Dr. Ralph Gordon SachsThe Funeral was held at IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL on Thursday, 05 January 2017 at 1:30 PM. Rabbi Steven Rubenstein officiated. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
The family will be observing shiva at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
Dr. Sachs was a graduate of Mumford High School in Detroit. He attended architectural school at the University of Michigan and pre-med at Wayne State University. He graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri and the Detroit College of Law and worked professionally as a doctor and, later, a lawyer. During the Vietnam War, he served as an anesthesiologist in the Army at Valley Forge, Pa., achieving the rank of Major. He was a proud and active member of the Jewish War Veterans, and every Christmas he would travel with the group to the Veterans Administration hospital in Battle Creek to give gifts and encouragement to the disabled veterans there. Dr. Sachs had a brilliant and creative mind and was a very talented amateur artist making more than 200 pictures and portraits. He painted in traditional, modern and Picasso-like styles. He loved the sport of boxing, and he worked many years in the ring as a fight doctor for both amateur and professional matches in the Detroit area. Dr. Sachs is survived by brother David Sachs and many loving friends and family members. He was the son of the late Frank Sachs, the late Evelyn Sachs and the late Sylvia Sachs. He was the brother of the late Alan Abner Sachs and brother-in-law of the late Patricia Milner Sachs. It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Dr. Ralph Gordon Sachs may do so by making a contribution to: Congregation Beth AhmClick to Visit Charity Website A Charity of Your Choice |