Lasting Memories

Yechiel Shulman
Jan. 28, 1930-Dec. 7, 2017
Palo Alto, New York
Submitted by Orna Shulman

Yechiel Shulman died Dec. 7 at age 87. Having been born Jan. 28, 1930, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dr. Shulman served in the pre-IDF forces of the Haganah in the 1948 Independence War.

Dr. Shulman and his late wife, Ruth, came to the United States in 1950, settling in Boston where Dr. Shulman earned four degrees from MIT including a doctorate in aeronautical engineering. Dr. Shulman pursued a successful career in academia and business in Chicago and Minneapolis, culminating in his role as director of the Center for the Development of Technological Leadership at University of Minnesota before retiring to Palm Desert, California.

He is survived by his daughter Ellie and her husband, Marco; his son, Ron, and his wife, Ellen, and daughter Orna. Dr. Shulman is also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.