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THOMAS LoDOLCE Obituary
THOMAS E.
91, of Penn Hills, died Thursday, December 9, 2010. He was born September 26, 1919 in Braddock. Son of the late Samuel and Frances Pusateria LoDolce. He was a member of the Mother Of Sorrows Church, Murrysville and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Tom LoDolce was the owner and director of the LoDolce Academy of Real Estate in Monroeville, and taught there for over 30 years. His mix of passion and conviction in his teaching, coupled with his expert knowledge of his trade, did nothing less than help his students succeed. He got his real estate license after returning home from World War II military service and for the next 27 years worked in real estate sales, then as a mortgage broker and then was employed by a relocation company. With a pilot's license, he traveled extensively at times, meeting clients across the country. He then began his teaching career and never looked back. He has taught thousands of real estate students, as well as agents over the years in Pittsburgh area. Tom was not only a real estate entrepreneur and an amazing teacher, he was also a beloved member of his family. His unending zest for life and love for his family was evident in all he accomplished. He will live on in many ways and will always be missed. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, August LoDolce. Thomas is survived by two daughters, Judith (Dennis) Chakey and Joan (Fred) Pechar, both of Murrysville; a son, Timothy LoDolce of Truckee, CA; five grandchildren, Cheryle, Michele, Trisha, Thomas and Travis and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the HART FUNERAL HOME, INC., Murrysville. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Monday, in the Mother of Sorrows Church, Murrysville. Interment will follow in the All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or Heartland Hospice.
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Eric Johnson
March 1, 2025
Deepest Sympathy, I was a former student.I attended the school with my mom after the Army great guy and great teacher.
Debra Plischke-Bruton-Rigby
May 14, 2011
I am just now learning of your death. You were much like my father (always getting stopped with THANKS for being such a hard...but GREAT teacher)! As you already know Tom,you haved saved my life in more ways than "just the house." I will try to keep up the repairs and the upgrades(as much work is needed both inside and out). I will see you someday and we can laugh about all the nonsense of this Earth. Ironically, my dear mother died only 18 days before you. She had ovarian cancer, and although she was very sick for two years, she was misdiagnosed with congestive heart failure and never found out about the cancer until one week before she died. I'm now catching up on my cooking skills, as my poor father misses his wife of 50 years - and I also keep (him) out of a nursing home. Love always...and please look after my mother in heaven. She is also Catholic and needs a friend!
David Kuhar
December 10, 2010
I flew with Tom for many years with the Monroeville Flyers the club that he helped organize. We vacationed together several times and I always enjoyed his friendship and companionship, Tom will always be a charished friend, your family has my sympathy and prayers.
December 10, 2010
To the LoDolce Family
I send my heartfelt condolences to your family on the passing of such a fine man and real estate instructor. Mr. LoDolce was instrumental in teaching me the real estate business through his LoDolce Real Estate Academy; where I had the pleasure of taking many of our required continuing education classes and other real estate courses. I was always amazed at, his tender age, his ability to explain in great detail the most intricate concepts of real estate. Mr. LoDolce played a significant part in the success of my real estate career and in me becoming a real estate broker. I will surely miss his pleasant personality and his genuine concern for all of his real estate students.
Judith K. Ginyard, Broker
JKG Real Estate Services, LLC
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Ira Katz
December 10, 2010
I met Tom in 1984 when he was my teacher at Financial Estate Institute. We became instant friends and I started to spend time with him in the archer piper single prop airplane for many take-offs & landings. I have so many wonderful memories of Tom in the Air and on the Ground. He was like my 2nd father. What a great role model !!! I will always have Tom in my thoughts and prayers. He will be greatly missed by many!
December 10, 2010
Tom LoDolce was my father, a fine man and teacher who lived life to the fullest for most of his 91 years. I gave my father his first flight lesson when he was 56 years old and he never looked back going on to get his Private Pilots license and forming a flying club that eventually had three airplanes. In my visits back to Pittsburgh during the holidays we could not walk in any of the malls without a dozen or so people approaching him to thank him for his teaching them the basics of the real estate buisness. A no-nosense teacher he taught thousands over his many years as owner and primary instuctor at his LoDolce Academy of Real Estate in Monroeville.
I will miss him dearly....gods speed dad! Your loving son, Tim
Ira Katz
December 10, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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