FRED SAUL
STEINGOLD, died Aug.
8, 2017.
He was born in
Detroit and attended
Detroit Central High
School. He earned
both his B.A. and J.D.
from the University of
Steingold
Michigan. He subse-
quently worked for sev-
eral years as an assis-
tant city attorney for
the city of Ann Arbor and then entered
private law practice. Over the course of
more than 40 years as a private attorney,
he worked with several well-respected
Ann Arbor law offices and firms.
Fred was both well-known and highly
regarded by the local legal community.
In addition to practicing law, he was a
prolific writer on legal topics, publishing
many books for general readers, includ-
ing several best sellers. He also loved
classical and jazz music and opera. He
played tenor sax, both as a young man
and later in his life. Fred’s greatest love
was reserved for his family, including, in
particular, his wife of 58 years and his

two sons.
Mr. Steingold was the beloved son of
Nathaniel and Rosaline. He is survived
by his sisters, Faye and Nancy; wife,
Sarah; sons, Mark and David; grand-
children, Rebecca and Noah. He was an
uncle, friend and colleague.
Interment was held at Beth Israel
Memorial Gardens at Arborcrest
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

BARBARA SUSAN
STEWART-THOMAS,
69, passed away peace-
fully at Rush University
Medical Center in
Chicago on Aug. 1,
2017, following a nine-
month battle with can-
Stewart-Thomas
cer.
Barbara was born
to Meyer and Jennie
(Goodman) Stewart in
Detroit on June 16, 1948. After attending
high school in Detroit, she graduated
with a B.A. in art history from Michigan
State University in 1974 and married

Jim Thomas in East Lansing on Aug.
15, 1975. They moved to DeKalb, Ill.,
in 1979, and she obtained an M.F.A. in
photography in the Northern Illinois
University Art Department. She was an
instructor of photography at NIU from
1990 until her retirement in 2006. She
also taught at Kishwaukee Community
College from 1991 to 2001 and was the
art director from 1998 to 2001.
Her interests in photography included
street scenes in Chicago, document-
ing neighborhood changes; and, in
recent years, she focused on Detroit’s
urban revival. Her publications include
“Family Secrets,” a photo-documentary
of her family using mundane artifacts
that captured the essence of their lives,
and a volume of “then and now” photo-
graphs and stories of student activists at
Michigan State University in the 1960s.
She was the recipient of numerous
grants, residencies and awards, and her
work was exhibited both in Illinois and
nationally. In her final years, she was
working on an extended photo-docu-
mentary history of her family. She was
an avid reader and remained passionate
about politics up to her final morning.

Mrs. Stewart-Thomas is survived by
her devoted husband, Jim Thomas of
DeKalb; her brother, Dr. Jerome Stewart
of Phoenix, Ariz.; her nephew, David
Stewart of Phoenix; three cousins, Mitzi
(Goodman) Jacobs of West Bloomfield,
Mark Jacobs of Farmington and Mitchell
Jacobs of West Bloomfield, all of whom
she intensely cherished throughout her
life.
Memorial services in DeKalb, Chicago
and Detroit are pending.
Her combined commitment both
to students and to social justice led to
her creation of a scholarship fund at
Michigan State University to financially
assist students who shared similar
interests. Donations may be made to
Thomas Graduate Fellowship Fund,
Allocation code: AB605, Michigan State
University Advancement, 535 Chestnut
Road (room 300), East Lansing, MI
48824. Arrangements by Anderson
Funeral Home in DeKalb, (815) 756-
1022.

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