SEYMOUR R. FRIEDMAN

1939 - 2021

FRIEDMAN, Seymour R. It is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Seymour Ronald Friedman, who passed away on December 30, 2021. With his humor, love of people and zest for words, Seymour touched the lives of many throughout the Boston area and his native Canada. As his sons remarked, no one who ever met him, forgot him. A skilled sailor for many decades, Seymour and his wife, Louise, could often be found on the deck of their sailboat, the SEA-EZE, sailing all along the eastern Seaboard – after retiring in 2001 sailing from Newfoundland to Trinidad and all the places in between. At home in Wellesley, MA, Seymour was a loving husband to Louise for 57 years and a devoted father to two sons, Harley and Matthew. He made significant contributions to the country during a long career as a Systems Engineer at MITRE Corporation. Born to Harry Friedman and Sophie Steinberg on October 29, 1939, in Cote-Saint-Paul, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Seymour and his sister, Charron, were raised in Montreal. He attended Talmud Torah School, Montreal High School and graduated from McGill University in 1961 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. It is in Montreal that a college romance with Louise Krasnow was rekindled on Rosh Hashanah. They married in 1964 and moved across the border, where Seymour, after working for a few years, attended Cornell University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Masters degree in Computer Science in 1967. Not long after, they settled in Wellesley, establishing strong friendships and deep connections to the Jewish community. Seymour's smile, warmth and unique charm will be missed by his wife, Louise, by Harley and Sarah, Matthew and Robin, and his five grandchildren, Gwen, Daphnie, Mason, Malina and Reese Friedman in addition to all his family in Vancouver, Canada, including his sister, Charron, and husband, Gabriel Kalfon, and sister-in-law Carole Lieberman and husband Lucien. Seymour was also a cherished uncle to Hilaire Kalfon, Marcy, Leanne and Jeff Lieberman, and great uncle to Leo and Tessa Mendes and Makaio and Dassa Lieberman-Smith. He will always be remembered for his friendly nature and outgoing personality. Graveside service will be at 10am on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Beit Olam East Cemetery 42 Concord Rd., Wayland, MA. Donations in his memory may be made to Birthright Israel Foundation P.O. Box 21615, New York, NY 10087. For livestream link to view service please visit his obituary at www.brezniakfd.com