obituaries
HOWARD BARRON, 75, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 22, 2014.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Eleanor Barron; daughters and sons-in-
law, Lisa and Eric Momblanco, Amy and
Robert Horwitz of Huntington Woods,
Julie Barron of West Bloomfield; sister
and brother-in-law, Diana and Randy
Fenkell; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-
law, Gordon (Phyllis) Landsman, James
(Leslie) Landsman; grandchildren, Noah
and Hannah Momblanco, Amanda and
Alana Horwitz, Kia and Asi Kouyate;
many loving nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mr. Barron was the devoted uncle of the
late Lori Landsman.
Contributions may be made to Ethel
Barron Memorial Fund at the Fresh
Air Society. Interment took place at the
Hebrew Memorial Cemetery in Roseville.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
HERBERT BERGER,
87, of Bloomfield Hills,
died Oct. 25, 2014.
Mr. Berger is survived
by his wife of 64 years,
Frances Berger; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Lori
and Randy Weinstein
of Minnetonka, Minn.;
son and daughter-in-
law, Marc and Jodi
Berger of Bloomfield Hills; grandchil-
dren, Adam Falkauff, Karlee Falkauff and
Mark Clifford, Aron and Alex Weinstein,
Amanda Weinstein, and Jordan, Emily and
Evan Berger; brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, Donald and Temmie Velick; other
loving relatives and friends.
Mr. Berger was the cherished father and
father-in-law of the late Sheree and the
late Sheldon Falkauff.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
made to Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323,
www.temple-israel.org; or Henry Ford
Hospice, 1 Ford Place, #5A, Detroit, MI
48202, www.henryford.com/hospice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Passion For Life
R
alph Ehrenpreis (June 9, 1942-Oct. 18, 2014) wrote
a first draft of his obituary over the years, but often
quipped that he wanted it to be published many
years in the future, if at all.
Ralph was born in Memphis, Tenn., to Iry and Bess
Ehrenpreis and shortly thereafter moved to Oak Park, where
he grew up with his only sister, Tobi. When Ralph was 10,
his father passed away and there began his everlasting quest
to avoid his own death.
Ralph went to the University of Michigan, where he
graduated in 1963. Then, he moved to California to marry
Sandra Jackson and to attend Stanford Law School in Palo
Alto, where he received his juris doctor in 1967. After mov-
ing to Los Angeles to work for a large law firm, he quickly
found his niche by establishing an immigration law practice
more than 40 years ago, which continues to be one of the
most successful such firms in the country.
His passion for his work was only surpassed by his love of
jazz, theater, film, exercise, literature and his family. Over
the years, he amassed a remarkable and vast collection of
jazz recordings.
He played his music loud, scrutinizing every word of the
liner notes, had an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of
the music and artists, and was a scholar of all things jazz.
He was a voracious reader, with his home filled with
DR. EDWARD
GORDON, 69, of Oak
Park, died Oct. 22,
2014.
He received his
D.P.M. from Ohio
College of Podiatric
Medicine and had a
Gordon
bachelor of science
from Wayne State
University. He held
licensure in California, Michigan and
Ohio. His career included being chief
of podiatry at Bi-County Community
Hospital and acting chief of podia-
try then chief of podiatry at St. John
Hospital in Macomb and assistant chief
of podiatry.
Dr. Gordon was a board of directors
member for American Association of
Foot Care Center and a medical director
shelves of books from decades of interests.
Although he will be remembered for his tireless commit-
ment to his law practice, most will remember a man with
an unsurpassed sense of humor, wry and quick wit, and
sarcasm. As much as he loved making others laugh, he loved
making himself laugh even more.
Beneath his irreverence was a man who loved his friends,
made strangers smile and made time every day of his life
to be there for his closest family. So many people loved and
admired his insatiable curiosity, depth of interests, sheer
intellect, and charisma and warmth.
He was deeply committed to his wife of 18 years, Jennifer
Kaufman; his three children, Ira, Jeff and Jason; his daugh-
ters-in-law, Ellen and Brooke; his stepchildren, Darian
and Ben; and his three grandchildren, Lindsay, Ashley and
Zachary.
In the ultimate irony, his death was tragic like that of his
father and so many of the jazz figures who were his heroes.
Services were held at Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles
on Oct. 22. To view the service online, go to http://bit .
ly/ 1 DIYTYk.
As Ralph would have wanted to have had the last laugh:
In lieu of flowers or donations, please send gifts. Cash also
accepted. Instead, please send notes of remembrances, sto-
ries and memories about Ralph to ralph@ehrenpreis.com .
for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
An adviser for American Arbitration
Association and the Michigan Peer
Review Organization, he also held
teaching appointments at Ohio College
of Podiatric Medicine and Dr. Scholl's
College of Podiatric Medicine in Illinois,
where he was an adjunct clinical
instructor.
He held hospital appointments at
Bi-County Community Hospital, St.
John Hospital, Madison Community
Hospital, Saratoga Community Hospital,
Plymouth General Hospital and Detroit
Central Hospital. He was very proud of
his professional societies' memberships,
including Pi Delta National Podiatric
Honor Society. The personal consultant
for many doctors in the local area, he
was considered the "go-to-guy" for a
multitude of professional questions.
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He loved to travel and was passionate
about his family and scuba diving.
Dr. Gordon is survived by his wife
of 18 years, Aviva Gordon; children,
Kristen and Chris Sarris of Rochester
Hills, Binyomin Rider of Oak Park,
Sarah Rider of Oak Park, Estie Rider of
Oak Park; brother and sister-in-law, Dr.
Mickey and Claudia Gordon of Naples,
Fla.; grandchildren, Grant, Jake, Chase;
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Judy
and Bruce Herman, Sandy and Amy
Barris; nieces, nephews and other rela-
tives.
Contributions may be made to Bais
Chabad of Farmington Hills, 32000
Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI
48334; or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment was held at Clover Hill Park
in Birmingham. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
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