WORCESTER - Dr. Seymour M. Solomon, 81, dedicated compassionate physician, giving man and avid recumbent cyclist passed away on April 5, 2021. Seymour was well known throughout the Worcester community, seen frequently bicycling throughout the streets of the city and adjacent communities. Seymour was a lifelong resident of Worcester.
Born on October 12, 1939, Seymour was the son of the late Barney and Beatrice (Fischer) Solomon. He was preceded in death by his devoted brother, Herbert E. Solomon and is survived by his sister in law, Janet (Schultz) Solomon, and his caring niece and nephew, Beth I. Solomon of Brookeville, Maryland and Edward J. Solomon of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Seymour graduated from Classical High School and attended Franklin and Marshall University in Pennsylvania. He completed his medical degree at Tufts University in Boston, with completion of his residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Seymour's was board-certified in dermatology and internal medicine. He spent greater than fifty years practicing medicine throughout the state of Massachusetts aside from owning a private practice in San Francisco for a short time.
Seymour was a fun-loving, devoted, dedicated son and family man with a kind generosity to all. His compassion to medicine, helping and supporting those in need will always be remembered. Due to the pandemic, private graveside funeral services will be held at Worcester Hebrew Cemetery in Auburn under the care of Richard Perlman of the Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
Memorial contributions in Seymour's memory can be made to either of his two favorite charities, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 and Doctors Without Borders, Attn: Donor Services, 40 Rector St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10006.
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