DR. ALBERT DANIEL ULLMAN

1918 - 2013

Ullman, Dr. Albert Daniel
Of Lexington, Massachusetts and Antrim, New Hampshire, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 in Lexington, Massachusetts at the age of ninety-five. He met the late Althea Lucille Hayes Ullman at age thirteen. Years later they married and subsequently spent sixty-seven years together in a joy-filled marriage. Dr. Ullman was born in Boston on April 6, 1918. He graduated from Milton High School and Yale College and then began his doctoral studies at Harvard in psychology. After Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Navy as an Ensign. From 1942 to 1946, he captained four ships, first doing North Atlantic convoy duty and then joining in the front ranks of the Normandy invasion at Gold Beach. Upon return from the Navy, Dr. Ullman was appointed a Research Assistant in Sociology at Tufts University. After completing his Ph.D. at Harvard, he was appointed Chair of the Tufts Sociology Department in 1953. Later in his career, Dr. Ullman agreed to become Dean of Liberal Arts and then for five years (1968-1973) Provost of the University. The author of two books and numerous scholarly articles, he was noted for his expertise in alcoholism, addiction and social psychology. In 1983, he retired from Tufts but for five years remained active in the Ullman family business, Northeastern Distributors. Dr. Ullman will be dearly missed by his family by his children: Stephen Ullman (Marcia) of Antrim New Hampshire, Michael Ullman (Harriet) of Newton, Massachusetts, Peter Ullman (Diane) of Simsbury, Connecticut, Richard Ullman (Katherine) of Jamaica, Vermont, and Mary-Leslie Ullman-Davis (Michael) of Needham, Massachusetts, his twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorial: On Saturday, November 30, 2013, between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. friends and family will be gathering at Brookhaven (1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, Massachusetts) to celebrate Dr. Ullman's exemplary life. Contributions in Dr. Ullman's memory may be made to the Brookhaven Employee Scholarship, Brookhaven, 1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421.