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accomplishments — and no 
doubt his pride — are nowhere 
more evident than in the 
achievements of his wife, children 
and grandchildren. Marsha was 
the art critic for the Detroit Free 
Press from 1974-1995 and is the 
founder and founding director of 
the Museum of Contemporary 
Art Detroit. Jeffrey’s eldest son, 
Doug (52), is a screenwriter who 
created the Netflix shows Narcos 
and Griselda. His eldest daughter, 
Darcy (51), is an artist whose work 
is in several permanent collections 
including the Museum of Modern 
Art and the Museum of Art and 
Design. Jeffrey’s youngest daughter, 
Chelsea (37), founded her own 
educational consulting firm and 
publishes regularly on pedagogy 
and curricular design. Jeffrey was 
thrilled to get to see three of his 
grandchildren follow in his and 
Marsha’s footsteps and attend the 
University of Michigan — and a 
fourth grandchild mirror his deep 
intellectual curiosity by attending 
the University of Chicago.
In addition to his wife and three 
children, Jeffrey is also survived 
by nine grandchildren, Lily (20), 
Lucien (19), Olivia (18), Matteo 
(17), Phoebe (14), Judah (10), 
Wren (6), Soren (5) and Zadie (4 
months); and his sister, Barbara 
Weine; and her three daughters and 
their families.
A memorial service will be held 
at Ira Kaufman on Friday, Nov. 
22, 2024, at noon. Contributions 
may be made to Museum of 
Contemporary Art Detroit 
(MOCAD), 4454 Woodward Ave., 
Detroit, MI 48201, mocadetroit.org; 
World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th St. 
N.W
., P.O. Box 97180, Washington, 
DC 20090-7180, worldwildlife.
org; or University of Michigan Law 
School, Jeffrey and Marsha Miro 
Endowed Scholarship Fund, 721 
S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, 
giving.law.umich.edu, (Please 
make check payable to University 
of Michigan Law School and write 
Miro Scholarship in the note.) 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

 

 

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