Obituary: Dr. Seymour O. Solodar

Dr. Seymour O. Solodar, 80, of Atlanta, Ga., died on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Born on Aug. 14, 1945, in Amarillo, Texas, he was a son of the late Monroe Solodar and Goldie Moskowitz Solodar.

Dr. Solodar spent his formative years in Hunter, N.Y., with his family. He was the eldest child in an Orthodox Jewish home with his three siblings and attended Hunter-Tannersville Central High School where he participated in all sports and graduated valedictorian of his class.

He then ventured out, coming south to attend Georgia Tech and graduating with a B.S. degree in biology. He furthered his education by attending and graduating with a medical degree from Emory University. Dr. Solodar completed his residency in psychiatry at Harvard University and his fellowship at Emory. He was board certified in both psychiatry and neurology. Before starting his medical practice, Dr. Solodar served in the Navy and spent 18 months overseas in Okinawa. After coming back to Atlanta he met Helena, his beloved wife of 41 years. They married on Nov. 11,1984 and have two beautiful children, Lauryn and Zach.

Survivors include his wife, Dr. Helena Stern Solodar; children, Lauryn Elizabeth Solodar Hunter (Jon) of Atlanta, Georgia and Zachary Elliot Solodar of Atlanta; granddaughters, Raeya June Hunter and Lennon Monroe Hunter; brothers, Michael Solodar (Cookie) of Richmond, Va., and Paul Solodar of Santa Fe, N.M.; sister, Mindy Woolrich (Gil) of Framingham, Mass.; brothers-in-law, Bill Stern (Linda) of Columbia, S.C., and Dr. Herb Stern of Austin, Texas, as well as his sister-in-law, Dr. Lilly Filler (Bruce) of Columbia, S.C., a along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.

The graveside service for Dr. Solodar was held at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9, at Beth Shalom Arcadia Lakes Cemetery, 1401 Arcadia Lakes Columbia, S.C. 29206 with Rabbi Alicia Rothamel officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to either The William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta, Georgia or Seldon K. Smith Holocaust Education Foundation in Columbia, S.C. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.