Obituary: Douglas Schubot, jewelry store owner - The Oakland Press
Former Jules R. Schubot Jewellers Chairman and co-owner Douglas Schubot died Thursday, Jan. 18, in Delray Beach, Florida. He was 87.
The longtime Franklin resident ran one of the region’s most exclusive fine jewelry salons in Detroit and Troy.
Schubot’s made custom pieces for some of the country’s most discerning and wealthiest individuals, including many prominent entertainers and athletes.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Ira Kaufman Chapel, 18325 W. Nine Mile Road in Southfield.
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Mr. Schubot learned the trade in the late 1940s when he chose to spend his school vacations working for his father, who founded the company in 1917. He turned over the store to Douglas and his wife in 1970, moving from downtown Detroit to Big Beaver Road in Troy.
In addition to his passion for his work, giving back to the communities in which Schubot did business was important to him. He and his wife hosted “The Magic of Platinum” as a fundraiser for the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Schubot served as past Michigan general chairman of the State of Israel Bonds and was past president of the American Israel Chamber of Commerce, the brotherhood of Temple Beth El and the Centennial Lodge B’nai B’rith.
Schubot also served as a board member of the Michigan Cancer Foundation, Oakland Family Services, Boys and Girls Clubs of Detroit, the Better Business Bureau Eastern Michigan, the Michigan Retailers Association and the Detroit Institute of Arts Founders Junior Council.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Sydell; his children, Julie Haimon, Ronald Schubot and Brian (Michele Savas) Schubot; grandchildren Vered Haimon, Ari (Zhana) Haimon, Galia Haimon, Justin Schubot and Zoe Schubot; great-grandchild Meir Haimon. He is the brother-in-law of Bill and Carolyn Nosanchuk and Pet and the late Manny Nosan. He is also survived by his longtime caregivers, Duroy Burnett and Sandra Reynolds.
He was the brother of the late Reta Schubot Hesse and the son of the late Jules and the late Baraga Schubot.
-- Anne Runkle, The Oakland Press
