M. David Seidman
DATELINE: Cranston
Seidman, M. David, 81, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at home, surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of Elaine (Phillips) Seidman of Cranston for 58 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Pinchus and Ida (Golubchik) Seidman, he had lived in Cranston for over 60 years, previously living in Providence. He was the owner of M. David Seidman Agency for over 40 years. In 2016, David proudly partnered with his granddaughter, Taylor, as she continues the family business. David was a graduate of Hope High School and Bryant College. He was a member of Temple Emanu-El and a former member of Temple Sinai, serving as a past treasurer and president of their bowling league, and a former member of Congregation Sons of Jacob. David was also a former writer for the Jewish Herald. He was a member of the Summit Club and Metacomet Country Club and he previously sat on their board of directors. He enjoyed bowling and was a member of the RI Jewish Bowling Congress and was an avid golfer.
Devoted father of Renee Petrone and her husband, Tony, of Cranston and Jill Martin and her husband, Stephen, of Carmel, CA. Dear brother of Michael Seidman and his wife, Betty, of East Hartford, CT and the late Harriet Lake, and brother-in-law of Charles Phillips of Jamestown. Loving grandfather of Taylor and her husband, Ben, and twins, Ava and Sara. Cherished uncle and great uncle of several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 3004, Warwick, RI 02886.
Shiva will be observed via Zoom on Sunday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please click the link below to join the family.
53 Comments
Leave a Condolence
Contact
Shalom Memorial Chapel
1100 New London Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 463-7771
(877) 463-7771
Fax: (401) 463-7850
ShalomChapel@aol.com
Toni and I are deeply saddened to hear Of Dave’s passing.
Our humble condolences to Elaine, Rene and Jill. May joyful memories be kept close o your heart.
Thank you
Thank you
Elaine, Renee and Taylor
I am so sorry for your loss.
You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Janice & Ton
Thank you
To Dave’s family – Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
-Matthew 5:4
Dave and Taylor prepared our taxes, only for a few short years, however we appreciated the good work.
Elaine,
My deepest sympathy to you and your family. May the memories you shared live in your heart forever.
Sincerely,
Lisa ( RI Eye Institute)
I’m so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
Our sincerest condolences to Dave’s family and friends.
Elaine and family, we are heartbroken to learn of Dave’s passing. For over 40 years he was not only our accountant, but we considered him a good friend. He always provided sound advice and lots of great stories! He would come over at tax time, my mom would have the coffee an’ ready, and they would get to business with lots of tax and plumbing talk mixed in! Dave was a great guy and family man. We know the family business is in good hands with Taylor. We will never forget Dave and please know you all are in our thoughts and prayers.
Our condolences to the family. As extended acquaintances being long time friends with the Martins we are saddened by the loss for the family. Grandpa’s are beloved and forever hold places in our hearts . May God console you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. With love, Dionne and Dave Ybarra -Eckstaedt
Thank you for your beautiful message, Dionne! We love you!!!!
Very sorry to hear that Dave passed away. He was a life-long friend of my family and was my taxman for many years! I will miss our banter during our tax appointments. He understood my “criminal mind”. Our appts would go over time discussing politics and family. I knew his health was in the forefront in recent years and was glad to see him each year with the same vigor for life and dedication to his craft. Dave I will miss you!
Kathy Lobello-Pereira
Dear Elaine,
We were so sorry to read of Dave’s passing and offer our deepest sympathies to you and your family. Dave has been our accountant for many years and we always enjoyed our conversations with him. We hope the happy memories you have will help you through this difficult time. Please know you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Linda and Vinnie Castaldi
It is with great shock and sadness that we read of David’s death. We met him through a referral of a friend of ours when we realized we would need accounting services. I must say we always looked forward to seeing him at tax time. He combined his infectious wit and knowledge of tax preparation to entertain us every time we met. We are deeply saddened to hear of his passing and feel we have lost a dear friend. Our deepest condolences go out to all of his family.
I am so sorry to read of David’s passing. He’s been a friend for over 25 years. He was a great human being and I will truly miss him.
Good bye our dear friend. May you rest in peace.
Renee, Tony, Elaine, Jill and family, my deepest condolences for your loss. I have so many cheished memories of Dave and Elaine as an old time high school friend of Renee. Dave will forever be in our hearts. Thinking of all of you during this difficult time. Rest in Peace, Dave, and thanks for those cherished memories.
Love always,
Paula Ruscito Bucci
Hi Paula! So good to hear from you!
Dear Elaine and Family,
I was so very saddened to learn of Dave’s passing. Dave became our family accountant in 1989. We became good friends over the years and shared stories of all sorts. I think most of the time I spent with Dave on my tax appointments, were mostly conversations of family, work, friends and a few jokes and laughs of pertaining to life in general. Dave became a great friend, advisor and mentor whom I will always remember and never forget! I will miss our talks, the laughter and the friendship. If Dave was your friend…he was your friend! Till we meet again someday Dave…and oh yes, I won’t forget the medium hot, Black only, 1 equal just like we did for 31 years. Thank you Tax Man…you were the best! I will miss you my friend! May God watch over you and your entire family, now and forever.
Elaine, Taylor and Family. So sorry for your loss.
What a great person. We have lost a good friend.
You will be in our thoughts and prayers.
My deepest condolences to Elaine and your family
Rest in peace, Tax Man. You will be so missed.
Mrs. Seidman and Families,
We are so sorry for your loss. We were so honored to have known Dave for over fifty years.
May he rest in peace forevermore.
Carol Cooper & Family
Joyce Nadiger & Sons Joe & Mark
I was very saddened to hear of David’s passing. He was a good man and will be sorely missed.
Michael and I extend our deepest condolences on the passing of David. He prepared our taxes for nearly 30 years. Our visits were enjoyable, made us laugh. We will miss him
Elaine, Renee &Tony and Taylor,
So very sorry for your loss. Your Dad was a great man
I will remember all the Thanksgiving’s and Christmas holidays
Spent with him. He will be missed. Always keep his memory in your hearts.
Diane
Elaine
We were so saddened to hear of Dave’s passing. We will always remember the times spent with him.
Our heartfelt sympathy to you and your family, may he RIP.
Sending our sincere condolences to you and your family, our prayers and love to you.
My condolences to the entire family of Dave. He was not only a great Tax Man but a great friend. Dave, Cheryl and I loved your stories. Our appointment always turned out to be a discussion of our years events while Taylor plugged in all the numbers. Dave, you will be sorely missed but with your new partner, I know I will be ok. Until we see again, God speed my friend.
Rick and Cheryl
Elaine & girls, Dave meant the world to my husband & I. Aside from being our tax “guy” he has been our dear friend for many years. We loved going to dinner with both of you where the conversation & cocktails were abundant! He was like family and will be missed so very much. His smile is lighting up heaven right now. Diane & Ed
Dear Seidman Family,
Dave was one in a million. We are so very sorry for your loss.
I’m gonna miss you Sidewinder ..
Andy
Mom, Billy, girls and I are devastated to hear of Dave’s passing!! He was THE BEST!! We had some great conversations and always a few laughs. Please know that you are ALL in our prayers.
Love Pam, Billy, Erica and Amber Calise AND Anna Aurecchia.
Elaine I was very sad to find out of Dave’s passing.
My sincere condolences
To you and your family.
Carl Solomon
We are so very sorry to hear this sad news.
Courage and strength to you and your family.
Caren and Art
Thoughts and prayers to the family during this difficult time of sorrow. I remember David as a great guy who was smart, ambitious and hard working. Go way back to the family business on Douglas Avenue and to when he became an accountant and sold annuities. He was always just a great guy. RIP
JULIUS AND SANDRA RAPPAPORT
DEC.18,2020
Elaine, Renee, Jill and Taylor,
We will miss Dave and our condolences to your family. He was
always there doing his best for everyone always looking out to
help anyway he could, he always did his best the could. A great friend for many years.
Julius and Sandra Rappaport
Elaine, Renee and Jill,
I am so sorry for your loss. May you and your families reflect on the joy Dave brought you.
Lisa-Marie
Dear Elaine, Renee, Toni, Taylor & Jill We are heartbroken over the passing of David. For over40 years he has been a family member and the TAXMAN to us.We will never forget all he has done to be a mentor to us over the years. We will miss him very very much. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
I just learned from Gail Shinberg of the death of Dave… I just wanted to express my condolences to your family… I also learned that the “old parrot too is no more… they are now together in a new place.. your family has lost a wonderful man.
My family, including my grandparents, parents ,aunt and uncle have known Dave for many years. He was my Tax Man for the past 36 years. Every February we would look forward to meeting and catching up.. He was a wonderful man. He was like family and will be forever missed.
Michael, Ellie and I extend our deepest condolences to you and your entire family. May future reflections/thoughts of your brother bring you joy and smiles not deep sadness
Auntie Elaine,
I remember going to your house as a kid with my dad and sitting in the basement while my dad and Uncle Dave talked about taxes for what seemed like an eternity. As a little kid, not knowing what they were talking about, I would go upstairs and hang out with you and the parrot.
My last memories with Uncle Dave actually occurred at my mom’s New Years party where he and I talked for hours about the cybersecurity industry, food, and all things sports. What a great time and conversation we had!
Auntie Elaine, Renee, and Jill- I am so sorry for your loss, and I hope Uncle Dave is in heaven looking out for Grandma Harriet and the rest of our family.
Love,
Scott Rosenblatt
Auntie Elaine, Renee, Jill and Uncle Michael, I am so sorry about Uncle Dave’s passing. I loved him so much and will miss him always! I have many wonderful memories of spending time with him and was so glad he came to my holiday party last year. I send you all lots of love.
Getting together with Uncle Dave was always a fun time. His way of telling stories was always so entertaining and he would have everyone around him laughing. I remember going to Auntie Elaine and Uncle Daves house as a kid and swimming in the pool. Going to the Hard Rock Cafe on Christmas a few years back on Christmas was a blast. It was always such a treat seeing them at family bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings. I hope Uncle Dave is at peace and that he is with Grandma Harriet in heaven. Sending all my love to Auntie Elaine, Renee and Jill. Love, Hayley
Dave was my tax man since 1980 at that time Dave made house calls. His license plate was tax man. I’ll miss our yearly tax preparations as well as all our talks about the Providence Police old timers. My condolences to Dave’s family.
Dear Elaine, Renee and Jill,
I just heard today that David past away.
I am so sorry as I grew up with David as next door neighbors on Douglas Avenue in Providence. I knew him by Maynard. My mom loved to play bingo and David gave her a rabbits foot
for good luck and she had it on her key chain and then I had it on my key ring.
My sincere sympathy goes out to all of the Seidman family.
Beverly
My family is so sorry to hear that Dave passed away. He did the taxes for my in-laws as well as my husband and I and lately our daughter. He was the nicest man and was so patient with the many questions I had and I know my father in law always had. Our kids loved to come with us to see “Tax Man Dave”. He will be greatly missed. Our sympathies are for everyone in the family.
I was surprised and saddened when I learned of Dave’s passing. He was “The Tax Man” for my family and I for more years then I care to remember. He always had a humorous story or two to share, was extremely informative and always a gentleman. Time spent with him was always a pleasure. My deepest condolences to his wife Elaine, his granddaughter Taylor and the rest of his family. He will be sorely missed.
We just learned of the passing of Dave and were so sorry. We have such great memories being together. Sincere sympathy to Elaine and family. .May his memory
be a blessing.
George & Rita Astrachan
We just learned of the passing of Dave and were so sorry. We will miss Dave’s stories and conversation. Sincere sympathy to Elaine and family.
David and Bonnie Lafond
Dear Mrs. Seidman & family,
Please accept our deepest condolences on the passing of David. He was my tax man for many years and I knew that when we got together to file my taxes I would be there well over the time it took to do them. We would spend much time with politics, religion and just current events.
Looking forward to work with Taylor.