OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

CAROL BEZ, 80, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died, 
Feb. 15, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughter-in-law, Dr. Douglas 
Bez, and Dr. Joel and Leslie 
Bez; loving grandchildren, 
Hannah (Justin) Roberts, 
Alex Bez, David Bez, Bradley 
Bez and Brooke Bez; devoted 
brother and sister-in-law, 
David and Colleen Ehrenfeld; 
sister and brother-in-law, 
Peggy and Allyn Lite; many 
other loving family members 
and friends. 
Mrs. Bez was the beloved 
wife of the late Dr. Bert Bez. 
Contributions may be 
made to the American 
Cancer Society. Interment 
took place at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery in Birmingham. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

BARBARA 
ESKIN, 82, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Feb. 8, 2023. 
She taught at 
Hillel Day School 
for more than 50 years and 
for several years at Temple 
Israel.
She was a proud mem-
ber of the David Horodok 
Organization and member of 
Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Barbara created magic with 
her hands. She designed and 
made siddur covers, tallit 
bags, shower wraps, football 
pillows, scarves and so much 
more. Each with love and 
care.
Judaism, family and dear 
friends were the centers 
of her world. She was the 
beloved daughter of the late 
Irving and Sylvia Pelavin. She 
was the beloved wife of the 

late Mort Eskin; cherished 
mother to Marcie Goldstein, 
Jon (Laina) Eskin, Debbie 
(Darryl) Kaplan and son-
in-law, Ethan Goldstein. She 
was the sister of Ed Pelavin 
(Arlene), Ron Pelavin; sister-
in-law to Jerry (the late Judy) 
Eskin. 
Her gems were her grand-
children, who carry on 
her legacy. She was bubbie 
to Ben, Seth and Manya 
Goldstein, Morgan and Max 
Kaplan. She was also survived 
by many cousins and a world 
of close friends. She will be 
dearly missed by all who were 
lucky to have her in their 
lives.
Interment was held at 
Adat Shalom Synagogue. 
Contributions may be made 
to JARC, the Barbara and 
Mort Mitzvah and Munchies 
Fund. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

LISA SUE 
GERLICH, 65, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died on Feb. 15, 
2023. 
She was cher-
ished by many as a wonder-
ful wife, mother, daughter, 
grandmother, sister, aunt and 
friend. She will be deeply 
missed by her grief-stricken 
husband of 46 years, William 
“Bill” Gerlich. Her loss will 
also be mourned by her fami-
ly for many years to come. 
Mrs. Gerlich is sur-
vived by her mother, Carol 
Waterstone; children, 
Heather, Greg and wife, Amy 
Gerlich; grandsons, Jacob, 
Calvin and Axel; siblings 
and their spouses, Sherrie 
and John Waterstone, Joel 
and Carrie Waterstone, and 
Jared Waterstone; nieces 
and their husbands, Isabella 

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H

enry Phillip Lee, 81 
(just shy of his 82nd 
birthday), died Feb. 10, 
2023. 
Henry was born in Detroit, 
Feb. 14, 1941, to 
Lucille Solovich 
and Herbert Lee. 
Whether it was 
through his legal 
career or volunteer 
work, his goal in life was to 
make the world a better place. 
Henry said the best thing that 
ever happened to him was 
meeting the love of his life, 
Linda Marash. They were mar-
ried for 46 years before she died 
in 2014.
Henry took pride in edu-
cation and was proud of 
his degrees. He earned his 
undergraduate degree at the 
University of Michigan, his law 
degree from Indiana University 
at Bloomington School of Law 
and his postgraduate LL.M. 
degree in taxation from New 
York University School of Law. 
He practiced law for more 
than 50 years, specializing in 
business law, estate planning 
and tax law. He was a for-
mer faculty member of the 
American Bar Association 
– American Law Institute, 
chair of the Estates & Trusts 
Committee of the Taxation 
Section of the Oakland County 
Bar Association, chair of the 
Summer Tax Conference for 
the Tax Section of the State Bar 
of Michigan, and a member of 
the Legislative Development 
and Drafting Committee of the 
Probate Section of the State Bar 
of Michigan.
He was proud of his vol-
unteer work, which includ-
ed secular and non-secular. 
Henry was a past president 
and board member of Hebrew 
Free Loan and a former mem-
ber of the board of governors 
of the Jewish Federation of 

Metropolitan Detroit. He was 
also a member of the Planned 
Giving Committees of the 
Robert Tannahill Society 
(Detroit Institute of Arts), 
The Community House 
(Birmingham) and the Barbara 
Ann Karmanos Cancer Center. 
He was also a board member of 
Child Safe/Judson Center and 
the Sky Foundation.
Henry’s hobbies included 
theater, arts, art collecting, gar-
dening and traveling. He also 
enjoyed spending time with his 
family, including his children 
and grandchildren. 
He is survived by his daughter 
and son-in-law, Sheri Lee and 
Dennis Brodsky; son, Andrew 
Lee; grandchildren, Felix and 
Hugo Brodsky, and Asher and 
Hudson Lee; sister, Linda Lee 
Albert; brother-in-law, Irwin 
Miller; former daughter-in-law, 
Benita Green Lee. He also leaves 
behind his companion, Barbara 
Kaplan; and many loving niec-
es and nephews. Henry felt 
very fortunate to have lifelong 
friends, Norman and Ros Levy, 
and Harold and Diane Waller.
Henry was predeceased by his 
beloved wife, Linda Marash Lee; 
brothers- and sisters-in-law, J 
Brock Albert, Pam Miller, Larry 
Kamen and Bonnie Marash.
Contributions may be 
made to Child Safe Michigan, 
4410 W
. 13 Mile Road, Royal 
Oak, MI 48073, childsafem-
ichigan.org/donate; Detroit 
Symphony Orchestra, 3711 
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 
48201-2444, tickets.dso.org/
support/donate; Hebrew Free 
Loan, 6735 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, 
MI 48301, hfldetroit.org; or 
Jewish Federation of Metro 
Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 
jewishdetroit.org/donate-online. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

A Life in the Law