David Davidoff

DAVIDOFF, David
Age 88
Of Kalamazoo Passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born in New York City on November 7, 1919, the son of Herman and Anna Peterson Davidoff. He attended high school and C.C.N.Y. in New York and received his A.B. degree from the University of Michigan in 1940 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1942. He became a member of the New York Bar in 1942 and practiced briefly in New York before entering service in the U.S. Army in January, 1943 where he served until February, 1946. On June 10, 1943, he married Celia Halpert of Kalamazoo at Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York. He became a member of the Michigan Bar in 1946 and practiced in Kalamazoo from 1946 until his retirement in 1987, with the law firm of Stanley, Stanley & Davidoff, which later became Stanley, Davidoff, Long & Gray, P.C. He was actively involved in the following organizations: David served as President of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association from 1966 to 1967. He also served as Chair of the Ceremonies Committee of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association for over a half century; the Michigan Bar Association; American Bar Association; Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation; Commercial Law League of America; Secretary of S.C.O.R.E; Board Member of March of Dimes; Past President and Trustee of the Congregation of Moses; Past President of the Kalamazoo B'Nai Brith Lodge; Hadassah Associate; Kalamazoo B.P.O.E. and the American Contract Bridge League. In 2006, David was honored by the Kalamazoo County Bar Association with the establishment of the David Davidoff Award for exemplary lifetime service to the Kalamazoo County Bar Association. He was an excellent bridge player and an enthusiastic sports fan, particularly of the University of Michigan's Big Blue teams. He was generous, had a good sense of humor, and he loved and was devoted to his family and friends, especially his good friend Roger Allen. Preceding him in death are his parents and his sister, Adele Klein of Chicago. Surviving are his wife Celia; three children, Paul Judith Davidoff of Kalamazoo, Jane Robert Rogers of Bay City, and Robert Denise Davidoff of Portage; six grandchildren, Jason, Andrea, and Nathan Davidoff, Alex Cristina Rogers, Adam Kelly Rogers, and Erin Rogers, one great-grandchild, Daniel Rogers, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday tomorrow at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th Street, with Rabbi Harvey Spivak officiating. Interment will follow in Jewish Riverside Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM on Tuesday today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Congregation of Moses, March of Dimes, or a charity of your choice. www.langelands.com 343-1508