Sunday, February 06, 2011

Louis Michael Landman 2010



LANDMAN, LOUIS MICHAEL - 83, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2010 after a long life of service to his family and his community. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Landman was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science in 1956. Following an early career in radio and television broadcasting, he served Jacobson Stores, Inc. for 37 years, retiring as a Vice President in 1992. He was Lieutenant Governor of the Kiwanis Club of Michigan from 1970-71 and President of Temple Beth Israel (Jackson, Michigan) from 1984-86. He earned the distinction of being named a Kiwanis George F. Hixson Fellow twice - in Jackson, Michigan and again in Sarasota, Florida - and received a Distinguished Service Award from the Kiwanis Club of Jackson for his 25 years as Chair of its Travel Adventure Lecture Series. He was a lifelong sports fan, an avid supporter of public television, an enthusiastic and knowledgeable performer in community theatre for over 40 years, and the broadcasting voice of high school football/basketball and community college basketball teams during his years living in Michigan. He is survived and deeply missed by his wife, Betty-Ann; sons, Dan, Larry and Ben; and daughter Naomi; daughters-in-law, Debbie, Paula and Jen Feldman; and future son-in-law, Neil Tobin; brother, Nathan and stepsister, Joan Grossman; and grandchildren, Lauren, Solomon, Aaron and Hillel. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Kiwanis International Foundation (kiwanis.org). www.Mlive.com/obits
Lou in BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
Published in Jackson Citizen Patriot on November 26, 2010

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