Richard Aldo "Dick" Donelli

Dr. Donelli was my dentist for many decades. Whenever I required his services I was always comfortable and assured that I had a top professional. My sincere condolences to his entire family. Harvey Savadsky, Somers, NY

The world is an emptier place without you in it, Dick. You were many things to many people.

OMG,my handball adversary gone?If ever any human was destined to be immortal I thought it was Dick. Mr.Macho! Every monday he'd call to play all beat up from the weekend but I never seemed to be able to take advantage of it. Once he called a week after heart surgery. I told him he was crazy. He insisted so to appease him I played easy so he wouldn't drop dead. He killed me. I vowed never again. I played some really smoothe handball players like Bob Gotti in Cape Cod who just called to tell...

I met Dick as one of my frosh football coaches at Columbia. He was a great individual and coach.
After many years passed, I met him again, and his lovely wife Kathleen, as a friend of many of my college teammates, and we spent some wonderful evenings having dinners and discussing our mutual sports adventures and misadventures. He was a good man.
My deepest sympathies to his wife and family.

Rich Forzani CC'66

I never met Dr. Donelli but my thoughts and prayers are with his family. You will always have the wonderful memories of your years together.

Dick Donelli was a fine person, Dentist and classmate in Dental School. I did not know him well, but he was very respected and sensible. Wish for his family lots of fond memories

A class mate at Columbia Dental School..one of the nicer guys I will never
forget..Outspoken but true to the cause. A great athlete and caring dentist. It saddens me to hear he passed away.
Gerry Kirshbaum

To the family of my best friend in college:
My sincerest sympathy. Dick gave me a memorable three years.
Bill Esberg
Columbia College, 1958

I am deeply saddened by Dr. Donelli's passing -- not only was I around as one of the rugby kids, but I was his patient for 43 years (Dick was my first and only dentist). I have always enjoyed his sense of humor, his report with his staff, and his professional and excellent work. I will miss him, and send my heartfelt condolences to his family--including his staff family.