58 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 57 brother and brother-in-law of the late Nathan and the late Helen, the late Max, the late Ann, the late Sylvia and the late Martin, the late Marian and the late Howard, the late Rose. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Interment was held at Beth Abraham Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MAXWELL LAPIDES, 92, died peacefully in his home on Jan. 23, 2020. Born and raised in Detroit, Max had deep roots in the commu- nity. He graduated from Cranbrook in 1946 and then attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a bachelor’ s degree in business. He also graduated from the Laundry Institute of America and applied his learning to the family laundry business. Most of Max’ s professional life was spent in the debt collection industry, where he served as executive vice president for two major agencies. In retirement, Max was adored as a substitute teach- er by West Bloomfield High School students and staff. He also spent many hours as a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and with the NCJW Literacy Outreach program. He was also vice president of a local chapter of SCORE, where he counseled small business owners. He maintained close friend- ships and was a proud member of the Romeos lunch group, which gathered every week for more than 20 years. Max golfed regularly, traveled often with his beloved wife and was very active in the Jewish com- munity, attending classes and cultural events on a regular basis. Max and the Detroit Tigers were practically synonymous. By the age of 6, he was attend- ing most Tigers games with his father, which began his lifelong love of the team. He met Hank Greenberg when Max was just a young boy and shared endless stories about his experiences. Although work took the family to Chicago for 22 years, he never missed seeing his beloved Tigers when they played the White Sox or Milwaukee Brewers. His love of the Tigers was so great that he often arranged business trips around their away sched- ule and brought clients to the games. With extensive knowledge of and longtime dedication to the team, Max was often a trusted source in the media. His story was told in a 1973 New Yorker piece titled, “Three for the Tigers, ” written by Roger Angel (the other two of the “Three” were Bert Gordon and Don Shapiro). He also played a sig- nificant role in the 1998 feature documentary film The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg. His memories were incorporated in a book published in 2013 titled Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. Locally his stories are told in the Matthews sports exhibit “Jewish Heroes and Other Legends” at the Jewish com- munity Center. 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