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Robert W. Sollinger Jr.

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
29 May 2005 (aged 78)
Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
Burial
Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA Add to Map
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"Robert W. Sollinger, Jr., of Black Rock Rd., Warwick, entered into rest at home on May 29, 2005. He leaves his wife, Shirley Weil Sollinger; his children: Robert W. Sollinger, III and his wife, Angeline Ho Sollinger, of Reston, Va., Sally Marie Sandusky and her husband, Carl, of Boulder, Colo., Anne Elizabeth Murphy and her husband, James, of Fuller, Calif., Joan Patricia Kaiser and her husband, Edward, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Mark A. Sollinger and his wife, Angela Parsons Sollinger, of St. Martin, FWI. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Miles Sollinger, Corey and Leigh Sandusky, Scott Kaiser and Samantha Sollinger.

He was born February 25, 1927 to Robert W. Sollinger and Marie Beaulieu Sollinger in Syracuse, N.Y. He attended Hamilton College for his undergraduate work and did his post-graduate work at Fairfield University. He was a guest lecturer at Yale University School of Design and also at Syracuse University Newhouse School of Journalism.

He began his career in Public Relations and Advertising with Motorola in 1952 in Chicago, Ill. In 1952 he returned to Syracuse, N.Y. to join the General Electric Co. and in 1963 joined the IBM Corp. at their corporate headquarters in Armonk, N.Y. He retired from IBM in 1978, having received several professional awards, including the prestigious Graphic Arts Award in 1968 and 1970.

In his retirement he enjoyed being an active participant in the Warwick Historical Society and pursuing his many other interests. He particularly enjoyed Warwick and the many friends he made in the community.

Interment will be at the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Clinton, N.Y. on a hillside overlooking the Chapel at Hamilton College across the valley.

It is requested that in lieu of flowers, those who so desire may make a contribution to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Inc., or the charity of one's choice.

On Friday, June 3rd from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, the family will be at home to receive friends and neighbors to celebrate his life.

Arrangements were made by Strong-Basile Funeral Home, Warwick, N.Y."

Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/1/2005.

http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2005/06/05/obituaries.html
NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
Spouse of Middletown THRALL Library Reference Librarian and
co-worker, Shirley Sollinger.
"Robert W. Sollinger, Jr., of Black Rock Rd., Warwick, entered into rest at home on May 29, 2005. He leaves his wife, Shirley Weil Sollinger; his children: Robert W. Sollinger, III and his wife, Angeline Ho Sollinger, of Reston, Va., Sally Marie Sandusky and her husband, Carl, of Boulder, Colo., Anne Elizabeth Murphy and her husband, James, of Fuller, Calif., Joan Patricia Kaiser and her husband, Edward, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Mark A. Sollinger and his wife, Angela Parsons Sollinger, of St. Martin, FWI. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Miles Sollinger, Corey and Leigh Sandusky, Scott Kaiser and Samantha Sollinger.

He was born February 25, 1927 to Robert W. Sollinger and Marie Beaulieu Sollinger in Syracuse, N.Y. He attended Hamilton College for his undergraduate work and did his post-graduate work at Fairfield University. He was a guest lecturer at Yale University School of Design and also at Syracuse University Newhouse School of Journalism.

He began his career in Public Relations and Advertising with Motorola in 1952 in Chicago, Ill. In 1952 he returned to Syracuse, N.Y. to join the General Electric Co. and in 1963 joined the IBM Corp. at their corporate headquarters in Armonk, N.Y. He retired from IBM in 1978, having received several professional awards, including the prestigious Graphic Arts Award in 1968 and 1970.

In his retirement he enjoyed being an active participant in the Warwick Historical Society and pursuing his many other interests. He particularly enjoyed Warwick and the many friends he made in the community.

Interment will be at the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Clinton, N.Y. on a hillside overlooking the Chapel at Hamilton College across the valley.

It is requested that in lieu of flowers, those who so desire may make a contribution to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Inc., or the charity of one's choice.

On Friday, June 3rd from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, the family will be at home to receive friends and neighbors to celebrate his life.

Arrangements were made by Strong-Basile Funeral Home, Warwick, N.Y."

Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/1/2005.

http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2005/06/05/obituaries.html
NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
Spouse of Middletown THRALL Library Reference Librarian and
co-worker, Shirley Sollinger.


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  • Added: Jun 2, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11076783/robert_w-sollinger: accessed ), memorial page for Robert W. Sollinger Jr. (25 Feb 1927–29 May 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11076783, citing Crown Hill Memorial Park, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA; Maintained by BOOKIE (contributor 46541918).