Neil Leonard Dolinsky

Dear Cathie
So sorry to learn of the loss of your husband Neil back in 2009, he was a nice man.
We have not seen one another for many years but I do think of you and just today re read some of your letters to me when Nigel and I were spending our 2 years in Glasgow Scotland with our wee boy Mac ( now 42!)
How time disappears on us, would love to catch up again one day. Do reach out if you would like to do so.
With love
Wendy Gilchrist
0274346937
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Thank you so veery much to the kind things you have all said about Neil. He was a pretty special person. To John, it is extraordinary that it is 12 years. I still sometimes think, 'surely that didn't happen'. I know you were a good friend of Neil's; he enjoyed your company and spending time with you in the trombone section of the orchestra. Cathie

Has it really been 12 years? Don Weiblen and I still talk about Neil in the trombone section of the Bloomington Symphony - especially when we play Tchaikovsky 6. There is a gut-wrenching passage for the trombones near the end of the first movement. Neil provided melodramatic lyrics to that passage. "I've loooooost the farm! I've loooooost the farm! ..." So perfect. When we play that section, we just look at each other, nod, and say, "Neil." Being a trombonist is much more than just...

To all of Neil's friends who visit this site, my blog post on Neil (http://bolstablog.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/neil/) includes all six eulogies and many remembrances from family and friends. I hope you will consider also leaving your message on this post so that it is as complete a tribute to Neil as possible.
Thank you for keeping Neil's memory alive.
Phil Bolsta
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Neil,
I have often thought of you and for some reason i decided to google you today. I am shocked to hear of your passing and I pray your family finds peace with it, as well as joy in the memories and experiences you left them with. This is bringing tears to my eyes even after all these years.

Prayers of peace,
Fritz Garrecht ( fellow short seller )

To Neil's family:

I am saddened by Neil's death and sorry for your loss. In reflecting, I recognize my childhood was richer because of Neil and his family in St Cloud.
A memory:
Neil and I under my family's ping pong table furiously folding sheets of paper into "spacecraft" in the hopes we might assemble a fleet of ships to take us "where no man has gone before."

Another memory:
Listening to 78's on the record player in the basement of the Dolinsky...

My thoughts and prayers are with the Dolinsky family. Neil was such a bright man. He was a pleasure to know, both on a professional and social level. He will be missed.

To all the Dolinsky's,

My heartfelt condolences to all of you. I remember Neil from grade school through college. I remember fondly playing in his basement, learning chess, hebrew, playing music. Neil was one of those people whom you always knew would turn out all right. Although we missed him at the 30th high school anniversary, he was remembered by many. Even though you were blessed with Neil for only a short 50 years, he will be remembered well beyond the next 50.

Thank you, Luci, for getting word to us of your Dad's passing through Maggie. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom and Helen. Please let us know if you are going to be in Minneapolis. with love, Diane Adair and family
...as for a memory...I just came across a picture of a rocket launch...there are a bundle of memories from those special years.