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FREDERICK EHRLICH Obituary

EHRLICH, Frederick M. M.D. On January 28th at the age of 89 in Chestnut Hill, MA, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was a child psychiatrist and adult analyst who practiced in Newton, MA. He loved Cape Cod, making sculptures of stone, and poetry. In 2015, at the age of 85, Fred published a book of poetry with Flutter Press entitled Near the End of the Voyage that focused on themes of aging, illness, loss, and death. Subsequently, he published two additional books of poetry, which also dealt with these themes. He leaves behind his four children, Shoshanna, Amy, Joshua, and Esther and their respective spouses, Alan, Jon, Lena, and Neal, as well as eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Shelley, who died in 1988. Services at Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, BROOKLINE, MA on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name can be made to Center for Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657.

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, 2020.

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barbara rosenthal

July 17, 2021

Omg. I am so sorry to hear this. He was a godsend to me and my family. Rest in peace kind sir

Pamela Greenberg

January 30, 2020

Dr. Ehrlich was a respected teacher at the the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, and he taught our class in the ATP many years ago. Some time afterward, I asked Fred if he would be willing to give a lecture on psychoanalytic work with families at an agency where I worked at the time. It was, of course, a big success. Fred began by asking, Why do we have children? The room was silent. Because it's FUN! The spontaneous and wide smile which accompanied his answer is memorable to this day.

My condolences to Dr. Ehrilch's family, with the wish that, in time, your memories will bring smiles.

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