Larry R. Dolinsky
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Larry R. Dolinsky, 88, of Hingham, Lincoln and Swampscott, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday July 30th after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Larry was predeceased by his parents, Sam and Florence, as well as his beloved wife Joan (Saxe Platt) Dolinsky. He is survived by his sister Marilyn (Eddie) Siegel of Los Angeles, his sister Jane Dunn (Henry, Ric Ricardi) of NY, his children Jeri (Mark) Smoller of Needham, Donna Platt of Southborough and Eric (Pao) Platt of Kittery Point, Maine. Larry was also the beloved “Grampy” to Billy (Rachel Books) Smoller and Rachel Beth Smoller, as well as Andrew and Jason Michalik. He was blessed to also have 3 great grandchildren, Gabe, Emma and Sophie Smoller as well as numerous cousins and nieces & nephews.
Larry was a true renaissance man. He served in the Navy, including a stint at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was a world traveler, highlighted by his Y2K, around the world bike trip in the year 2000, accompanied by his beloved “Joannie” where they went to 6 continents and 46 countries. Larry was a tenured professor for 5 decades at Bentley University, where he taught mathematics & operations management, and he also taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology in his early teaching career. He was a lover of the ocean and sailed the Northeast coast for many years on his beloved sloop “Bolero.” Larry was also an avid Boston sports fan, especially the Red Sox.
In addition to the surviving family, Larry cultivated lifelong friendships wherever he traveled or lived. Be it his many biking & international travels, his Bentley colleagues, Temple congregants, friends from the North Shore and Lincoln, Larry and Joan were a force of nature. When Joan and Larry moved to Linden Ponds 5 years ago, they wasted no time in forging relationships in the community there, playing bridge, taking long walks, joining book clubs and relating stories, in great detail, about his epic adventures.
He will be dearly missed by friends and family alike. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Joan Platt Dolinsky.
Graveside service will take place Wednesday August 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Beit Olam East Cemetery, 44 Concord Rd., Wayland, MA.
Shiva will follow immediately after the burial at the home of Mark and Jeri Smoller.