THE Toledo area is host to many generous people who keep giving back to make a difference.
MAN about town Bob Moore celebrated his 80th birthday, which is actually June 23, with a big bash at the Pinnacle on June 9. More than 300 of his family and friends turned out to celebrate with him.
Mr. Moore, who started Ultra Vision residential and commercial antennae service in the late 1960s, is a generous guy who keeps on giving. Over the years he and his late wife Laurie, who met at the Peppermint Club in Toledo and were married for more than 50 years, adopted three children and fostered more than ten children. So it's no wonder that they have contributed to many organizations for the welfare of children, Mr. Moore’s brother Paul Moore said.
Mr. Moore is not a boastful guy; he just quietly keeps giving to others. For instance, many moons ago, pre-Buckeye Cable Sports Network, he started to televise high school sports on Channel 48.
A testament to his generosity is the charitable fund to help support the community recently created through the Greater Toledo Community Foundation. Last year Mr. Moore donated the Bedford Hills Golf Club, which he founded nearly 30 years ago, to the foundation. It recently sold for $3.6 million, according to Keith Burwell, president of the foundation.
Happy birthday, Bob!
JO-JO and Stu Goldberg hosted an April Fools in June dinner in support of the American Heart Association, this year raising in excess of $17,000. The annual event, held on June 3 at Gathered Glassblowing Studio, is to honor the memories of Mr. Goldberg’s dad, David Goldberg, who had a heart condition, and his friend John Cerutti, who passed away from sudden cardiac death.
The Beirut Restaurant catered a buffet dinner, thanks to owner Labib Hajjar and his son Nasri Hajjar, and wine from RW Nooney & Co. quenched thirsts during the casual evening.
Gathered Glassblowing owners Adam Goldberg and Mike Stevens blew glass for the supporters’ enjoyment.
A real treat was special guest Caleb St. John, 19, from Michigan, who played a few standards on his trumpet. Mr. St. John was born with a congenital heart defect, and is with us thanks to life-saving surgery and therapies pioneered with research dollars from the American Heart Association, including a heart transplant that he received less than a year ago, according to Mr. Goldberg.
Mr. Goldberg, an attorney by day, also performed some folk rock melodies.
Among the 50 or so friends and family who attended were Josh and Amanda Goldberg, Adam and Andrea Goldberg, Caren Goldberg and Doug Forman, Diana and David Patton, Jeff Carroll, Steve Crossmock, Lori and Steve Reinbolt, Arleen and Jon Levine, Marci and Andy Klumb, Wendy Pestrue, Denise and Richard Hasbrook, Sue and Larry Fanelly, Wendy and Michael Cooper, Nancy and Steve Shall, Kim Sidwell, Kathy Doty, Diane and Larry Friedman, Jenn Hall and Dan Steinberg, and Connie and Jay Feldstein.
THE University of Toledo College of Law alumni who were sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar while it was in session in Washington D.C. on June 1 included Kenneth Anderson, Krysten Beech, Julie Chambers, Stacey Cruse, Bryant Green, Ellen Grachek, Arline Hanna, Cindy Kirby, Ashley Kuruvilla, Christopher Lopez, Marilyn Palumbo, Benjamin Randall, Marvin Robon, Corey Minor Smith, and Glenn Wasielewski.
Dean Benjamin Barros of UT College of Law introduced each one.
Barbara Hendel is The Blade's society editor. Contact her at bhendel@theblade.com or call 419-724-6124.
First Published June 15, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
