Sixth Annual Tertzag Tribute Dinner set for March 4

Friends and family of the Honorable Kaye Tertzag will host the Sixth Annual Tertzag Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Judge Tertzag passed away on February 4, 2009, having established a legacy of integrity and service to the State of Michigan, as well as a great example of love and devotion to his family and legion of friends. To preserve and honor his memory, the Sixth Annual Tertzag Tribute Dinner will be held at the Park Place Banquet Hall in Dearborn from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Park Place is located at the corner of Park and Outer Drive, just south of Michigan Avenue. Tickets are $40 and include dinner and an open bar. The Tertzag Tribute Dinner Committee announced this week that the 2015 recipient of the Purple Sport Coat Award is Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Ed Ewell. Tony Guerriero, last year's recipient, will present the award. Judge Ewell graduated from Cass Technical High School. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree from Wayne State University. He was appointed to his position by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 30, 2003, to replace retired Judge George W. Crockett, III. Early in his career, Ewell worked as a law clerk for Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon Keith. He also worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Detroit, where he served in the civil and criminal divisions before moving to the Wayne County Corporation Counsel office, where he worked until his appointment to the bench. Ewell and his wife Florise Neville Ewell have two children, Edward and Simone. Ewell exemplifies Judge Tertzag's motto: Be Prompt. Be Prepared. Be Polite. The committee is honored to have Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy as keynote speaker. Worthy received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Law. She began her legal career in 1984 at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. She returned to lead the office in 2004 after serving as a judge on the Wayne County Circuit Court. The evening will end with the Sambuca toast, a tradition started at Kaye's memorial by his daughter, Kara Tertzag Lividini. Attendees are encouraged to wear purple to the event. Attendees wearing purple will be entered into a drawing for a door prize. Checks should be made payable to: Tertzag Tribute Dinner, LLC and sent to 412 Berwyn, Birmingham, MI 48009. Spouses and/or significant others are welcome. This event will sell out and space is limited, so buy tickets now. Direct questions to Kara Tertzag Lividini at 313.645.9511 or ktertzag@gmail.com. Published: Fri, Dec 05, 2014