David E. Shulman

David Edward Shulman 78, of East Hampton, CT passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday March 9th, of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. Born on October 23, 1946, in Worcester. MA, he was the son of Stanley L Shulman and Zelda Shulman (Beroz). Dave was the former president and founder of Middletown based Suburban Stationers in 1979 which he helped grow into the largest independent office product company in Connecticut. Dave previously was the district manager for the Medi-Mart drug store chain and also taught at various high schools and colleges prior to that. Dave was a graduate of American International College where he was named the "Who's Who in American Colleges in 1968. He was also a member of the Tau Epsilon Fi fraternity and president of the council his senior year. A devoted member of the East Hampton Rotary Club, Dave has served as club historian and past President, as well as Chairman of the Rotary Club Foundation. He was the founder of the Rotary Interact Club at East Hampton High School which has become one of the most popular extra-curricular clubs of the school. He is currently the longest tenured member of the East Hampton Rotary Club. He has been awarded 4 Paul Harris Fellows awards, along with several other awards and commendations. Dave has served as the treasurer and finance committee chairman of the Middlesex Red Cross, and served as a board member for 25 years, as well as the finance director for the East Hampton Ambulance Association, and countless other boards and committees of charitable organizations and non-profits. His accolades include the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce, Dealers Advocate Award, Friends of Education award from the East Hampton Public Schools, Volunteer of the Year from the American Red Cross, Humanitarian of the year by the East Hampton Lions Club as well as the East Hampton Rotary Eaton A. Smith Award recipient. David leaves to mourn him his wife of 48 years Teresa Sheehan Shulman of Hartford, CT, his son Robert A. Shulman and his wife Lauren of Plymouth, CT, his daughter Elizabeth M. Shulman of East Hampton, CT and his brother Steven Shulman and his wife Jean of Omaha Nebraska. There will be a funeral service for Dave at Congregation Adath Israel, 8 Broad St, Middletown on Tuesday March 11th at 10:00AM followed by burial at Lakeview Cemetery in East Hampton In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Dave can be made to East Hampton Rotary Foundation P.O. Box 368 East Hampton, CT 06424, East Hampton Ambulance Association P.O. Box 144 East Hampton, CT 06424, Community Foundation of Middlesex County 49 Main St. Middletown, CT 06457 or Lymphoma Research Foundation at www.lymphoma.org. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of David E. Shulman, please visit our floral store.