Hidden
Treasure

Discovered in Oakland County

Elegant estate jewelry and

beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces can

be yours for less than you would imagine

&

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Estate and Fine Jewelry
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Since 1956

at David Wachler & Sons

112 South Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI

248.385.0100

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-5:30pm Thursday, 10am-7:30pm
Saturday, 10am-5pm Closed Sunday and Monday

AFTER

The Shirt Box
co-owners Ron Elkus
(center) and Rod Brown
(right) adjust the fit for
Sandy Topper (left).

During some of the time Elkus is
not working, he likes to go into other
stores to check out merchandise and
customer service. Occasionally, he
plays golf with longtime customers.
He’s been a member of
Congregation Beth Shalom for 59
years — “I started their morning
services and their bingo events,” he
says — and he volunteers at the
Fleischman Residence Nosh Nook at
lunchtime, making tuna fish and egg
salad sandwiches.
Elkus, who became a widower 19
years ago, feels blessed that he has
since found “another wonderful wife”
and established a blended family to
share in Father’s Day celebrations. His
second wife, Jean, came to the mar-
riage with a son and a daughter to add
to his three sons. Altogether, there are
nine grandchildren.

“I lost my dad when I was 8 and
my mother when I was 15,” Elkus says.
“That left a mark on me, and I hold on
to family.”
Robert Jones is a Shirt Box customer
who thinks of Elkus as family. He calls
him “Pops.”
“I get a lot of attention from him and
think of him as an adopted dad,” Jones
says. “He knows the products but never
pressures me to buy something. I’m very
fond of shirts, ties and accessories I’ve
bought from him.”
Elkus, who divides his time between
homes in Farmington Hills and Florida’s
Delray Beach, has received shirts, sweat-
ers and jewelry in recognition of previ-
ous Father’s Days.
“I don’t have to wait for Father’s Day
to get special clothes for myself,” Elkus
says. “Because of Ron’s business, I can get
those things 12 months a year.”

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