
to his family. He worked
He had many loyal
for an apartment complex
and devoted friends who
doing maintenance, and he
enjoyed visiting the Schultz
used his mechanical skills
home for sleepovers and
to do household repairs
basement hockey games.
for many neighbors,
"Our household was live-
always refusing to accept
ly; it was the neighborhood
any money for the work
Kerry Schu ltz
place," said his father.
he did.
Although Kerry was the
His mother, Dawn
youngest among his group of friends,
Schultz, said some of her co-workers
he was the one the others looked up to.
thought her son was a "momma's boy"
He shared his passion for baseball
because he lived at home and called his
with his father; and the two spent
mother every day.
many happy hours together watch-
"He said 'I love you' constantly, at the

Because The Ira Kaufman Chapel has been in the same place

for so many years, we are asked if we plan to stay.

The answer: "We're focused on improving, not moving."

While we are closer to the "Old Neighborhood" the facts

show we are more convenient for the entire community.

We did the math. Looking at the 10 most commonly used

Jewish cemeteries in the Metro area, we are twice as close

than another chapel often described as "convenient." On

average, we are just six miles away.

Our Chapel is also easily accessible from all major freeways,

with ample parking, as well as five entrances and exits.

Understanding that location is important, we maintain one

that continues to meet this community's needs.

Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community

18325 W. 9 Mile Rd Southfield, MI 48075 • 248.569.0020 • IraKaufman.com

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end of a sentence, like a period:' said
Dawn Schultz. "He loved being part of
our family and we loved having him. He
was a very loving son, a loving person
and a hard worker."
Kerry Schultz is survived by his par-
ents, Jay and Dawn Schultz; brother and
sister, Kameron Schultz and Samantha
Schultz; girlfriend, Monik Gegaj;
grandparents William (the late Iris)
Schultz, James Meyers and Elizabeth
Meyers. He was the great-grandson of
Geneva Godsey; the nephew of Lori
Schultz, Alex (Jeanette) Meyers and Jim
(Angela) Meyers, and is also remem-
bered fondly by many other family
members and friends.
Contributions may be made to the
Michigan Humane Society, 30300
Telegraph, Suite 220, Bingham Farms,
MI 48025, (248) 283-1000; or a charity
of one's choice.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park.
Arrangements were by Dorfman
Chapel. ❑

