Sam Dolnick, age 95, of 5706-348 Baltimore Drive, La Mesa CA91942, beloved husband of the late Edith (Neidorf), loving father of Gene and loving friend of Gene’s companion Barbara Bunn; dear bother of the late Esther (Dolnick) Missner and the late Arthur A. (Beatrice Mount); dear brother-in-law of the late Daniel Missner; dear borther-in-law of the late Solomon Neidorf, fond uncle of Norma Missner (Lee) Braude, Marshall (Michele Goldstein) Missner, Edward (Lynn Golden) Dolnick, Louise Dolnick (Fred) Solomon, Elizabeth (Neidorf) Biddle, Janice (Neidorf) and Joe Schlau; fond granduncle of Jeffrey Braude, Perry (Devy) Missner, Emily Missner, Sam (Heidi) Dolnick and Ben (Elyse) Dolnick, Alice (Marco Abarca) and Ben (Kathleen) Solomon, Stephen and Michael Schlau and fond great-granduncle of Marsela.

Sam served in the U.S. Army in Europe in WWII. He was a teacher and principal in the Chicago Public Schools for 38 years, an instructor in the Chicago Teachers College, Chicago, Department of Education, University of Ill., Chicago Campus and DePaul University, Chicago, and former president of the Chicago Principals Association. Sam was very active as a volunteer in all types of service agencies helping others such as the National Council of Jewish Women--San Diego Chapter, ombudsman for Long Term Care Skilled Nursing Facilities in San Diego County, The Community Associations Institute at the national, state and local levels and president of the Baker/Dolnick Education Foundation, San Diego.

Contributions may be made to the Jewish National Fund for trees to be planted in Israel in the Edith and Sam Dolnick Grove and /or to the Baker/Dolnick Education Foundation, c/0 CAI -San Diego Chapter, 1081 Camino Del Rio south, #207, San Diego CA 92108.